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Volleyball

Also Known As Mintonette (the sport's original 1895 name, before its renaming).
Court and Net Team Sports

Volleyball was invented in February 1895 by William G. Morgan, a twenty-five-year-old physical education director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, four years after and a few miles from James Naismith's invention of basketball. Morgan devised the game, first called Mintonette, as a less physically demanding alternative to basketball for his older members; the first Mintonette game was played in December 1895, and Dr. Alfred S. Halstead soon suggested the name volleyball, describing the object of volleying the ball over the net. The Federation Internationale de Volleyball, its international governing body, was founded in 1947.

Facts
Origin Year
1895 2
Marks William G. Morgan invention of the game, first called Mintonette, at the Holyoke, Massachusetts YMCA.
Originating Region
United States (Holyoke, Massachusetts, for William G. Morgan's 1895 invention). 2
International Governing Body
Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), founded 1947. 2
Team or Individual
Team 3
Contact Level
Non-Contact 3
Classification
Olympic Programme Status
Current Olympic Sport 1
Volleyball
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1. Volleyball at the Summer Olympics (Wikipedia)
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2. International Volleyball Hall of Fame, William G. Morgan
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3. Wikipedia, Volleyball
  • Infobox: contact
    None
  • Infobox: category
    Team sport, Net sport
  • Derived From: Badminton, History
    Because he originally derived the game from badminton, he initially named the sport mintonette.
  • Associated With: Basketball, History
    He was a one-time student of basketball inventor James Naismith and invented the game for his clients at the YMCA, most of whom were middle-aged businessmen for whom the physical demands of basketball were too great.
  • In Group: Net Volley Sports, Lead
    Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net.
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Wikipedia, Karch Kiraly
Wikimedia FoundationPlayed By: Karch KiralyView the Source
Wikipedia, Federation Internationale de Volleyball
WikipediaGoverned By: Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), Lead section, scope of governanceView the Source
Wikipedia: Olympic sports
Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
Quote, Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
volleyball (indoors and beach), wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman), canoeing (flatwater and slalom)
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Wikipedia: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.
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Wikipedia: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Lead section
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.
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Sepak takraw - Wikipedia
Associated With: Sepak Takraw, Lead paragraph
Quote, Associated With: Sepak Takraw, Lead paragraph
Sepak takraw is often referred to as a mixture of volleyball, for its use of a net, and association football, as players use their feet.
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Wikipedia, 1980 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Article text
Quote, Featured In: 1980 Summer Olympics, Article text
both volleyball competitions was the USSR
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Wikipedia, 1984 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
Quote, Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
volleyball
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Wikipedia, 1988 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1988 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Saemaul Sports Hall[N]
Quote, Featured In: 1988 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Saemaul Sports Hall[N]
volleyball preliminaries
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Wikipedia, 1992 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Quote, Featured In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Volleyball (2)
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Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Quote, Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Volleyball (2)
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Jonas Reckermann (Olympedia)
Played By: Jonas Reckermann, Results, discipline
Quote, Played By: Jonas Reckermann, Results, discipline
Beach Volleyball ( Volleyball )
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Sara Goller (Olympedia)
Played By: Sara Goller, Results, event line
Quote, Played By: Sara Goller, Results, event line
Beach Volleyball, Women
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Laura Ludwig (Wikipedia)
Played By: Laura Ludwig, Lead
Quote, Played By: Laura Ludwig, Lead
Laura Ludwig-Bowes (born 13 January 1986) is a German professional beach volleyball player, playing as a defender.
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Katharina Bullin (Olympedia)
Played By: Katharina Bullin, Biography
Quote, Played By: Katharina Bullin, Biography
was on the 1980 East German women’s volleyball team at the Moskva Olympics
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Markus Böckermann (Wikipedia)
Played By: Markus Böckermann, Lead
Quote, Played By: Markus Böckermann, Lead
is a German Olympic volleyball player
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Lorenzo Bernardi (Wikipedia)
Played By: Lorenzo Bernardi, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Lorenzo Bernardi, Lead, sport
is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player
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Ryszard Bosek (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ryszard Bosek, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Ryszard Bosek, Lead, sport
is a Polish former volleyball player and coach
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Leila Barros (Wikipedia)
Played By: Leila Barros, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Leila Barros, Lead, sport
is a Brazilian politician and former volleyball player
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Jovana Brakočević (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jovana Brakočević, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Jovana Brakočević, Lead, sport
is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team
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Ivan Zaytsev (volleyball) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ivan Zaytsev, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ivan Zaytsev, Lead
is an Italian professional volleyball player of Russian origin
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Earvin N'Gapeth (Wikipedia)
Played By: Earvin Ngapeth, Lead
Quote, Played By: Earvin Ngapeth, Lead
is a French professional volleyball player
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Bartosz Kurek (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bartosz Kurek, Lead
Quote, Played By: Bartosz Kurek, Lead
is a Polish professional volleyball player
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Tijana Bošković (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tijana Bošković, Lead
Quote, Played By: Tijana Bošković, Lead
is a Serbian professional volleyball player
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Zehra Güneş (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zehra Güneş, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zehra Güneş, Lead
is a Turkish professional volleyball player
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Yekaterina Gamova (Wikipedia)
Played By: Yekaterina Gamova, Lead
Quote, Played By: Yekaterina Gamova, Lead
is a Russian retired volleyball player
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Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)
Played By: Melissa Vargas, Lead
Quote, Played By: Melissa Vargas, Lead
is a Cuban professional volleyball player
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Paola Egonu (Wikipedia)
Played By: Paola Egonu, Lead
Quote, Played By: Paola Egonu, Lead
is an Italian professional volleyball player
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VakıfBank S.K. (Wikipedia)
Played By: VakıfBank S.K., Lead
Quote, Played By: VakıfBank S.K., Lead
is a Turkish professional volleyball club based in Istanbul, Turkey
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Eczacıbaşı Volleyball (Wikipedia)
Played By: Eczacıbaşı Volleyball, Lead
Quote, Played By: Eczacıbaşı Volleyball, Lead
is the professional women's volleyball department of Eczacıbaşı S.K., a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey
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Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Lead
Quote, Played By: Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Lead
are the professional women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey
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Dinamo Kazan (Wikipedia)
Played By: Dinamo Kazan, Lead
Quote, Played By: Dinamo Kazan, Lead
is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Kazan
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WVC Dinamo Moscow (Wikipedia)
Played By: WVC Dinamo Moscow, Lead
Quote, Played By: WVC Dinamo Moscow, Lead
is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Moscow
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AGIL Volley (Wikipedia)
Played By: AGIL Volley, Lead
Quote, Played By: AGIL Volley, Lead
is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Novara
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Imoco Volley (Wikipedia)
Played By: Imoco Volley, Lead
Quote, Played By: Imoco Volley, Lead
is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Conegliano in Northern Italy
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Antoine Brizard (Wikipedia)
Played By: Antoine Brizard, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Antoine Brizard, Lead, sport
is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a setter
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FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League (Wikipedia)
Featured In: FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, Lead
Quote, Featured In: FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, Lead
is an international volleyball competition
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Women's European Volleyball Championship (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Women's European Volleyball Championship, Lead
Quote, Featured In: Women's European Volleyball Championship, Lead
is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe
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Andrea Bari (Wikipedia)
Played By: Andrea Bari, Lead
Quote, Played By: Andrea Bari, Lead
is an Italian volleyball player
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FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (Wikipedia)
Featured In: FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Lead
Quote, Featured In: FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, Lead
was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993
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Osaka Bluteon (Wikipedia)
Played By: Osaka Bluteon, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Osaka Bluteon, Lead, sport
is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan
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Mariusz Wlazły (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mariusz Wlazły, Lead
Quote, Played By: Mariusz Wlazły, Lead
is a Polish former professional volleyball player
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Dmitriy Muserskiy (Wikipedia)
Played By: Dmitriy Muserskiy, Lead
Quote, Played By: Dmitriy Muserskiy, Lead
is a Russian volleyball player of Ukrainian descent
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Sergey Tetyukhin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sergey Tetyukhin, Lead
Quote, Played By: Sergey Tetyukhin, Lead
is a former Russian volleyball player
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Maxim Mikhaylov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Maxim Mikhaylov, Lead
Quote, Played By: Maxim Mikhaylov, Lead
is a Russian professional volleyball player
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Osmany Juantorena (Wikipedia)
Played By: Osmany Juantorena, Lead
Quote, Played By: Osmany Juantorena, Lead
is a Cuban-born Italian professional volleyball player
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Clayton Stanley (Wikipedia)
Played By: Clayton Stanley, Lead
Quote, Played By: Clayton Stanley, Lead
is an American former volleyball player
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SV.League (Wikipedia)
Featured In: SV.League, Lead, sport
Quote, Featured In: SV.League, Lead, sport
is the top-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan since 2024
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V.League (Japan) (Wikipedia)
Featured In: V.League, Lead, sport
Quote, Featured In: V.League, Lead, sport
second-level professional volleyball league
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Nalbert Bitencourt (Wikipedia)
Played By: Nalbert Bitencourt, Lead
Quote, Played By: Nalbert Bitencourt, Lead
is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player
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Bruno Rezende (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bruno Rezende, Lead
Quote, Played By: Bruno Rezende, Lead
is a Brazilian professional volleyball player
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Dante Amaral (Wikipedia)
Played By: Dante Amaral, Lead
Quote, Played By: Dante Amaral, Lead
is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player
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Yuan Xinyue (Wikipedia)
Played By: Yuan Xinyue, Lead
Quote, Played By: Yuan Xinyue, Lead
is a Chinese volleyball player
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Jordan Larson (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jordan Larson, Lead
Quote, Played By: Jordan Larson, Lead
is an American professional volleyball player
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Nikola Grbić (Wikipedia)
Played By: Nikola Grbić, Lead
Quote, Played By: Nikola Grbić, Lead
is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player
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Matey Kaziyski (Wikipedia)
Played By: Matey Kaziyski, Lead
Quote, Played By: Matey Kaziyski, Lead
is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player
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Matt Anderson (Wikipedia)
Played By: Matt Anderson, Lead
Quote, Played By: Matt Anderson, Lead
is an American professional volleyball player
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Foluke Akinradewo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Foluke Akinradewo, Lead
Quote, Played By: Foluke Akinradewo, Lead
is a former indoor volleyball player
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Murilo Endres (Wikipedia)
Played By: Murilo Endres, Lead
Quote, Played By: Murilo Endres, Lead
is a Brazilian volleyball player
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Zhu Ting (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhu Ting, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zhu Ting, Lead
is a professional Chinese volleyball player
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Sérgio Santos (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sérgio Santos, Lead
Quote, Played By: Sérgio Santos, Lead
is a Brazilian former volleyball player and four-time Olympian
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Brankica Mihajlović (Wikipedia)
Played By: Brankica Mihajlović, Lead
Quote, Played By: Brankica Mihajlović, Lead
is a Serbian professional volleyball player
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Gabriela Guimarães (Wikipedia)
Played By: Gabriela Guimarães, Lead
Quote, Played By: Gabriela Guimarães, Lead
is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player
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Lang Ping (Wikipedia)
Played By: Lang Ping, Lead
Quote, Played By: Lang Ping, Lead
is a Chinese former volleyball player and coach
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Thaísa Menezes (Wikipedia)
Played By: Thaísa Menezes, Lead
Quote, Played By: Thaísa Menezes, Lead
is a Brazilian professional volleyball player
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Jenia Grebennikov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jenia Grebennikov, Lead
Quote, Played By: Jenia Grebennikov, Lead
is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent
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Regla Torres (Wikipedia)
Played By: Regla Torres, Lead
Quote, Played By: Regla Torres, Lead
is a Cuban former volleyball player
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Saori Kimura (Wikipedia)
Played By: Saori Kimura, Lead
Quote, Played By: Saori Kimura, Lead
is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows
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Ivan Miljković (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ivan Miljković, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ivan Miljković, Lead
is a Serbian businessman and former professional volleyball player
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Kim Yeon-Koung (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kim Yeon-Koung, Lead
Quote, Played By: Kim Yeon-Koung, Lead
is a South Korean professional volleyball player
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Fabiana Alvim (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fabiana Alvim, Lead
Quote, Played By: Fabiana Alvim, Lead
born 7 March 1980) is a former Brazilian volleyball player
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Ana Bjelica (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ana Bjelica, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ana Bjelica, Lead
is a Serbian volleyball player
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FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League (Wikipedia)
Featured In: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, Lead
Quote, Featured In: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, Lead
is an annual international volleyball competition
View the Source
Men's European Volleyball Championship (Wikipedia)
Featured In: Men's European Volleyball Championship, Lead
Quote, Featured In: Men's European Volleyball Championship, Lead
is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe
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FIVB Volleyball World League (Wikipedia)
Featured In: FIVB Volleyball World League, Lead
Quote, Featured In: FIVB Volleyball World League, Lead
was an annual international men's volleyball competition
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Julius Brink (Wikipedia)
Played By: Julius Brink, Lead
Quote, Played By: Julius Brink, Lead
is a German beach volleyball player
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Stéphen Boyer (Olympedia)
Played By: Stéphen Boyer, Results, event
Quote, Played By: Stéphen Boyer, Results, event
Volleyball, Men
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Wikipedia, Misty May-Treanor
WikipediaPlayed By: Misty May-Treanor, lead paragraph, plays
Quote, Played By: Misty May-Treanor, lead paragraph, plays
Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player.
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Wikipedia, Wilfredo Leon
Played By: Wilfredo Leon, lead paragraph, plays
Quote, Played By: Wilfredo Leon, lead paragraph, plays
Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Polish PlusLiga club Bogdanka LUK Lublin and the Poland national team.
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Wikipedia, Kerri Walsh Jennings
Played By: Kerri Walsh Jennings, lead paragraph, plays
Quote, Played By: Kerri Walsh Jennings, lead paragraph, plays
Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist.
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