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Kerri Walsh Jennings Biography
Birth Name:
Kerri Lee Walsh
Birth Place:
Santa Clara, California, United States
Profession
Volleyball player
Fast Facts
- Played baseball until the age of 12; was the only girl in the league
- Asked eventual pro teammate Misty May for her autograph when both played in a high-school tournament
- Earned First-Team All-America honors four years in a row at Stanford, where she played for two NCAA championship teams
- Dubbed "Six Feet of Sunshine" for her 6' 3" frame and upbeat disposition
- Was part of the U
- S
- women's indoor volleyball team in 2000, which finished fourth
- Won the first U
- S
- medal (gold) in women's beach volleyball with May at the 2004 Athens Olympics; they repeated as Olympic gold winners in 2008 and 2012
- Following May's retirement, teamed with April Ross, who Walsh Jennings had defeated for Olympic gold in 2012
- Underwent her fifth shoulder surgery in 2015
- Won bronze, with Ross, at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
- Founder of Chase the Stars foundation, which is designed to boost the health and quality of children's lives
Relationships
- Marte Walsh -- Brother
- Scout Margery Jennings -- Daughter
- Tim Walsh -- Father
- Red Walsh -- Grandfather
- Casey Jennings -- Husband
- Margie Walsh -- Mother
- KC Walsh -- Sister
- Kelli Walsh -- Sister
- Joseph Michael Jennings -- Son
- Sundance Thomas Jennings -- Son