Phil Dalhausser

Summary

Philip Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is an American former professional beach volleyball player, who played as a blocker.[1] He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.

Phil Dalhausser
Dalhausser in 2007
Personal information
Full namePhilip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser
NicknameThe Thin Beast, The Beachfront Freak
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-01-26) January 26, 1980 (age 44)
Baden, Aargau, Switzerland
HometownVentura, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
College / UniversityUCF
Medal record
Men's beach volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Gstaad Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Stavanger Beach
World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2006 Austria Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 France Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Norway Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Russia Beach
Silver medal – second place 2006 Croatia Beach
Silver medal – second place 2007 Brazil Beach
Silver medal – second place 2008 Germany Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mexico Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Germany Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Australia Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Italy Beach
President George W. Bush pauses with Dalhausser and teammate Todd Rogers as he visited the practice session Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Beijing's Chaoyang Park prior to their first matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Dalhausser and Rogers dominated both the domestic US tour and now the FIVB international tour, winning #1 team honors on both tours in 2010. Dalhausser and Rogers were Olympic gold medalists at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2023, Dalhausser was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

Personal life edit

Dalhausser was born in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland, to a German father, Peter, and a Swiss mother, Marianne. He now calls his hometown Lake Nona, Florida. He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dalhausser did not start playing volleyball until his senior year in high school.

He attended the University of Central Florida and joined Lambda Chi Alpha, where he was named "Most Valuable Player" and received the William G. Morgan Award for most outstanding player. He earned a business degree at UCF and played for the club volleyball team.[3] After college, he worked for a concrete company and then worked a short time for a firm that painted stripes on Florida highways.[4]

In 2011, Dalhausser married Jennifer Corral, who was also a professional beach volleyball player. The couple have two children.[5]

Volleyball career edit

AVP edit

Dalhausser has previously teamed up with Nick Lucena.

At 6'9" (206 cm), Dalhausser led the 2005–2010 AVP tour in blocks. In 2005, he was sixth in kill percentage.[3]

In 2006, Dalhausser teamed up with Todd Rogers. Rogers, an 11-year veteran of professional beach volleyball, thought he needed someone to help him get to the next level and believed Dalhausser had the potential to become the best player in the world. Rogers plays two roles, both partner and coach to Dalhausser.[6]

In 2007, Dalhausser and Rogers won the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Gstaad, Switzerland, becoming the first U.S. beach team to win the gold medal at the tournament.

Olympics edit

Dalhausser qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics to represent the United States with his teammate Todd Rogers by being the top seeded American team through the international qualification process.

Dalhausser and Rogers had a record of 6–1 in their first Olympics, being upset in their opening match by 23rd-ranked Latvia.[7] They proceeded to win the rest of their games, coming back from 6–0 in the third set to beat 20th-seeded Switzerland.

Dalhausser and Rogers won the gold medal match two sets to one against Márcio Araújo and Fabio Luiz Magalhães of Brazil. Newly crowned women's beach volleyball champions and compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were watching from the stands in the final. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five coming in the deciding third set, putting the US up to a 9–1 lead and eventually winning it 15–4. Dalhausser was named tournament MVP. This made the United States the only country to win gold medals in men's and women's beach volleyball at the same Olympics.[6]

Dalhausser and Rogers failed to defend their gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The pair was ousted in the round of 16 by the young Italian team of Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, losing in straight sets for the first time in their Olympic careers.

Dalhausser paired up with Nick Lucena for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, winning their debut match against Tunisia in straight sets.[8]

At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena made it into the quarterfinals match, where they played against Brazil's top-ranked team of 6-foot-8 Alison "The Mammoth" Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt. There they were eliminated by a 2-1 (21-14, 12–21, 15-9) scoreline, by the hometown's favorite team.[9]

Dalhausser and Lucena made it again to the 2020 Olympics, where they finished 9th after a 1-2 against Cherif/Ahmed from Qatar. After the Olympic tournament, Dalhausser decided to retire from professional beach volleyball on the international circuit.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, B.J. Hoeptner (December 26, 2017). "Dalhausser Continues on Successful Road". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Feuer, Tom (May 22, 2023). "2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, Larissa, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b ""Phil Dalhausser". UCFAthletics.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Phil Dalhausser Biography". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Levine, Daniel S. (August 7, 2016). "Phil Dalhausser: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Ackerman, Jon (August 21, 2008). "Rogers becoming May/Walsh like". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  7. ^ Evans, B.J. Hoeptner (August 9, 2008). "Dalhausser, Rogers upset by Latvian duo". USA Volleyball. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  8. ^ "Dalhausser, Lucena win in Olympic debut as new partners". NBC Olympics. August 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Wyshynski, Greg (August 15, 2016). "Dalhausser, Lucena eliminated by 'Mammoth' effort from Brazil". Sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Gold medalist, 4-time beach volleyball Olympian Phil Dalhausser retires". ESPN. August 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

External links edit

Positions and awards
Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's FIVB Beach Volley World Tour Winner
alongside   Todd Rogers

2010
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2006–2008
Succeeded by
  Jonas Reckermann (GER)
Preceded by
  Jonas Reckermann (GER)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2010
Succeeded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Preceded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2014
Succeeded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Preceded by
  Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker"
2017
Succeeded by
  Anders Mol (NOR)
Preceded by
  Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Hitter"
2007–2010
Succeeded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Preceded by
  Ricardo Santos (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker"
2008–2010
Succeeded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Preceded by
  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker"
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Attacker"
2017
Succeeded by
  Anders Mol (NOR)
Preceded by
  Eric Koreng (GER)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Server"
2014
Succeeded by
  Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
Preceded by
  Márcio Araújo (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter"
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Best Setter"
2014–2016
Succeeded by
  Bartosz Łosiak (POL)
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved"
2006
Succeeded by
  Dmitri Barsouk (RUS)
  Xu Linyin (CHN)
Preceded by
  Harley Marques (BRA)
  Richard Schuil (NED)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2010
Succeeded by
  Emanuel Rego (BRA)
Preceded by
  Sean Rosenthal (USA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Outstanding"
2017
Succeeded by
  Anders Mol (NOR)
Preceded by
  Franco Neto (BRA)
Men's FIVB World Tour "Sportsperson"
2008
Succeeded by
  Rivo Vesik (EST)
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Team of the Year"
alongside   Todd Rogers

2010
Succeeded by