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Kerri Walsh Jennings

United States · 2000–2022

Four Olympic medals across five Games on the sand.

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Olympic golds: 4
Olympic medals: 135
Tour wins: 5
Olympics played

Career

Walsh Jennings was the blocking half of the most successful pairing in beach volleyball history, and won a fourth Olympic medal in 2016 with a different partner. She competed in the 2012 Games while pregnant without knowing it.

Honours

Olympic gold in 2004, 2008 and 2012
Olympic bronze in 2016 with a new partner
Most career tournament wins in beach volleyball
Three-time World Champion

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