Arie Selinger

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Arie Selinger
Pre-Olympisch volleybaltoernooi in Amsterdam Nederlandse coach Arie Selinger, Bestanddeelnr 934-1798.jpg
Personal information
Born (1937-04-05) April 5, 1937 (age 84)
Kraków, Poland
Honours
Olympic Games
Coach for women's volleyball
Representing  United States
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Coach for men's volleyball
Representing  Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Aryeh "Lonk" Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.

Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years 1975–1984, a team that would go on to win the Bronze medal in the 1982 World Championship[1] and the Silver Medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA.[2] Selinger won gold, silver and bronze as a coach in games and championships worldwide, including a Silver Medal for the Men's Team of the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

See also[]

  • List of select Jewish volleyball players

References[]

  1. ^ "Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal".
  2. ^ "Honorees". Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Honorees". Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.


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