John Hyden

John Hyden (born October 7, 1972) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player. Raised in San Diego, California, where he attended Mt. Carmel High School, Hyden was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished in eleventh place with the national team.

In 2010, Hyden was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame.

Beach volleyball

Hyden also plays beach volleyball as a defender. He has played on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) circuit for two decades, remaining consistently in the top eight teams.

In 2018, Hyden became the oldest male player to win an AVP tournament at 45 years, 9 months, and 22 days of age.