Ty Loomis
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Ty Loomis is a male beach volleyball
player from the United States
, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2007 Pan American Games
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, partnering Hans Stolfus
. The pair became the first U.S. men's team to medal in the Pan Am Games when they placed second in 2007.
Loomis played at California Irvine University, where he led the 1999-2000 team in kills. He had a career best finish in the 2006 season opener in Ft. Lauderdale, then equaled that mark later in the year in Brooklyn. In 2006 he ranked second on the AVP Tour in aces, notching .82 aces per game. Prior to the 2006 season Loomis played in two tournaments on the Australian Pro Tour with Stolfus, and the pair finished third in one event before winning the Australian Championships.
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player from the United States
United States
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, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, partnering Hans Stolfus
Hans Stolfus
Hans Stolfus is a male beach volleyball player from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, partnering Ty Loomis....
. The pair became the first U.S. men's team to medal in the Pan Am Games when they placed second in 2007.
Loomis played at California Irvine University, where he led the 1999-2000 team in kills. He had a career best finish in the 2006 season opener in Ft. Lauderdale, then equaled that mark later in the year in Brooklyn. In 2006 he ranked second on the AVP Tour in aces, notching .82 aces per game. Prior to the 2006 season Loomis played in two tournaments on the Australian Pro Tour with Stolfus, and the pair finished third in one event before winning the Australian Championships.