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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)
Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's. Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament.
Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (/ ˈ t r eɪ n ər /; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and as of August 2012, was the most successful female beach volleyball player having won 112 tournaments in domestic and international competition.
Taryn Kloth is a member of the United States Women's Beach Volleyball team that is competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota native spent three seasons at LSU from 2019 ...
Team USA’s Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss (also known as TKN) have catapulted onto the world stage since going pro in 2021. The beach volleyball duo went into the Olympics as the No. 2 ranked team ...
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Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top.
Michael John Whitmarsh [1] (May 18, 1962 – February 17, 2009) was an American male volleyball and basketball player. He won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Mike Dodd. Throughout his volleyball career, Whitmarsh earned over $1.6 million as well as 28 ...