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My Take
Misty May-Treanor is, plainly, one of the greatest beach volleyball players ever, and the numbers settle the argument: three Olympic golds and 112 career tournament wins. What I admire most is the venue she conquered. Sand is the cruelest surface in the sport, punishing the legs, the eyes, and any lapse in partnership. To dominate there for years takes a complete athlete, mentally and physically. You could see the trajectory early, back to her 1999 Honda Sports Award. Even retired, she radiates the kind of sunlit competitive joy that suits a beach. To me she is an uncomplicated, towering legend.
Overview
Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the second most successful female beach volleyball player as of January 2026, having won 112 tournaments in domestic and international competition.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Misty May-Treanor
- Name (Japanese)
- ミスティ・メイ＝トレーナー
- Reading
- みすてぃ・めい＝とれーなー
- Born
- July 30, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- volleyball player / beach volleyball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Newport Harbor High School
- University
- California State University, Long Beach
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Honda Sports Award for Volleyball
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Volleyball player — see all → · Beach volleyball player — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.