Kelsey Robinson

Kelsey Robinson-Cook
Personal information
NicknameKe$ha
BornKelsey Marie Robinson
(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 32)
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 place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Omaha Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nanjing Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nanjing Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini Team

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]

Early life

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Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.[2][3]

Career

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Robinson played college women's volleyball at University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[4][5] In 2014, while at Nebraska, Robinson was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

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[10] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.[11]

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament.[12] 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.[13] USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Robinson was also a member of the US National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics.[14]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individual

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Clubs

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National team

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References

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  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. ^ "Volleyball 2013". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kelsey Robinson Cook". USA Volleyball. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kelsey Robinson – 2013 – Volleyball". University of Nebraska.
  5. ^ "Kelsey Robinson Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Kelsey Robinson Named Finalist for Honda Sports Award". KLKN-TV. December 23, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Washington's Vansant Named 2014 Honda Volleyball Sport Award Winner". CWSA. January 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3–1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3–0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. April 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. April 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  12. ^ Staff, V. B. M. (May 13, 2021). "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster |".
  13. ^ "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Kelsey Robinson Cook". USA Volleyball. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2015
ex aequo Brazil Natália Pereira 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League
2016–2017
ex aequo United States Kimberly Hill 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
World Cup
2019
ex aequo China Zhu Ting 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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