| Mike Whitmarsh |
United States 
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Photo: Ken Delgado
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| Birth Date |
May 18th |
| Home Town |
San Diego, CA |
| Resides |
Deceased February 16, 2009 |
| Height |
6'7" |
| College |
San Diego |
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Best Finish |
Winnings |
| United States |
1st (25 times) |
$1,444,713 |
| AVP |
1st (25 times) |
$1,205,214 |
| PBVA/AVP |
4th |
$500 |
| USAV |
5th |
$4,875 |
| Bonus Money |
|
$234,124 |
| International |
1st (3 times) |
$158,275 |
| FIVB |
1st (3 times) |
$158,275 |
| Overall |
1st (28 times) |
$1,602,988 |
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Whitmarsh earned over $1.6 million in his career with 28 titles. Was named AVP Role Model and Special Achievement awards in 2003. Awarded Best Blocker in 2002 and Rookie of the Year in 1990. Placed first in 2000 and second in 2001 in the King of the Beach competitions in Las Vegas. Teamed with Mike Dodd to capture the Silver Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Personal: Began playing volleyball in 1986 and was one of the few top 10 players who did not grow up playing the sport. Graduated from University of San Diego in 1985 with Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a minor in Business. Played basketball at University of San Diego and was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers of the NBA in 1984. Played briefly with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Played three years professionally in Germany. Whitmarsh is survived by his wife, Cindy, and two daughters, Jaden and Kendall. Olympics (one, silver, 4-1 Elimination, 4-1 Overall): • Qualified for Atlanta 1996 Olympics as the number four seed with Mike Dodd. Won four matches in bracket play, lost in the finals to United States' Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes getting the silver medal. |
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- CBVA Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame 2010
- AVP Best Blocker 2002
- AVP Lifetime Achievement 2004
- AVP Role Model Award 2003
- AVP Rookie of the Year 1990
- AVP Special Achievement 2003
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| 1990 |
AVP |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
$16,830.50 |
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5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1990 |
PBVA/AVP |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$500.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
AVP |
22 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
$62,435.88 |
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0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
AVP |
25 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
$109,190.75 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
AVP |
24 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
$129,930.75 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
AVP |
26 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$202,728.00 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
AVP |
25 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
$278,512.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
AVP |
21 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$171,555.00 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
AVP |
22 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$161,421.50 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
AVP |
17 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$47,898.50 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
AVP |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
$61,250.00 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
USAV |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$1,875.00 |
68.0 |
29th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
AVP |
12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
$92,875.00 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2000 |
USAV |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$3,000.00 |
102.0 |
9th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2001 |
AVP |
8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$39,380.00 |
918.0 |
1st |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2002 |
AVP |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$30,935.00 |
862.0 |
5th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2003 |
AVP |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$25,232.50 |
1,039.0 |
13th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
AVP |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
$9,162.50 |
607.0 |
24th |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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249
(13th) |
25
(19th) |
43 |
39 |
25 |
52 |
2 |
20 |
23 |
$1,444,712.88
(6th) |
3,596.0 |
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8 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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| 1995 |
FIVB |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$17,500.00 |
46.0 |
64th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
FIVB |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$74,250.00 |
805.0 |
21st |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
FIVB |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$21,000.00 |
270.0 |
52nd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
FIVB |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$29,275.00 |
460.5 |
47th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
FIVB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$2,500.00 |
77.0 |
98th |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2003 |
FIVB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$13,750.00 |
292.0 |
57th |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total
(Rank) |
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18
(822nd) |
3
(91st) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$158,275.00
(162nd) |
1,950.5 |
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1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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| Overall |
Total
(Rank) |
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267
(23rd) |
28
(23rd) |
49 |
40 |
25 |
53 |
2 |
20 |
25 |
$1,602,987.88
(13th) |
5,546.5 |
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9 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
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| Red denotes ranked 1st |
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