Background
His father, Rolf Tanner, was a sports enthusiast and encouraged his sons to compete at a high level in their respective sports.
His father, Rolf Tanner, was a sports enthusiast and encouraged his sons to compete at a high level in their respective sports.
Tanner attended Los Altos High School.
He comes from an athletic family. Troy has four older brothers, Mark, Kirk, Greg & Brett. After his Olympic appearance Tanner played in the professional indoor leagues in Rome, Italy, Zagreb, Croatia and Osaka, Japan.
From 1992 to 1999 he competed on the Avon Products (Pro Beach Volleyball).
He was nicknamed T2". Tanner served an assistant volleyball coach for the Brigham Young University men"s volleyball team under head coach Carl McGown and more recently coached Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh during their gold medal run in the 2008 Olympics.
Tanner is also the owner/director of "Tstreet Volleyball Club", which trains in Irvine, California. Troy"s hobbies include surfing, playing guitar and ping pong.