Steven Salmons
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Volleyball | ||
Competitor for the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Team Competition |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Paris | Team Competition |
| Goodwill Games | ||
| Silver | 1986 Moscow | Team Competition |
| NORCEA Championships | ||
| Gold | 1983 Indianapolis | Team Competition |
Steve Salmons (born July 3, 1958) is a former American volleyball player.
He won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Under the leadership of Kiraly, Partie and Salmons, the U.S. Team completed its only Triple Crown, adding a 1986 World Championship title to its 1985 World Cup crown and '84 Olympic gold medal.
Steve Salmons was a 4-year starter on the UCLA volleyball team (1977-‘79, ‘81) as a middle blocker. He was named the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year, leading the Bruins to the National Championship with a 31-0 record - the first undefeated team in NCAA history. In 1979, Salmons suffered a severe back injury, while representing the United States at the Pan Am games, yet was able to return to play for the Bruins at the end of the 1981 season, helping spark a five-game victory over USC in the title match. He was named to the All-Tournament team along with MVP Karch Kiraly and Steve Gulnac. In addition to earning the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year, Salmons was named All-American in 1978 and 1979. He was a US National Team Member in 1979 and 1981-’86, and played for the gold medal winning 1984 Olympic team. In 2000, Salmons was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame, and on Mar. 30, 2001 UCLA retired the jersey (No. 29) of former All-American Steve Salmons in pre-match ceremonies. Salmons, inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame the previous October, played on two NCAA championship teams.
Steve Salmons helped the USA to win its first Olympic Gold Medal in Volleyball in 1984. Steve and his team later went on to win USA Volleyball's International Triple Crown, culminating in 1986 with the gold medal at the World Championships held in Paris France. Steve was also a 4 year starter at UCLA, won two National NCAA Championships and was named the 1979 NCAA Player of the Year. Steve has been named to the "All Century College Volleyball player's list by Volleyball Magazine" and was inducted in UCLA Athletic "Hall of Fame" in 2000. After retiring from indoor volleyball, Salmons switched to beach volleyball where he starred on the Bud Light 4-Man Professional Beach tour for five years and won over 15 Pro tournaments.
Steve currently resides in San Diego, and for the last 10+ years has owned a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage company Commercial Properties Service. He lives with his wife Cathy and 3 children: William (Reece) Salmons, Taylor Salmons, and Alexis Salmons. Daughter Alexis won the Div. IV CIF-SDS championship title CIF Division IV State Championships in 2013 and currently plays volleyball at Saint Mary's College of California. Son Reece Salmons plays volleyball for Coast Volleyball Club as a setter and Varsity Volleyball at Francis Parker, winning the Div. IV CIF-SDS championships and the Div. III Regional Championships in 2013, and is an avid beach volleyball player. He dreams of playing Division I collegiate volleyball.
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