Riley Salmon
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 2, 1976 (age 49) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Pierce College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riley Salmon (born July 2, 1976) is an American volleyball player. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College from 1994–96, before joining the men's national team in May 2001 as an outside hitter. He competed at the 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics, he helped Team USA win the gold medal.
In July 2009, it was announced that Salmon faced a four-month suspension by the FIVB for violating anti-doping policy rules. Salmon was taking Avapro, a medication approved by the FIVB for hypertension, however the drug's replacement Avalide contained a banned substance, hydrochlorothiazide. The FIVB stated that it was not intentional doping. The suspension period began on May 27, 2009.[1]
In September 2009, it was announced that Salmon would play for Vivo/Minas, a big Brazilian team from Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais. He will play beside two Brazilian players who were also at the Olympics in 2008: André Heller and André Nascimento.
Salmon is currently the head coach for the Concordia Irvine Eagles.
References
- ^ "FIVB suspends Riley Salmon (USA) and Daniela Lanner Mapeli (Brazil) for anti-doping rule violation". FIVB. July 23, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
External links
- Riley Salmon at Team USA (archived)
- Bio at NBC Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived November 3, 2009)