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Kelsey Robinson
Personal information
Full nameKelsey Robinson
NicknameKe$ha
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32)
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Tennessee
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Current clubImoco Volley Conegliano
National team
2014–United States
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Italy
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Omaha
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok

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]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nptelegraph.com/sports/husker_sports/three-former-huskers-named-to-u-s-olympic-women-s/article_f3c2eb62-4866-11e6-a25b-17abe65f5964.html
  2. ^ Waltemeyer, Carrie (July 6, 2016). "Q&A with Kelsey Robinson". NBC. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=206179860
  4. ^ http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/robinson_kelsey00.html
  5. ^ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  6. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
Awards
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2015
ex aequo Brazil Natália Pereira
Succeeded by