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