- Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh (born August 15, 1978) is an American beach volleyball player. Walsh was born in the U.S. state of California to Tim and Margie Walsh, and grew up in Saratoga, California. As a high school student, she played on the varsity team at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose. Walsh continued on to Stanford University, where she won national titles in 1996 and 1997 and was a four-year first-team All-American, … - Misty May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor is a professional beach volleyball player in the United States. She was born on July 30, 1977 in Costa Mesa, CA. She currently resides in Coral Springs, FL. May graduated from California State University, Long Beach, where she won a national championship, received the Athlete of the Year Award in 1998, and was on the All American First Team for three years. - Todd Rogers
Todd Rogers (born September 30, 1973 in Santa Barbara, California) is a top professional beach volleyball player on the AVP Professional Beach Volleyball Tour. After a successful one year career as the Laguna Blanca High School Junior Varsity volleyball coach in 1999, together with partner Phil Dalhausser, he won eight team events on the 2006 AVP Tour. This was the most wins by any men's team on the tour. Todd was named MVP and Best Defensive Player on the tour. - Phil Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser (born January 26 1980) is an American beach volleyball player. At 6'9", Dalhausser led the 2005 AVP tour in blocks and was sixth in kill percentage. As of 2006, Dalhausser teams up with Todd Rogers. Dalhausser has previously teamed up with Nick Lucena. As of 2006, Dalhausser resides in Santa Barbara, California. Dalhausser was born in Switzerland from a German father and Swiss mother. He lived in Switzerland for one year. - Elaine Youngs
Elaine Youngs (born February 14, 1970 in El Toro, California) is an American beach volleyball player. As of 2005, Youngs has won 33 professional beach volleyball tournaments in her career. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with teammate Holly McPeak. In 2002, she was named MVP of the AVP. Youngs is a 1993 graduate of UCLA, where she majored in history. She currently teams up with Rachel Wacholder, but in August 2006, … - Holly McPeak
Holly McPeak (born May 15, 1969 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) is an American beach volleyball player. As of 2005, McPeak has 72 career beach volleyball titles and $1.3 million USD in career earnings, both of which are the most of any woman in the history of professional beach volleyball. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with partner Elaine Youngs. McPeak, at 5 feet 7 inches, is considered very short for beach volleyball, … - Karch Kiraly
Kiraly has earned more than three million dollars playing beach volleyball and is the 'winningest' player in the history of beach volleyball . He has finished lower than ninth place only four times and has been in the semifinals over 80% of the time. Karch Kiraly was taught how to play volleyball at six years old from his father, Laazio, a former Hungarian Junior National Team player. Kiraly graduated from high school third in his class with a 3.96 grade-point average. - Julius Brink
Julius Brink is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Kjell Schneider. - Mark Heese
Mark Heese (born August 15, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian beach volleyball player. He began playing beach volleyball at age 19 at the Balmy Beach Club in Toronto, and is a graduate of McMaster University. Partnered with John Child, Heese is a three time Olympian - bronze medal in Atlanta (1996), 5th in Sydney (2000) and 5th in Athens (2004). Heese is helping the girls volleyball team at Country Day School and the gym classes currently. - Emanuel Rego
Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego (born April 15, 1973 in Curitiba) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering [[Ricardo Montalban Victor Emanuel Hidalgo Dos Santos - Sandra Pires
Sandra Pires Tavares (born June 16, 1973 in Rio de Janeiro) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Jackie Silva. She also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Adriana Samuel. - Ricardo Santos
Ricardo Montalban Victor Emanuel Hidalgo Rodrigo Dos Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Zé Marco de Melo. Santos also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he claimed the gold medal, teaming up with Emanuel Rego, with whom he won the world title in October 2003. - Marcio Araujo
Marcio Henrique Barroso Araujo is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fabio Luiz Magalhães. Araujo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after having claimed the bronze medal alongside Benjamin Insfran at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Adriana Behar
Adriana Brandão Behar is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation. She moved to beach volleyball in 1993, after playing in the Brazilian Women national indoors volleyball squad. Pairing with Shelda Bede, she has won more than 30 international tournaments of beach volleyball as well as two Olympic medals. - Rachel Wacholder
Rachel Wacholder (born June 15, 1975 in Laguna Beach, California) is a model and beach volleyball player. In 2006, she was the No. 2 seed on the AVP tour along with her partner, beach volleyball veteran Elaine Youngs. During the 2005 AVP tour, Wacholder and Youngs dealt top-seeded Kerri Walsh and Misty May a surprise defeat at the Huntington Beach Open, and were defeated by only narrow margins in several other tournaments that year. - Stein Metzger
Stein Metzger (born November 17, 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a top beach volleyball player from the United States, playing in the AVP. In 2006 he played with his high school teammate, Mike Lambert, and they advanced to the Final Four in fourteen of the fifteen team events, winning five times. They formed the only team to not have a losing record against any other team that season. Metzger made his Olympic beach volleyball debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, … - Natalie Cook
Natalie Louise Cook OAM (born January 19, 1975) is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. Cook was born in Townsville, Queensland. She was the dux of her high school, and subsequently studied medicine. At the same time, she took up volleyball, captaining the Australian Indoor Junior Team in 1992. In 1993, she began playing beach volleyball, before giving up her academic career and going professional the following year. - Shelda Bede
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede (born January 1, 1973 in Fortaleza) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. - Juliana Felisberta
Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Larissa França. - Jake Gibb
Jake Gibb (born February 6, 1976 in Bountiful, Utah) is a top beach volleyball player from the United States, playing in the AVP. - Sinjin Smith
Christopher St. John ("Sinjin") Smith (born May 7, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a professional beach volleyball player. He won one U.S. championship and two World championships with Randy Stoklos. The oldest elite player in the world, Smith has competed in more beach volleyball events than any other player. He and Carl Henkel tied for fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. - Tian Jia
Tian Jia is a Chinese beach volleyball athlete. - Kerri Pottharst
Kerri Ann Pottharst OAM (born June 25, 1965) is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist. Pottharst was born in Adelaide, South Australia and currently resides in Sydney. In addition to her volleyball commitments, Pottharst is the face of "beach2xl", a corporate team building program, and does motivational speaking. - Sascha Heyer
Sascha Heyer is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Paul Laciga. - Kjell Schneider
Kjell Schneider (born October 4, 1976 in Kiel) is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Julius Brink. - Franco Neto
Franco José Vieira Neto is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Roberto Lopes. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. - Martin Laciga
Martin Laciga (born January 25, 1975 in Aarberg) is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, France, partnering his older brother Paul Laciga (born 1970). He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). - Jia Tian
Jia Tian (born February 9, 1981 in Tian Jin) is a female beach volleyball player from PR China, who won the bronze medal in the women's team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fei Wang. She represented her native country at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. - Paul Laciga
Paul Laciga (born November 24, 1970 in Bern) is a beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Sascha Heyer. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). - Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil (born May 2, 1973 in Leeuwarden, Friesland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final (3-2). After the Athens Games (2004) he teamed up with Reinder Nummerdor for a career in beach volleyball. - Talita Antunes
Talita Antunes is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005. Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the attention of Olympic Champion Jacqueline Silva at the age of 19. From the first time they played together, in Maceió in 2001, Jackie was impressed with Antunes' style and invited the young player to partner with her in 2002. The pair won the South American Championship in La Paz, Bolívia 2002. - Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born September 10, 1976 in IJsselmuiden, Overijssel) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in Athens, Greece. He earned a total number of 349 caps, … - Mariano Baracetti
Mariano ("Mono") Baracetti (born July 12, 1974 in Buenos Aires) is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering Martin Conde. He represented his his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). - Jeff Nygaard
Jeff Wayne Nygaard (born August 3, 1972 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American beach volleyball player who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics with partner Dain Blanton in Athens, Greece. In 1996 and 2000 he was a member of the Men's Olympic National Indoor Team. Nygaard returned for senior year at UCLA after helping Team USA claim the bronze medal at the '94 World Championship in Athens, Greece. - Jackie Silva
Jacqueline ("Jackie") Louise Cruz Silva (born February 13, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Sandra Pires. - Rebekka Kadijk
Rebekka de Kogel-Kadijk (born June 16, 1979) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam. In indoor volleyball Kadijk started her career in 1992 at Foranto Werkendam. Other teams she played for were Sliedrecht Sport, Cornix Schelle (Belgium) and AMVJ. She was also part of the Dutch youth team in 1995. She quit indoor volleyball in 2001 to concentrate 100% on beach volleyball. - Benjamin Insfran
Benjamin Insfran (born April 14, 1972 in Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, partnering Marcio Araujo. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. - Kent Steffes
Kent Steffes (born June 23, 1968 in Pacific Palisades, California) is an American beach volleyball player. He was a gold medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics along with Karch Kiraly. He attended Stanford, and later transfed to UCLA. He graduated with a degree in Economics. - Pablo Herrera
Pablo Herrera Allepuz is a Spanish volleyball player, who won a silver medal in the men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Javier Bosma. - Randy Stoklos
Randy Stoklos (born December 13, 1960) is the first player to earn $1,000,000 in beach volleyball. He won one U.S. championship and two World championships with Sinjin Smith. He is a four-time winner of the Manhattan Beach Open.
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