Quick Facts
Hyman led the U.S. Women’s Volleyball team through the boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow but stayed with the team to lead them to the silver medal in 1984, the first Olympic Volleyball medal for the United States. Hyman’s tenure as an Olympic athlete was cut short by both the boycott and her death, but her legacy was solidified in just one appearance at the 1984 Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, she went to play professionally in Japan. Hyman is often credited with the rise of women’s volleyball in the United States. In 1987, National Girls and Women in Sports Day began and, in the beginning, NGWSD served as a remembrance of Hyman, who passed away in 1986. After the 1984 Games, she advocated for women’s sports and testified on Capitol Hill on behalf of strengthening Title IX. This work helped pave the way for the success of women on the Olympic and Paralympic stages today.
Olympic Experience
- 3-time All-American at the University of Houston
- Played professionally in Japan after the Olympics
- Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025
Hyman led the U.S. Women’s Volleyball team through the boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow but stayed with the team to lead them to the silver medal in 1984, the first Olympic Volleyball medal for the United States. Hyman’s tenure as an Olympic athlete was cut short by both the boycott and her death, but her legacy was solidified in just one appearance at the 1984 Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, she went to play professionally in Japan. Hyman is often credited with the rise of women’s volleyball in the United States. In 1987, National Girls and Women in Sports Day began and, in the beginning, NGWSD served as a remembrance of Hyman, who passed away in 1986. After the 1984 Games, she advocated for women’s sports and testified on Capitol Hill on behalf of strengthening Title IX. This work helped pave the way for the success of women on the Olympic and Paralympic stages today.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, silver (Women's Volleyball)
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