Kelsey Robinson

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Kelsey Robinson-Cook
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Personal information
NicknameKe$ha
BornKelsey Marie Robinson
(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32)
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Spike120 in (306 cm)
Block120 in (300 cm)
College / University University of Tennessee
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Libero
Current club Flag of the United States.svg LOVB Atlanta
Number23 (national team) 23 (LOVB Atlanta)
National team
2014– Flag of the United States.svg United States
Medal record

Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook (born June 25, 1992) is an American volleyball player. She has been a member of the United States women's national volleyball team since 2014. A three-time Olympian, Robinson has a gold, silver, and bronze medal from the 2020, 2024, and 2016 Olympics respectively.

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Early life

Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010. [1] [2]

College career

Robinson was recruited by coach John Cook at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, but initially turned down the opportunity to play there due to believing she was not good enough to play at Nebraska. [3] She played for three years at the University of Tennessee, where she was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year. [4] She then transferred to Nebraska where she played for two years. [5] In 2013, she was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, and in 2014, she was named as one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball. [4] [6] [7]

Pro and international career

Robinson Cook 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. [8] [9]

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 [10] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award. [11]

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. [12] that was played May 25 – June 24 in Rimini, Italy. It was the only major international competition before the 2020 Summer Olympics in July.

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [13] USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Robinson was also a member of the US National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won a silver medal with the team. [14] [15]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

National team

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Awards
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2015
ex aequo Flag of Brazil.svg Natália Pereira
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League

2016–2017
ex aequo Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Hill
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
World Cup

2019
ex aequo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Ting
Succeeded by
Incumbent