Karch Kiraly

American volleyball player and coach
Person human Q472336
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Summary

Karch Kiraly was born on November 3, 1960[1], in Jackson[2]. He has worked as a volleyball player[3] and beach volleyball player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,108 views/month, #7,023 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles[7], Santa Barbara High School[8]
  • Award received: Volleyball Hall of Fame[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Member of sports team: United States men's national volleyball team[11]
  • Commons category: Karch Kiraly[12]
  • Sport: beach volleyball[13]
  • Family name: Kiraly[14]
  • Given name: Charles[15], Frederick[16]
  • Participant in: volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[17], volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[18], beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's tournament[19], volleyball at the 1987 Pan American Games – men's tournament[20], 1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship[21], volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's tournament[22], volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's tournament[23], volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's tournament[24], Serie A1 1990-1991 (pallavolo maschile)[25], Copa de Campeones de Europa de voleibol masculino 1991-92[26], Coppa Italia 1990-1991 (pallavolo maschile)[27]
  • Country for sport: United States[28]
  • Height: 190 cm[29]
  • Mass: 86 kg[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
  • Coach of sports team: United States men's national volleyball team[32]

Why It Matters

Karch Kiraly has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Karch Kiraly born?

Karch Kiraly's place of birth was Jackson[2].

What did Karch Kiraly do for work?

Karch Kiraly worked as a volleyball player[3] and beach volleyball player[4].

Where did Karch Kiraly go to school?

Karch Kiraly was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[7] and Santa Barbara High School[8].

What awards did Karch Kiraly receive?

Honors received include Volleyball Hall of Fame[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . www.legavolley.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . volleyhall.org. Retrieved . volleyhall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Olympedia. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Lega Pallavolo Serie A. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Lega Pallavolo Serie A. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Lega Pallavolo Serie A. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . usavolleyball.org. Retrieved . usavolleyball.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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