Paul Lotman
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Full name | Paul Michael Lotman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lakewood, CA, United States | November 3, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 336 cm (132 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 312 cm (123 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College(s) | Long Beach State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Calicut Heroes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Michael Lotman (born 3 November 1985) is an American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team and Indian club Calicut Heroes, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, NORCECA Champion 2013, gold medalist of the 2008 Pan American Cup, 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup, three–time Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015), German Champion (2016).
Personal life[]
Lotman was born in Lakewood, California. His parents are Kathleen and Albert Lotman (his father died in 2011). He has two older brothers, Mark and Steven, and an older sister Shelley. He attended Los Alamitos High School (1999–2003). He graduated from California State University, Long Beach (better known as Long Beach State) in 2008 with a degree in sociology. On August 2011 he married Jasmine.[1] On December 20, 2016 his wife gave birth to their son Leif Albert Lotman.
Career[]
Clubs[]
In 2011 he joined the Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[2] With the club from Rzeszów he won three titles of Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015), Polish SuperCup and the silver medal of CEV Cup 2012. On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Lotman, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[3] He left Asseco Resovia in May 2015. In June 2015 he moved to German team Berlin Recycling Volleys.[4] In 2017 he moved to Indonesian volleyball club Jakarta BNI Taplus for 2017/2018 season.
National team[]
Lotman made his Olympic debut with the U.S. national team in 2012 Olympics in London.
Coaching[]
In 2019, Lotman began working as a volunteer assistant coach with the UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball team.
Sporting achievements[]
Clubs[]
- CEV Cup
- 2011/2012 – with Asseco Resovia
- 2015/2016 – with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- National championships
- 2007/2008 Puerto Rican Championship, with Plataneros de Corozal
- 2011/2012 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013/2014 Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2015/2016 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2015/2016 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2018/2019 Indian Championship, with Calicut Heroes
Individual awards[]
- 2016: CEV Cup – Most Valuable Player
References[]
- ^ Lotman’s Wedding Pics – volleywood.net – 2011-08-23
- ^ Paul Lotman kolejnym przyjmującym w Rzeszowie Archived April 4, 2014, at archive.today – volley24.pl – 2011-05-18
- ^ Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! – cev.eu – 2015-03-29
- ^ Paul Lotman siatkarzem Berlin Recycling Volleys – onet.pl – 2015-06-18
External links[]
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Lakewood, California
- American men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of the United States
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Polish Champions of men's volleyball
- Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball players
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- PAOK V.C. players