Karch Kiraly

Karch Kiraly
Personal information
Full name	Charles Frederick Kiraly
Nickname	Karch
Born	(1960-11-03) November 3, 1960 (age 63) Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Hometown	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
College / University	UCLA
Beach volleyball information
Years Teammate Tours (points) 2003 Brent Doble 120
Indoor volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	15
National team
1981–1989  United States
Honours Head coach for the  United States women's volleyball Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Indoor 2024 Paris Indoor 2016 Rio de Janeiro Indoor World Championship 2014 Italy Indoor Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Indoor 1988 Seoul Indoor 1996 Atlanta Beach World Championship 1986 France Indoor FIVB World Cup 1985 Japan Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Indoor

Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly (/ˈkɑːrtʃ kɪˈraɪ/ KARCH kirr-EYE; 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. Kiraly is widely regarded as the greatest male volleyball player of all time.

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.^[1]