David Lee

David Cameron Lee (born March 8, 1982) is an American volleyball player, currently working as the head coach for the Indian Club, Bengaluru Torpedoes. As a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016). He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion (2007, 2013), a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League (2008, 2014).

Early life Lee was born in Alpine, California. He attended Granite Hills High School in El Cajon, California, where he graduated in 2000.

College As a junior at Long Beach State in 2003, he was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) second team and led the conference with a .483 hitting percentage. As a senior in 2004, he was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American. He helped Long Beach State to the 2004 NCAA championship match, where they lost to BYU in the longest championship match in NCAA men's volleyball history. Long Beach State held two championship points, but did not convert and lost 3-2, 19–17 in the fifth game.

International

Professional Lee has played professionally in Greece, Russia, Italy, France, Puerto Rico, Portugal and Indonesia. He has won national championships in Indonesia and Greece.

For the 2015–16 season, he was playing for P.A.O.K. V.C. in Thessaloniki Greece.

U.S. national team Lee joined the U.S. national team in 2005. He became a part-time starter in 2007, splitting time with Tom Hoff and finishing the season second on the team in blocks. Lee was the team's second-leading blocker and third overall at the 2007 World Cup, where the U.S. finished fourth.

Olympics Lee made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2008 in Beijing, China, helping Team USA win the gold medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place with the U.S. team. He went on to compete at his third Olympics in 2016 in Rio, and won the bronze medal with his U.S. teammates.

Awards

Clubs

2015–16 Greek Volleyball League – 16px Champion, with P.A.O.K. V.C.

National team

Senior team 2005 America's Cup, File:Med 1.png Gold medal 2005 NORCECA Championship, File:Med 1.png Gold medal 2007 FIVB World League, File:Med 3.png Bronze medal 2007 NORCECA Championship, File:Med 1.png Gold medal 2008 FIVB World League, File:Med 1.png Gold medal

2009 NORCECA Championship, File:Med 2.png Silver medal 2011 NORCECA Championship, File:Med 2.png Silver medal 2013 NORCECA Championship, File:Med 1.png Gold medal

Individual 2011 NORCECA Volleyball Championship "Best Blocker" 2014 World League "Best Middle Blocker"