Clayton “Clay” Iona Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American indoor volleyball player. Stanley has been on the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2000 and has made two Olympic appearances, in 2004 and 2008. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after guiding his team to the gold medal.
Stanley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine. Stanley has three brothers, (Reese Haine, Wil Stanl...
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Clayton “Clay” Iona Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American indoor volleyball player. Stanley has been on the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2000 and has made two Olympic appearances, in 2004 and 2008. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after guiding his team to the gold medal.
Stanley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Jon Stanley and Sandra Haine. Stanley has three brothers, (Reese Haine, Wil Stanley and Jon Stanley), and two sisters (Taeya Stanley and Natasha Haine)
Stanley is a graduate of Kaiser High School in Honolulu and did not play volleyball in high school, as the school did not have a boys team when he was there.
Stanley’s father played on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Clay’s step-grandfather, Tom Haine, was also on 1968 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team. Clay’s mother, Sandra Haine, played professionally for the Denver Comets as well as for Canada’s national team. With Stanley’s...
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