Phil Dalhausser
American volleyball player
Philip Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is an American professional beach volleyball player, who plays as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.
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. He announced he would retire from domestic play at the end of the 2025 season, but subsequently stated he would return to the sand. In 2023, Dalhausser was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Personal life
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.
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