UC Irvine Olympians

Tayyiba Haneef-Park

  • Country USA
  • Sport / Event Women's Volleyball
  • Olympic Years 2004, 2008, 2012

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
• Three-time Olympian and two-time Silver Medalist as a member of the U.S. Women’s Indoor Volleyball Team
• Won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics
• Finished fifth in her Olympic debut at the 2004 Games in Athens
 
AT UC IRVINE
• Joined the UC Irvine Women’s Basketball staff as the Director of Administration in 2018-19
• Teammate of head coach Tamara Inoue on the Laguna Hills High School basketball team
 
EXTRAS
• Standing at 6-foot-7, Haneef-Park was the third tallest Olympic women’s volleyball player
• Led the U.S. to numerous podium finishes at the FIVB World Cup and FIVB World Grand Prix
• Won gold at the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
• Played professionally overseas in Italy Japan, Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan
• Graduated from Long Beach State in 2002
• Three-time first-team All-Big West selection and earned AVCA All-America honors as a senior
• Also a three-time All-American high jumper
• Competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
• Inducted into the LBSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008