Ryan Millar

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| name = Ryan Millar

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| fullname = Ryan Madsen Millar

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = San Dimas, California, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|2.04|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|98|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| spike = {{convert|354|cm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| block = {{convert|326|cm|in|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| college = Brigham Young University

| position = Middle blocker

| currentclub =

| currentnumber = 9

| years = 2000–2001
2001–2005
2005–2006
2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012

| teams = Volley Forlì
Gabeca Montichiari
Itas Diatec Trentino
Sparkling Milano
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

| nationalyears = 1998–2008

| nationalteam = {{vb|USA}}

| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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| updated = February 21, 2017

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Ryan Madsen Millar (born 22 January 1978) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of United States national volleyball team from 1998 to 2008, and is a three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008). He won a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and is a three-time NORCECA Champion.

Personal life

Millar was born in San Dimas, California. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001.

Career

Millar played volleyball at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, from 1996-1999.

In 1996, he was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year and was a Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 1999, he was named the MPSF Player of the Year and was a First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American. In 1998, he finished second in the nation in blocks per game (2.02) en route to repeating as a First Team All-American. In 1999, he capped off his successful career by leading BYU to the program's first ever NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and was once again a First Team All-American as he ranked first in the country in hitting percentage (.498) and blocks per game (2.14)

In July 2006, Millar was named as an assistant coach for the BYU men's volleyball team under Head Coach Tom Peterson. In August 2006, Millar was named co-interim head coach of the BYU men's volleyball team after Peterson's sudden resignation.

He has played at the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. In 2000, the U.S. men had a disappointing Olympic tournament, failing to win a single match. At Athens, Millar helped the U.S. men finished fourth overall. During the Olympics, he ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 70 points on 53 kills, and 16 blocks. In 2008, Millar helped Team USA to the gold medal.