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William G. Morgan invented the sport of volleyball while working as an instructor at a local YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The sport was originally called mintonette and was a combination of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball.
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The first game of volleyball was played at Springfield College
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The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1928.
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2014 Men's Beach Volleyball European Championship Highlights The first two-man beach volleyball game was played in 1930.
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In 1964 volleyball was introduced in the Olympic games for the first time in Tokyo.
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In 1984 the Men and Women's teams won their first medal in the Olympics in Los Angeles. Men won Gold and Women won Silver.
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The sport of volleyball is 100 years old!
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2-person beach volleyball became an Olympic Sport.
