Tayyiba Haneef-Park

Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is a retired American indoor volleyball player. She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in 5th place. Haneef-Park also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she won a silver medal with team USA. After her pregnancy in 2010, she returned to Team USA to repeat their silver medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics. Both times USA lost to Brazil. She is currently the Director of Basketball Administration for the UC Irvine Women's basketball team.

Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Personal information
Full nameTayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-03-23) March 23, 1979
Laguna Hills, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Spike129 in (328 cm)
Block123 in (312 cm)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Career
YearsTeams
1998–2001
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2010–2012		 Long Beach State
USA National Team
PV Reggio Emilia
USA National Team
Takefuji Bamboo
USA National Team
Dinamo Kazan
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
Pioneer Red Wings
Igtisadchi Baku
National team
2001–2012 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2002 GermanyTeam
FIVB World Cup
2011 JapanTeam
2003 JapanTeam
2007 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
2012 NingboTeam
2003 AndriaTeam
2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
NORCECA Championship
2005 Port of Spain
2007 Winnipeg

High school and personal life

Haneef-Park was born in Upland, California, to Mobarik and Patricia Haneef. She grew up in Laguna Hills, California, and attended Laguna Hills High School from 1993–1997[1] where she led the Hawks to the 1997 DII title and was named the California Athlete of the Year and was the Pacific Coast MVP. She also participated in track and field, winning the CIF California State Meet in the high jump in 1997.[2]

Her name, Tayyiba, is Arabic. Her father's family is Muslim, but she is not.[3]

Her cousin, Tari Phillips, is a former WNBA player currently playing basketball in Italy.

Haneef-Park, who married U.S. Air Force pilot Anthony Park in May 2007, announced her pregnancy on August 21, 2009, through Facebook. The baby was due in March 2010. She resumed training with the U.S. national team in the summer of 2010.[4]

In 2009, Haneef-Park joined Jennifer Joines Tamas appearing on Dr. Phil discussing their exceptional height. Haneef-Park is the third tallest Olympic volleyball player, marginally behind two Russian players.[5]

College highlights

At Long Beach State she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America first team in 2001 after leading LBSU in kills per game (5.03) as a senior. She guided the 49'ers to a 33–1 record and a runner-up finish at the 2001 NCAA Championships. She was a three-time All-Big West first-team selection. As a senior in 2001, she posted a hitting percentage of 0.406 and also averaged 2.31 digs and 0.73 blocks per game as a senior. She was also a three-time All-American high jumper at LBSU, and she competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, finishing 10th with a jump of 5–10 ¾. Haneef-Park was inducted into the 49er Athletic Hall of Fame at Long Beach State on November 19, 2008.

Recent international competition

Individual awards

References
  1. Classmates.com profile
  2. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  3. Tayyiba Haneef – NBC Olympics
  4. U.S. Women's Update
  5. http://lbpost.com/sports/7682-tayyiba-haneef-park-talks-to-dr-phil-about-height#.U2HsulxV-sU


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