Karch Kiraly

Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly (/ˈkɑːr kɪˈr/; born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the U.S National Team that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He went on to win the gold medal again at the 1996 Olympic Games, the first Olympic competition to feature beach volleyball. He is the only player (man or woman) to have won Olympic medals of any color in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins, where his teams won three national championships under head coach Al Scates.

Karch Kiraly
Personal information
Full nameCharles Frederick Kiraly
NicknameKarch
NationalityAmerican
Born (1960-11-03) November 3, 1960
Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
HometownSanta Barbara, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
College / UniversityUCLA
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate Tours (points)
2003 Brent Doble 120
Indoor volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number15
National team
1981–1989 United States
Honours
Head coach for the  United States women's volleyball
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoIndoor
2016 Rio de JaneiroIndoor
World Championship
2014 ItalyIndoor
Representing the  United States
1984 Los AngelesIndoor
1988 SeoulIndoor
1996 AtlantaBeach
World Championship
1986 FranceIndoor
FIVB World Cup
1985 Japan
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Indoor

Kiraly is currently the head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team leading them to their first-ever gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and thereby completing the "triple crown" of coaching an Olympic gold medal-winning team as well as personally winning gold medals in both indoor and beach volleyball.

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