Dave Saunders
Personal information
Full name	David Patrick Saunders
Nickname	Dave
Nationality	American
Born	October 19, 1960 (1960-10-19) (age 63) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
College / University	University of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	2
National team
1983-1988  United States
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1986 France Team FIVB World Cup 1985 Japan Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow

David Patrick Saunders (born October 19, 1960, in Seattle, Washington) is a former volleyball player from the United States. He was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1] Four years later, when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, he once again won a gold medal.^[1]

Saunders also helped the United States national team to gold medals in the 1986 FIVB World Championship and 1987 Pan American Games.^[1]

College

Saunders played for the UCLA Bruins and won NCAA Championships in 1979, 1981, and 1982.^[2] He was a first-team All-American in 1982.^[2]

Saunders was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2022.^[2]

Awards

• Three-time NCAA Champion 1979, 1981, 1982
• First-team All-American 1982
• Two-time Olympic gold medal 1984, 1988
• FIVB World Cup gold medal 1985
• FIVB World Championship gold medal 1986
• Pan American Games gold medal 1987
• UCLA Hall of Fame 2022