Michael Brüning

Michael Brüning (born November 11, 1969), is a male beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Cayman Islands playing with Jason Wight.[1][2]

Michael Brüning
Personal information
NicknameMike
Nationality United States
Born (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
HometownSan Diego, California, U.S.
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2009 Jason Wight

Michael was born in Tucson, Arizona. He is legally deaf, and he had participated in four Deaflympics Games.[3] In the 1993 edition, his team won the silver medal indoors[4] and in 2005, he won the silver medal in beach volleyball, playing with Scott Majorino.[5]

Awards

National Team

Deaflympics Games

  • XVII Edition at Sofia, Bulgaria (1993) – Indoor Volleyball – Silver Medal
  • XX Edition at Melbourne, Australia (2005) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
  • XXI Edition at Taipei, Taiwan (2009) – Beach Volleyball – Silver Medal
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References

  1. Volleyball Canada. "Cadieux-Van Huizen Claim Bronze in Cayman Islands". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. USA Volleyball. "U.S. Beach Teams Place First, Third at NORCECA". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  3. USA Deaf Sports Federation. "2005 Deaflympic Games – US Team / Men's Beach Volleyball". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  4. SportsMX. "Q & A with Mike Bruning, 5-time Deaflympian and 4th-ranked CBVA player". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  5. SportingPulse. "Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games – Beach Volleyball". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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