Libero Richard “Rich” Lambourne was born on May 6, 1975 in Louisville, Ky. He grew up in Tustin, Calif., and now calls San Diego, Calif., home. Lambourne has proven himself one of the finest liberos in the world, winning the best libero title at the FIVB World League in 2007 and 2008.

He joined the National Team in 2000, but did not become the full-time starting libero until 2005. Lambourne (190cm and 90kg) was named Best Libero and Best Receiver of the 2008 NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At the Olympics, he was credited with 64 digs and 147 "excellent" service receptions on 230 total attempts for a success percentage of 63.91.

Lambourne finished the 2009 season with 137 digs in 71 sets for an average of 1.93 digs per set. He won Best Digger (0.89 digs per set), Best Receiver (23 excellents and no faults in 29 attempts) and Best Libero (31 excellents and four faults in 64 attempts) at the World Championship Qualifier in Irvine, Calif., which the United States won.

Lambourne is single. He played college volleyball at BYU, where he was the starting outside hitter on the school’s first national championship team in 1999. He has played for clubs in Russia and Poland.