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Kerri Walsh Jennings

ケリー・ウォルシュ・ジェニングス　/　けりー・うぉるしゅ・じぇにんぐす

American volleyball player

August 15, 1978 (age 47)　・　Santa Clara, California, United States

California
volleyball player
beach volleyball player

My Take

What impresses me most about Kerri Walsh Jennings isn't a single medal but her sheer staying power. Dominating beach volleyball across multiple Olympic cycles, on a surface where wind and sun punish you, is a feat of discipline as much as talent. I read her Stanford background and that record of 135 tournament wins as proof of a methodical, relentless mind rather than mere athleticism. To me she stands as one of the great career builders in any sport, someone who kept reinventing herself to stay on top when most would have walked away. Quietly, I find that more inspiring than the gold itself.

Overview

Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is an American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist. She won 135 international and domestic tournaments, being the beach volleyball leader in career victories in the United States.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kerri Walsh Jennings
Name (Japanese): ケリー・ウォルシュ・ジェニングス
Reading: けりー・うぉるしゅ・じぇにんぐす
Born: August 15, 1978 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Santa Clara, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: volleyball player / beach volleyball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Archbishop Mitty High School
University: Stanford University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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