Kerri Walsh Jennings


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Birth date
Age
15/08/1978 
34
Height
Weight
Gender
188 cm / 6'2" 
71 kg / 157 lbs 
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL

RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Women2008Beijing, CHN
1Women2004Athens, GRE
World Championships
1Women2007Gstaad, SUI
1Women2005Berlin, GER
1Women2003Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2Women2011Rome, ITA
World Tour
1Women2012Gstaad, SUI
1Women2011Klagenfurt, AUT
1Women2011Moscow, RUS
1Women2011Beijing, CHN
1Women2010Phuket, THA
1Women2008Dubai, UAE
2Women2012Moscow, RUS
2Women2011The Hague, NED
2Women2011Aland, FIN
2Women2011Rome, ITA
2Women2011Brasilia, BRA

VOLLEYBALL
RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
4Women2000Sydney, NSW, AUS

Occupation

Athlete

Education

American Studies - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Family

Husband Casey Jennings and sons Joey and Sundance.

Language(s) spoken

English

Coach

Troy Tanner (sports.yahoo.com, 10 Jul 2012)

Sporting relatives

She played two seasons as an outside hitter for the United States national volleyball team. This included competing at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where the team placed fourth. (FIVB, 10 Oct 2003)

Other sports

Her husband Casey Jennings is also a pro beach volleyball player. (huffingtonpost.com, 12 May 2012)

Debut

2001 for United States, World Tour (Brazil) (FIVB, 12 Aug 2003)

Injuries

She has undergone surgery to her right shoulder four times, first in 1997 and again in 1998. In 2007 she underwent further surgery to remove bone spurs and scar tissue which had been building up in her shoulder. She had a fourth surgery, on her rotator cuff, in September 2011. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2000; usatoday.com, 10 Jan 2008; usatoday.com, 30 Nov 2011)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at age 10 in the United States. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2000)

Reason for taking up this sport
She chose the sport for the people, the opportunities, the intensity, for love and for fun. (Athlete, 27 Apr 2000)

Hero
When she was growing up Michael Jordan and Mia Hamm's achievements made her want to be an Olympian. She also admires Andre Agassi. (nbcolympics.com, 04 May 2012; sports.yahoo.com, 10 Jul 2012)

Most influential person in career
Her mother Margie Walsh. (shine.yahoo.com, 10 May 2012)

Awards
She and May-Treanor were named the Association of Volleyball Professionals [AVP] Team of the Year in 2003-2007. (AVP, 26 Feb 2008)

She was named the Federation Internationale de Volleyball [FIVB] World Tour Best Blocker 2005-2007, Best Hitter 2005-2007, Best Offensive Player 2007, Most Outstanding Player 2007 and Best Sportsperson 2005-2007. (bvbinfo.com, 26 Feb 2008)

General
ON HER PARTNERSHIP WITH MISTY MAY-TREANOR
She has competed with her volleyball partner Misty May-Treanor since 2001. "We're so completely intertwined, to the world, it's Misty and Kerri all the time but I love it. I wouldn't want it any other way. It's really special to be a part of such a small team. We're individually responsible for ourselves, but yet, we're so reliant on each other." (ESPN, 11 Jan 2008)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000


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