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Dalhausser named USA beach player of the year
- Updated: December 6, 2016
Lausanne, Switzerland, December 6, 2016 – Phil Dalhausser has been rewarded for winning three golds on the 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by being named as USA Volleyball Male Beach Player of the Year.
It is the sixth time the Beijing 2008 Olympic champion has won the award and comes after he and Nick Lucena won gold at the Maceio Open, Fuzhou Open and Hamburg Major Series event. They also won silver at the Long Beach Grand Slam and the Gstaad Major Series event.
“It’s an honour to be voted the Male Beach Player of the Year,” Dalhausser said. “I’m getting older and every award means …