Philosophy Dalhausser

January 26, 1980

Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic United States tour and now the FIVB international tour winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Avon Products Dalhausser has previously teamed up with Nick Lucena. At 6"9" (206 cm), Dalhausser led the 2005–2010 Avon Products tour in blocks. In 2005 he was sixth in kill percentage. In 2006, Dalhausser teamed up with Todd Rogers. Rogers plays two roles, both partner and coach to Dalhausser. Olympics Dalhausser qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics to represent the United States with his teammate Todd Rogers by being the top seeded American team through the international qualification process. Dalhausser and Rogers had a record of 6–1 in their first Olympics, being upset in their opening match by 23rd-ranked Latvia. Newly crowned women"s beach volleyball champions and compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were watching from the stands in the final. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five coming in the deciding third set, putting the United States up to a 9-1 lead and eventually winning it 15-4. Dalhausser was named tournament Most Valuable Player.

Philosophy Dalhausser

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Background

Dalhausser was born in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland, to a German father, Peter, and a Swiss mother, Marianne.

Education

He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Career

Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic United States tour and now the FIVB international tour winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Avon Products

Dalhausser has previously teamed up with Nick Lucena.

At 6"9" (206 cm), Dalhausser led the 2005–2010 Avon Products tour in blocks.

In 2005 he was sixth in kill percentage. In 2006, Dalhausser teamed up with Todd Rogers.

Rogers plays two roles, both partner and coach to Dalhausser. Olympics

Dalhausser qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics to represent the United States with his teammate Todd Rogers by being the top seeded American team through the international qualification process.

Dalhausser and Rogers had a record of 6–1 in their first Olympics, being upset in their opening match by 23rd-ranked Latvia.

Newly crowned women"s beach volleyball champions and compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were watching from the stands in the final. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five coming in the deciding third set, putting the United States up to a 9-1 lead and eventually winning it 15-4. Dalhausser was named tournament Most Valuable Player.

Achievements

He attended the University of Central Florida and joined Lambda Chi Alpha, where he was named "Most Valuable Player" and received the William G. Morgan Award for most outstanding player. Rogers, an 11 years veteran of professional beach volleyball, thought he needed someone to help him get to the next level and believed Dalhausser had the potential to become the best player in the world. In 2007, Dalhausser and Rogers won the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland, becoming the first United States. beach team to win the gold medal at the tournament. They proceeded to win the rest of their games, coming back from 6-0 in the third set to beat 20th-seeded Switzerland. Dalhausser and Rogers won the gold medal match two sets to one against Márcio Araújo and Fabio Luiz Magalhães of Brazil. This made the United States the only country to win gold medals in men"s and women"s beach volleyball at the same Olympics.

Connections

Partner:: Todd Rogers

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