Jon Root

Jonathan Edward Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. Root was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He was known for his quickness and power as a hitter. College Root played college vo...

Jonathan Edward Root (born July 10, 1964) is an American former volleyball player. Root was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also helped the national team win the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He was known for his quickness and power as a hitter. College Root played college volleyball for Stanford University, where he was a three-time AVCA All-American. He graduated from Stanford in 1986. In 2002, Root was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. Coaching Root has coached the Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, California. Awards Three-time AVCA All-American Pan American Games gold medal — 1987 Olympic gold medal — 1988 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame — 2002 References External links Olympedia profile: Jon Root Jonathan Edward Root at Olympics.com Volleybox.net profile Jon Root at databaseOlympics.com (archived) Jon Root at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)