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Clay Stanley

Personal information

Full name

Clayton Iona Stanley

Nickname

Clay, The Bird

Born

January 20, 1978 (age 47)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Height

6 ft 9 in (2.05 m)

Weight

229 lb (104 kg)

Spike

141 in (357 cm)

Block

127 in (322 cm)

College(s)

University of Hawaii

Volleyball information

Position

Opposite

Number

Career

Years	Teams
1997–2000 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2010 2010–2012 2012 2013–2016	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki Aris Thessaloniki Panathinaikos Athens Iraklis Thessaloniki Gigantes de Carolina Iraklis Thessaloniki Zenit Kazan Ural Ufa Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Suntory Sunbirds

National team

2000–2012

USA

Medal record

Men's volleyball

Representing United States
Olympic Games
Gold	2008 Beijing
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver	2005 Japan
World League
Gold	2008 Rio de Janeiro
Silver	2012 Sofia
Bronze	2007 Katowice
NORCECA Championship
Gold	2003 Mexico
Gold	2005 Canada
Gold	2007 United States
Silver	2001 Barbados
Silver	2009 Puerto Rico
Silver	2011 Puerto Rico
America's Cup
Gold	2007 Manau

Last updated: December 29, 2017

Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is a famous American former volleyball player. He was a key member of the United States men's national volleyball team. Clay Stanley played in three Olympic Games: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won the NORCECA Championship in 2005. He has earned many medals in the World League.

In October 2021, Clay Stanley was honored by being added to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. This is a very special award for top volleyball players. He was inducted along with other great players, Logan Tom and Todd Rogers.

About Clay Stanley's Life
Clay's College Volleyball Career
Clay's International Volleyball Career
Awards and Honors
See also

About Clay Stanley's Life

Clay Stanley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine. He has three brothers and two sisters. Volleyball runs in his family! His parents and his grandfather, Tom Haine, were all volleyball players.

His mother and grandfather played for Canada. His father, Jon, played for the United States. Clay's father played in the 1968 Olympic Games. He is also a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Clay's step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on the 1968 men's Olympic volleyball team. His mother, Sandra Haine, played professionally. When Clay played in the Athens, Greece Olympics, he and his father became the first father-son Olympians in U.S. volleyball history.

In July 2013, Clay married Kristin Jackson. In March 2014, they shared the happy news that they were going to have their first child.

Clay's College Volleyball Career

Clay Stanley went to Kaiser High School in Honolulu. He did not play volleyball in high school. This was because the school did not have a boys' team at that time.

He later attended the University of Hawaiʻi. There, he studied Spanish. Clay started college in 1997. He took a year off from playing in 1998 to focus on his studies. He decided to leave college early in 2000 to play volleyball professionally.

In 1999, Clay set a new record for Hawaiʻi. He made 50 kills in one match against UCLA. In 2000, he was among the top players in the nation. He averaged 5.53 kills per game. He also led his league in aces. He ended his college career as one of the top 10 players in Hawaii's history for kills.

In 2008, the University of Hawaii honored Clay. They added him to their Sports Circle of Honor.

Clay's International Volleyball Career

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Clay was a top scorer. He had 110 points from kills, aces, and blocks. His 17 aces were the second highest among all players. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Clay helped Team USA win gold. This was the first gold medal for the U.S. men's team in 20 years! Because of his amazing play, he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was also the Best Scorer and Best Server of the Olympics.

Clay also played for professional clubs. With Iraklis Thessaloniki, he won silver medals. This was in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 CEV Champions League. He was also named "Best Scorer" and "Best Server" in those tournaments.

Playing with Dynamo-Tattransgaz, he won the 2007–08 CEV Champions League. He was also named the "Most Valuable Player" for that season.

Clay was one of the older players on the 2012 Olympic team. The team lost in the quarterfinals. After the London Olympics, Clay had a knee injury. He did not play in any major tournaments for the U.S. after that. He retired from professional volleyball in August 2016.