Kelsey Robinson
| Kelsey Robinson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kelsey Robinson | ||
| Nickname | Ke$ha | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Born | June 25, 1992 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Spike | 306 cm (120 in) | ||
| Block | 300 cm (120 in) | ||
| College / University | University of Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside Hitter | ||
| Current club | Imoco Volley Conegliano | ||
| National team | |||
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Kelsey Robinson (born June 25, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player, a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano, a participant of the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship.[2]
Early life
She was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.
Career
She played college women's volleyball at University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3][4]
Robinson was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when their team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[5][6]
Robinson won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League silver medal with Imoco Volley Conegliano after losing the final match 0-3 to the Turkish VakıfBank Istanbul[7] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.[8]
Clubs
Beijing BAW (2014-2015)
Leonas de Ponce (2015)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (2015-2016)- Beijing BAW (2016-2017)
- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2017)
Awards
Individuals
- 2015-16 Italian League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2016-17 CEV Champions League "Best Outside Spiker"
Clubs
- 2015-16 Italian League Championship -
Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2016-17 Italian Cup - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League -
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
References
- ^ http://www.nptelegraph.com/sports/husker_sports/three-former-huskers-named-to-u-s-olympic-women-s/article_f3c2eb62-4866-11e6-a25b-17abe65f5964.html
- ^ Waltemeyer, Carrie (July 6, 2016). "Q&A with Kelsey Robinson". NBC. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=206179860
- ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/robinson_kelsey00.html
- ^ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois
- Tennessee Volunteers women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- People from Bartlett, Illinois