Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Jacob Alapaki "Jake"•Highland |
Used name | Jake•Highland |
Nick/petnames | The Legend |
Born | 23 February 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (USA) |
Died | 23 November 2015 in Novato, California (USA) |
Measurements | 187 cm / 74 kg |
Affiliations | US Air Force, (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Jake Highland grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i and was a staff sergeant in the US Air Force at the time of the 1964 Olympics. He had a career in the Air Force, and made the All-Service volleyball team for almost two decades. Highland was known as a solid blocker and all-around player. He settled in later life in Novato, California.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1964 Summer Olympics | Volleyball (Volleyball) | USA | Jake Highland | |||
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) | United States | 9 |