John

Hyden

Quick Facts

• Married actress and producer Robyn Dale San Filippo in June 2001, the couple has one daughter and one son
• All of Hyden's victories have come when he has partnered with players who grew up in Hawaii (Mike Lambert, Sean Scott, Tri Bourne)
• In June 2014 Hyden and Tri Bourne won the FIVB Berlin Grand Slam, with Hyden becoming the oldest player to win at 41 years, 8 months, 15 days
• Hyden's 2014 Berlin win also marked the largest age differential of winning partners as Tri Bourne was 25 years, 0 months and 2 days old

Career Highlights

• The two-time Olympian was a member of the United States National Indoor Team from 1995-2000, where he was slotted as an outside hitter
• Voted MVP of the 1996 Olympic Indoor Team
• Claimed his first World Tour gold medal in 2014 at the FIVB Berlin smart Grand Slam; has five FIVB podium finishes, all with Tri Bourne
• Finished fifth at the 2015 Beach World Championships with Tri Bourne. Duo was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the No. 1 seeded Netherlands
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• Played in seven FIVB World Tour events in 2018 with Theo Brunner. Best finish was fifth at Fort Laudrdale five-star. Also took fifth at four-star in Huntington Beach
• Played in six 2018 AVP events, five with Theo Brunner and one with Chase Budinger. Won at Hermosa Beach and placed third in New York, Seattle and Manhattan Beach
• In 2017, partnered with Ryan Doherty; duo had a best finish of silver in Poland. On the domestic AVP Tour, Hyden/Doherty had one first-place and second-place finish
• Finished 2016 Olympic qualification third among U.S. men's teams, with Tri Bourne, tied for 15th in the Olympic qualification standings
• In 2016, won bronze three times and silver with Tri Bourne on the World Tour; duo won bronze at the World Tour Finals
• Earned bronze at the 2016 FIVB Qatar Open with Bourne, their first medal since winning gold in Berlin in 2014
• From 2013-2016, played the AVP Tour with Tri Bourne; duo won the 2015 AVP Championship and three gold, six silver, seven bronze together in that time frame
• With partner Sean Scott, from 2009-12 duo won five AVP events; across all Tours, Scott is his most successful partnership, yielding 19 gold, nine silver and seven bronze in 44 tournaments
• Has played on the FIVB World Tour since consistently since 2013 and the domestic AVP Tour since 2001
• Made his beach professional debut in 2001 with former indoor Olympic teammate Dan Landry
• Became the second-oldest player (41 years, eight months and 29 days) to ever win an AVP event after winning the 2014 AVP Milwaukee Open with partner Tri Bourne
• In 2011, Hyden and partner Sean Scott became the first men’s champions of the newly formed National Volleyball League, after winning the Baltimore Preakness
• Hyden has paired up with six former teammates from his two indoor Olympic squads in his career, out of his 13 partners
• Played professionally indoor in Italy, Brazil and Saudi Arabia
• In 1995, member of indoor squads at World University Games, NORCECA Zone Championship and World Cup where the team finished fourth
• Hyden had an NCAA-record 56 kills in one match with San Diego State
• The former Aztec was named MVP all four seasons with SDSU, while leading the nation in kills per game in 1994-1995
• Is a two-time All-American at SDSU

Olympic Experience

• 2-time Olympian;
• Olympic Games Sydney 2000, 11th (Team - Men)
• Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, 9th (Team - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2017 – 17th (Team - Men)
• Years of participation: Team - Men 2013, 2015, 2017
• Top finish: 5th – 2015 (Team - Men)

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