Gabriel "Gabe" Bryan Gardner (born March 18, 1976, in San Diego, California) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a two-time Olympian, having played at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics with the U.S. national team.

Gardner graduated from San Clemente High School, where he went on to the University of Southern California, playing for the USC Trojans volleyball team in 1996–97. He then transferred to Stanford University, where due to NCAA transfer rules he sat out the 1998 season before playing for the Cardinal in 1999. Gardner also played water polo as a goalie in addition to being an accomplished volleyball player at the high school level. He is married to Olympic bronze medalist Lauren McFall Gardner, who was the team captain of the 2004 Olympic synchronized swimming team.

Gabriel Gardner

References

External links

Official website for Gabe Gardner

Player profile at fenerbahce.org

1976 births

Living people

American men's volleyball players

Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players

USC Trojans men's volleyball players

Volleyball players from San Diego

Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players

Ural Ufa volleyball players

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball

Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games

Pan American Games competitors for the United States

Gabriel Gardner