Kelsey Robinson
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| Full name | Kelsey Marie Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ke$ha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1992 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 120 in (306 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 120 in (300 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | University of Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter / Libero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Fenerbahçe (2021-2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelsey Marie Robinson (born June 25, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player. Robinson is a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and Turkish club Fenerbahçe. As part of her professional career she has won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, and a gold medal at the 2014 World Championship.[1]
Early life[]
Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.
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[]
Beijing (2014-2015)
Leonas de Ponce (2015)
Imoco Volley Conegliano (2015-2016)- Beijing (2016-2017)
- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2017-2018)
Vakıfbank Istanbul (2017-2019)- Fenerbahçe (2019-2020)
- Guangdong Evergrande (2020-2021)
- Fenerbahçe (2020-2021)
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2021-)
Individual awards[]
- 2015-16 Italian League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2016-17 CEV Champions League "Best Outside Spiker"
- FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup "Best Outside Hitter"
Club awards[]
- 2015–16 Italian League Championship -
Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2016–17 Italian Cup - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League -
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2017–18 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank
- 2017 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with VakıfBank
- 2017–18 Turkish League - Champion, with VakıfBank
- 2018–19 Turkish League - Champion, with VakıfBank
References[]
- ^ Waltemeyer, Carrie (July 6, 2016). "Q&A with Kelsey Robinson". NBC. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Kelsey Robinson - 2013 - Volleyball". University of Nebraska.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Kelsey Robinson Named Finalist for Honda Sports Award". KLKN-TV. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Washington's Vansant Named 2014 Honda Volleyball Sport Award Winner". CWSA. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ Staff, V. B. M. (May 13, 2021). "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster |".
- ^ "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois
- Tennessee Volunteers women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- People from Bartlett, Illinois
- Liberos
- Outside hitters
- American expatriate sportspeople in China
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate volleyball players in China
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey