Kelsey Robinson

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Kelsey Robinson
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Personal information
NicknameKe$ha
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 31)
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 Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number23 (national team)
National team
2014– Flag of the United States.svg United States
Medal record
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Japan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Omaha Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Bangkok Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Nanjing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nanjing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rimini Team

Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook (born June 25, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team. Robinson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. [1]

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Early life

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

Career

Robinson played college women's volleyball at University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. [2] [3] In 2014, while at Nebraska, Robinson was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball. [4] [5]

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. [6] [7]

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 [8] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award. [9]

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. [10] 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. [11] USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Clubs

National team

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References

  1. Waltemeyer, Carrie (July 6, 2016). "Q&A with Kelsey Robinson". NBC. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  2. "Kelsey Robinson – 2013 – Volleyball". University of Nebraska.
  3. "Kelsey Robinson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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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