Aldis Berzins

Aldis Imants Bērziņš (born October 3, 1956) is a Latvian-American former volleyball player who was a member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best digger.

College Bērziņš was a star outside hitter on the Ohio State volleyball team. He graduated from Ohio State in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in astronomy.

Personal life Bērziņš has worked as the Director of Information Technology for the Special Olympics.

Bērziņš and his wife, Mara, have three sons, Kris, Mik, and Dainis, all of whom have played volleyball. Mik was on the first NCAA National Championship team for Ohio State in 2011, and Dainis was on the National Championship team of Loyola University Chicago in 2014. Kris played volleyball professionally in Europe.