Nina Puikkonen

Nina Puikkonen
Personal information
Full name	Nina Puikkonen Mortensen
Nationality	American
Born	(1979-08-03) August 3, 1979 (age 45)
Hometown	Murray, Utah
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Spike	306 cm (120 in)
Block	298 cm (117 in)
College / University	Brigham Young University
Volleyball information
Position	middle blocker
Career
Years Teams 1997–2000 2002 Brigham Young University Chicago Thunder, Tarmo-Volley
National team
2002 United States

Nina Puikkonen Mortensen (born August 3, 1979) is a former American indoor volleyball player.

She played for the United States women's national volleyball team, at the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix. ^[1]

Life

Puikkonen is a three-time All-American for Brigham Young University. ^[2] She played for the Chicago Thunder, and Tarmo-Volley. In 2013, she was an assistant coach at Utah Valley State College. ^[3]

References

1. "Team Rosters". Fivb.org. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
3. "Puikkonen aids UVSC's volleyball program - The Daily Universe". Universe.byu.edu. December 9, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

External links

• "Nina Puikkonen, A Smashing Success On and Off the Court - BYU Sports Camps". Byusportscamps.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
• "Rob Morris headlines latest class of BYU Hall of Fame inductees". Universe.byu.edu. October 19, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018.