Kelsey Robinson

Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook (born June 25, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team. Robinson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.[1]

Kelsey Robinson
Personal information
NicknameKe$ha
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Spike120 in (306 cm)
Block120 in (300 cm)
College / UniversityUniversity of Tennessee
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Libero
Current clubItaly Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number23 (national team)
National team
2014–United States United States
Medal record
Volleyball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2015 OmahaTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 BangkokTeam
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2018 NanjingTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 NanjingTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 RiminiTeam

Early life

Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.

Career

Robinson played college women's volleyball at University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[2][3] In 2014, while at Nebraska, Robinson was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.[4][5]

Robinson was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when their team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.[6][7]

Robinson won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League silver medal with Imoco Volley Conegliano after losing the final match 0–3 to the Turkish VakıfBank Istanbul[8] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.[9]

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament.[10] that was played May 25 – June 24 in Rimini, Italy. It was the only major international competition before the 2020 Summer Olympics in July.

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11] USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Clubs

Awards

Individual
  • 2015–16 Italian League "Most valuable player"
  • 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"
  • FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 "Best outside hitter"
  • 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup "Best outside hitter"
  • 2022 FIVB Women's World Club Volleyball Championships "Best outside hitter"

Clubs

National team

References
  1. Waltemeyer, Carrie (July 6, 2016). "Q&A with Kelsey Robinson". NBC. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  2. "Kelsey Robinson – 2013 – Volleyball". University of Nebraska.
  3. "Kelsey Robinson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  4. "Kelsey Robinson Named Finalist for Honda Sports Award". KLKN-TV. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. "Washington's Vansant Named 2014 Honda Volleyball Sport Award Winner". CWSA. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  6. Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  7. "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  8. "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  9. "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  10. Staff, V. B. M. (May 13, 2021). "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster |".
  11. "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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