United States national beach volleyball team

The United States national beach volleyball team participates in international beach volleyball competitions and is governed by USA Volleyball.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics record[1]
Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1996 did not medal

 Gold (Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes)
 Silver (Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh)

2000 did not medal  Gold (Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana)
2004  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) did not medal
2008  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)  Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2012

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)
 Silver (April Ross and Jennifer Kessy)

 did not medal
2016

 Bronze (April Ross and Kerri Walsh-Jennings)

 did not medal

World Championship
World Championship record
Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1997  Silver (Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak)[2]

 Silver (Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh)[3]
 Bronze (Dain Blanton and Kent Steffes)

1999

 Silver (Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan)[4]
 Bronze (Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs)

 did not medal[5]
2001 did not medal[6] did not medal[7]
2003  Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[8]  Silver (Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger)[9]
2005

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[10]

 did not medal[11]
2007

 Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[12]

  Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)[13]
2009

 Gold (Jennifer Kessy and April Ross)[14]

  Bronze (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)[15]
2011

 Silver (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)[16]

 did not medal[17]
2013 did not medal[18] did not medal[19]
2015 did not medal[20] did not medal[21]
2017  Silver (Lauren Fendrick and April Ross)[22] did not medal[23]

Current women's roster

Beach National Team as of March 8, 2018:[24]

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollege
Nicole Branagh (1979-01-31) January 31, 19796 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Torrance, CaliforniaUniversity of Minnesota
Kelly Claes (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995[25]6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Placentia, CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
Emily Day (1987-08-09) August 9, 19876 ft 1 in (1.86 m)Torrance, CaliforniaLoyola Marymount University
Lauren Fendrick (1982-03-20) March 20, 19826 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Carlsbad, CaliforniaUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Sara Hughes (1995-02-14) February 14, 19955 ft 10 in (1.79 m)Costa Mesa, CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
April Ross (1982-06-20) June 20, 19825 ft 11 in (1.81 m)Costa Mesa, CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
Summer Ross (1992-12-20) December 20, 19926 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Carlsbad, CaliforniaUniversity of Washington/Pepperdine University
Brooke Sweat (1986-03-27) March 27, 19865 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Estero, FloridaFlorida Gulf Coast University

Beach A2 Team as of March 8, 2018:[24]

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollege
Emily Day (1987-08-09) August 9, 19876 ft 1 in (1.86 m)Torrance, CaliforniaLoyola Marymount University
Alix Klineman (1989-12-30) December 30, 19896 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Manhattan Beach, CaliforniaStanford University
Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978-08-15) August 15, 19786 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Saratoga, CaliforniaStanford University

Current men's roster

Beach National Team as of March 8, 2018:[24]

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollege
Theo Brunner (1985-03-17) March 17, 19856 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Ridgefield, ConnecticutUC Santa Barbara
Taylor Crabb (1992-01-26) January 26, 1992[26]6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Honolulu, HawaiiLong Beach State
Phil Dalhausser (1980-01-26) January 26, 19806 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Ormond Beach, FloridaUCF
Ryan Doherty (1984-02-02) February 2, 19847 ft 1 in (2.16 m)Toms River, New JerseyNotre Dame
Jake Gibb (1976-02-06) February 6, 19766 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Bountiful, UtahUtah
John Hyden (1972-10-07) October 7, 1972[27]6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Pensacola, FloridaSan Diego State
Nick Lucena (1979-09-22) September 22, 1979[28]6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFlorida State

Beach A2 Team as of March 8, 2018:[24]

NameBirth date and ageHeightHometownCollege
Casey Patterson (1980-04-20) April 20, 19806 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Newbury Park, CaliforniaBYU

See also

References
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  2. "Women's FIVB US$300,000 World Championships September 10-13, 1997 Los Angeles, California". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. "Men's FIVB US$300,000 World Championships September 10-13, 1997 Los Angeles, California". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  4. "Women's FIVB US$300,000 World Championships July 19-24, 1999 Marseille, France". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  5. "Men's FIVB US$300,000 World Championships July 19-24, 1999 Marseille, France". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. "Women's FIVB US$250,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships August 1-4, 2001 Klagenfurt, Austria". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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  12. "Women's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy July 24-28, 2007 Gstaad, Switzerland". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  13. "Men's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy July 24-29, 2007 Gstaad, Switzerland". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  14. "Women's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 25-July 4, 2009 Stavanger, Norway". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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  17. "Men's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships June 13-19, 2011 Rome, Italy". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  18. "Women's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013 July 1-6, 2013 Stare Jablonki, Poland". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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  20. "Women's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 June 26-July 4, 2015 The Hague, Netherlands". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  21. "Men's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 June 26-July 5, 2015 The Hague, Netherlands". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  22. "Women's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1 July 28-August 5, 2017 Vienna, Austria". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  23. "Men's US$500,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1 July 28-August 6, 2017 Vienna, Austria". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  24. "2018 Beach National Team". USA Volleyball. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  25. "Kelly Claes". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  26. "Taylor Crabb". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  27. "John Hyden". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  28. "Nick Lucena". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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