Jeff Stork

Jeffrey Malcolm Stork (born July 8, 1960, in Longview, Washington) is a former American volleyball player and coach. He is also a three-time Olympian. He was a member of the United States national teams that won the gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is regarded as one of the best setters of all time, and was known to play well under pressure.

In 2012, Stork was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

College
Stork played college volleyball for Pepperdine and helped his team reach the finals in 1983 and 1984. He made the All-Tournament Team in both of those seasons. He was an All-American in all three seasons he played at Pepperdine.

In 2008, Stork was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.

National team
After college, Stork joined the national team, and he helped them win the "triple crown" of the 1985 FIVB World Cup, the 1986 FIVB World Championship, and the 1988 Olympics. In addition, he helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Italian Volleyball League
In 1990, Stork played in the Italian Volleyball League and helped his team Maxicono win the championship. He was also named the MVP of the Italian League in 1993 with Mediolanum Gonzaga.

Coaching
Stork was the coach of the women's volleyball team at Cal State Northridge. He retired in 2020 after coaching for 18 years, with a record of 239 wins and 282 losses.

Awards

 * Three-time All-American 1982, 1983, 1984
 * All-Tournament Team 1983, 1984
 * FIVB World Cup gold medal 1985
 * FIVB World Championship gold medal 1986
 * Pan American Games gold medal 1987
 * Olympic gold medal 1988
 * Italian Volleyball League Champion 1990
 * Olympic bronze medal 1992
 * Italian Volleyball League MVP 1993
 * Pepperdine Hall of Fame 2008
 * International Volleyball Hall of Fame 2012