ROBINSON Kelsey

United States of America
Volleyball
25 Jun 1992
29
Female
1.88/6'2''
ELMHURST, IL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Women
USA
United States
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B
#02
USA
United States
3
ARG
Argentina
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B
#08
CHN
China
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Finish On:  Jul 30 		Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B
#18
USA
United States
3
TUR
Turkey
2
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B
#20
USA
United States
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round - Pool B
#26
USA
United States
3
ITA
Italy
2
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Quarterfinals
#34
DOM
Dominican Rep.
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Semifinals
#36
SRB
Serbia
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Gold Medal Match
#38
BRA
Brazil
0
USA
United States
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2014Italy
5Women2018Japan

Nations League - Final Round
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2021Italy
1Women2019People's Republic of China
1Women2018People's Republic of China

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2019Japan

Norceca Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2019Puerto Rico
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Photography. (Instagram profile, 21 Feb 2020)
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Athlete
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Journalism/Broadcasting - University of Nebraska-Lincoln [UNL], United States of America
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Partner Brian Cook
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English
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Fenerbahce Opet [Istanbul, TUR] since 2019
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Zoran Terzic [club], SRB; Karch Kiraly [national], USA
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Wing spiker (teamusa.org, 10 Jan 2016)
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Her partner Brian Cook has represented the United States of America in both volleyball and beach volleyball. He competed in volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Instagram profile, 28 Nov 2019; teamusa.org, 26 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Feb 2020)
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She played beach volleyball at university level in the United States of America. (huskers.com, 29 Jan 2014)
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2014 for United States of America Against Germany, International Tournament in Montreux, Switzerland (teamusa.org, 10 Jan 2016)
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She missed the end of the 2013/14 season because of a shoulder injury. (journalstar.com, 02 Nov 2014)
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Turkish Women's Volleyball League [TUR] (flashscore.com, 12 Feb 2020)
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She began playing volleyball at age 10. (teamusa.org, 29 Sep 2019)
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US American football player Brett Favre. (utsports.com, 14 Jul 2012)
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Her parents, and coach John Cook. (teamusa.org, 28 Jul 2014; journalstar.com, 02 Nov 2014)
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She does not post on social media on the day of a match. "We always lose and so it just can't happen." (volleyball.world, 11 Jun 2019)
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"Enjoy the experience." (omaha.com, 05 Jul 2015)
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She was named Best Outside Hitter at the 2019 World Cup in Japan and was also ranked Best Receiver in the competition. (teamusa.org, 29 Sep 2019)

She was named Best Receiver at the 2016 North, Central American and Caribbean [NORCECA] Olympic Qualification Tournament. (teamusa.org, 29 Sep 2019)

She was named [second] Best Outside Spiker at the 2015 World Grand Prix Final. (FIVB, 26 Jul 2015)

During her time at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she was named Big 10 Player of the Year, All-Big 10 first team, and American Volleyball Coaches Association [AVCA] All-America first team in 2013, Southeastern Conference [SEC] Player of the Year in 2011, and All-SEC first team in 2012 and 2011. (huskers.com, 29 Jan 2014)

General Interest

General
VLOGGER
She and her partner Brian Cook run a YouTube channel where she uploads videos about her life as a volleyball player. "I would love to grow the sport and give more people an idea of what we do as professionals. I think in the USA, there is a big disconnect in college volleyball and pros because a majority of it happens overseas. If I can be the start of bridging that gap it would be an amazing accomplishment." (volleyball.world, 11 Jun 2019; YouTube channel, 08 Feb 2020)

POSITION SWITCH
She changed her position from outside hitter [wing spiker] to libero for a year before returning to outside hitter in 2019. She says she made the temporary switch to benefit the US national team. "It was more about helping our team win. As an outside hitter, you're there to help the team play better. But you're also focused on doing the small things, whether it's an attack or block, or serving and just being aware of everything that's going on." (volleyball.world, 11 Jun 2019; dickssportinggoods.com, 19 Nov 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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