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• Logan Tom is a professional beach volleyball and Olympic indoor volleyball player. Tom represented the United States at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tom helped the U.S. team win a silver medal. When not playing volleyball, Tom also models.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Logan Maile Lei Tom
  2. Born: May 25, 1981
  3. Birth place: Napa, California
  4. Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
  5. Current residence: Long Beach, California
  6. Attended Stanford University
  7. Height: 6'1"
  8. Weight: 170 lbs
  9. Nickname: Doogie
  10. Position: Outside hitter
  11. Father, Melvyn Tom, played in the NFL

• Tragedy

  Shortly before Tom and her team were set to play their first match at the 2008 Summer Olympics, their former teammate Elisabeth Bachman-McCutcheon and her family were attacked while visiting the Drum Tower in Beijing. Bachman-McCutcheon's father, Todd Bachman was stabbed to death by Tang Yongming, who leaped off the tower to his death following the attack. Approximately 7 hours after the incident, the women won their match against the Japanese team. Of the match, Tom said: "It was hard. You just can't forget something like that. You always have it in the back of your head."

• Other Olympians in Front of the Camera

  1. Katharina Scholz, field hockey, Germany
  2. Nicole Reinhardt, kayaking, Germany
  3. Petra Niemann, sailing, Germany
  4. Romy Tarangul, judo, Germany
  5. Leryn Franco, javelin, Paraguay
  6. Amanda Beard, swimming, United States
  7. Bia and Branca Feres, synchronized swimming, Brazil
  8. Amy Acuff, high jump, United States
  9. Haley Cope, swimming, United States

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Olympic Volleyball | US Olympic Volleyball 2008 | Summer Olympics 2008 | Summer Olympics | Haley Cope

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