Lauren Gibbemeyer

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Lauren Gibbemeyer
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Gibbemeyer in 2014
Personal information
Born (1988-09-08) September 8, 1988 (age 36)
Rhode Island, U.S.
Hometown Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current club Flag of Turkey.svg Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2012 Flag of Japan.svg TAB Queenseis
2012–2013 Flag of Italy.svg Volley Pesaro
2013–2014 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Lokomotiv Baku
2014–2015 Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
2015–2017 Flag of Italy.svg Pomí Casalmaggiore
2017–2018 Flag of Italy.svg AGIL Volley Novara
2018–2020 Flag of Turkey.svg Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2020–2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Hylte/Halmstad
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Athletes Unlimited
National team
2011–2018Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIVB World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Japan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Omaha Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Nanjing Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Mexico Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Peru Team

Lauren Gibbemeyer (born September 8, 1988) is an American indoor volleyball player. She was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and plays as middle blocker.

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Career

She played college women's volleyball at University of Minnesota from 2007 to 2010. [1]

Gibbemeyer was part of the USA national team that won the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal. [2]

Lauren Gibbemeyer's early career started with Northern Lights Volleyball Club. In these years she won the 2006 North American Junior Championship. From 2007 to 2010 she played for the University of Minnesota, taking part in the Austin 2009 semifinals against the University of Texas. [3] In 2011, after college she was asked to play for the national team for the first time. She won the bronze medal at the 16th Pan American Games, where she was awarded Best block.
In the 2011–12 season she began her professional career in the Japanese league with Toyota Auto Body Queens.
The following season she moved to Robursport Volley Pesaro in Italy.
She won the gold medal at the Pan American Cup and the North American Championship with the national team. She also won the silver medal at the Grand Champions Cup.
In the 2013–14 season she played for Lokomotiv Baku, the Azerbaijani Super league. In January 2014, in the second part of the season, she came back to play in the Italian Serie A1* for Imoco Volley Conegliano.
The following season she stayed in Italy, playing for Volleyball Casalmaggiore and winning the league title and the Italian Super Cup in 2015.

She participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. [4]

Achievements

National team
Clubs

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References

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  2. "Lauren Gibbemeyer". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. "GSS Highlights Lauren Gibbemeyer - University of Minnesota Athletics". University of Minnesota Athletics. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. "Player - Lauren Gibbemeyer - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.