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{{short description|American volleyball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name           = Jeff Stork
| image          =
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| birth_name     = Jeffrey Malcolm Stork
| birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|July 8, 1960}}
| birth_place    = [[Longview, Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| height         = 6'3"
| college        = Pepperdine University
| position       = Setter
| teamnumber     = 10
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| death_place    =
| nationalyears  = 1985–1996
| nationalteam   = {{vb|USA}}
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| medaltemplates-title = Medal record
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition | [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]| [[Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1986 France]]|[[1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|FIVB World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1985 FIVB Men's World Cup|1985 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|1991 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1986 Goodwill Games|1986 Moscow]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold | [[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] | [[Volleyball at the 1987 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
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'''Jeffrey Malcolm Stork''' (born July 8, 1960)<ref name="HoF" /> is a former American [[volleyball]] player and coach. He is also a three-time Olympian. He was a member of the [[United States men's national volleyball team|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]].<ref name="Sundial">{{Cite news |newspaper=Daily Sundial |url=https://sundial.csun.edu/58626/sports/womens-volleyball-head-coach-jeff-stork-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |last=Andrade |first=Jonathan |title=Women’s Volleyball: Head coach Jeff Stork inducted into Hall of Fame |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206154744/https://sundial.csun.edu/58626/sports/womens-volleyball-head-coach-jeff-stork-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is regarded as one of the best setters of all time, and was known to play well under pressure.<ref name="HoF" /><ref name="LAT">{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-22-sp-4506-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |title=Smooth Operator : Jeff Stork Assumes Controls as U. S. Works to Maintain Gold Standard |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=June 22, 1988 |access-date=September 15, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref>

In 2012, Stork was inducted into the [[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="HoF" /><ref name="Sundial" />

==College==

Stork played college volleyball for [[Pepperdine University|Pepperdine]] and helped his team reach the finals in 1983 and 1984.<ref name="HoF" /> He made the All-Tournament Team in both of those seasons.<ref name="HoF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html |title=Jeff Stork |website=[[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]] |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727181057/https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NCAA">{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |website=[[NCAA]] |title=Volleyball |access-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920204731/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2005/2005.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>  He was an All-American in all three seasons he played at Pepperdine.<ref name="HoF" /><ref name="Pepperdine-Hall" />

In 2008, Stork was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.<ref name="Pepperdine-Hall">{{Cite web |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 |title=Jeff Stork |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |access-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416123206/https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==National team==

After college, Stork joined the national team, and he helped them win the "triple crown" of the [[1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|1985 FIVB World Cup]] in Japan, the [[1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1986 FIVB World Championship]] in France, and the 1988 Olympics in [[Seoul]].<ref name="HoF" /><ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/03/sports/men-s-volleyball-us-repeats-gold-medal-performance.html |date=October 3, 1988 |last=Vecsey |first=George |page=C11 |title=Men's Volleyball; U.S. Repeats Gold-Medal Performance |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=September 6, 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> In addition, he helped the United States to the gold medal in the [[1987 Pan American Games]] in Indianapolis.<ref name="HoF" /> He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in [[Barcelona]] and also participated in the 1996 Olympics in [[Atlanta]].<ref name="HoF" />

==Italian Volleyball League==

In 1990, Stork played in the [[Italian Volleyball League]] and helped his team Maxicono win the championship.<ref name="Pepperdine-Hall" /> He was also named the MVP of the Italian League in 1993 with Mediolanum Gonzaga.<ref name="Pepperdine-Hall" />

==Coaching==

Stork was the coach of the women's volleyball team at [[California State University, Northridge|Cal State Northridge]].<ref name="CSUN-retire" /> He retired in 2020 after coaching for 18 years, with a record of 239 wins and 282 losses.<ref name="CSUN-retire">{{Cite news |url=https://gomatadors.com/news/2020/9/17/womens-volleyball-jeff-stork-retires-after-legendary-volleyball-career.aspx |website=CSUN Athletics |title=Jeff Stork Retires after Storied Volleyball Career |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817103455/https://gomatadors.com/news/2020/9/17/womens-volleyball-jeff-stork-retires-after-legendary-volleyball-career.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Volleyballmag">{{Cite web |url=https://volleyballmag.com/jeff-stork-100820/ |website=Volleyball Magazine |last=Chan |first=Ed |title=After Olympic gold medal and so much more in volleyball, CSUN coach Jeff Stork retires |date=October 8, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324132932/https://volleyballmag.com/jeff-stork-100820/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Olympics.com profile|jeff-stork}}
* [https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53320 Olympedia profile: Jeff Stork]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/vball/men/stork.htm Washington Post profile: Jeff Stork]
* [https://www.volleyhall.org/jeffrey-stork.html International Volleyball Hall of Fame: Jeff Stork]
* [https://pepperdinewaves.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jeff-stork/58 Pepperdine Hall of Fame profile]
* [https://volleybox.net/jeff-stork-p2274 Volleybox.net profile]

{{USA squad 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup}}
{{USA squad 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship}}
{{United States men's volleyball squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{United States men's volleyball squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}
{{United States men's volleyball squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer USA Volleyball 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Volleyball Hall of Fame members}}

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[[Category:American men's volleyball players]]
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[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
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[[Category:Pepperdine Waves men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball]]
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