Grace Carter | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname | Gracie | ||
Nationality | British | ||
Born | 10 August 1989 | ||
Hometown | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Spike | 310 cm (120 in) | ||
Block | 291 cm (115 in) [1] | ||
College / University | Sheffield Hallam University [2] | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Middle Blocker | ||
Current club | Volley Club Harnésien [3] | ||
National team | |||
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Grace Carter (born 10 August 1989) is a British volleyball player. She competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]
Carter's first professional team was Terville Florange Olympique Club , a French team in League AF, the top division for women's volleyball in France. She played for them from 2010 to 2012, when she left the club and joined Saint-Cloud Paris Stade français , another top division team whom she played for and captained until 2016. She then joined Quimper Volley 29 , whom she played and captained for until their relegation in 2019. She now plays for Volley Club Harnésien , a second division team. [3] [1]
Carter played volleyball for Great Britain, debuting in 2007 when the team was formed, and also appeared at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] [6]
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