Kelsey Robinson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kelsey Robinson
Personal information
Nickname	Ke$ha
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 31) Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Spike	120 in (306 cm)
Block	120 in (300 cm)
College(s)	University of Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter / Libero
Current club	Imoco Volley Conegliano
Number	23 (national team)
National team
2014– United States
Medal record Volleyball Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Team Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship Gold 2014 Italy Team World Cup Silver 2019 Japan Team Bronze 2015 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix Gold 2015 Omaha Team Silver 2016 Bangkok Team FIVB Nations League Gold 2018 Nanjing Team Gold 2019 Nanjing Team Gold 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.

Early life

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

Career

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

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.

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 winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.

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

Clubs

• Beijing (2014–2015)
• Leonas de Ponce (2015)
• Imoco Volley Conegliano (2015–2016)
• Beijing (2016–2017)
• Imoco Volley Conegliano (2017)
• Vakıfbank Istanbul (2017–2019)
• Fenerbahçe (2019–2020)
• Guangdong Evergrande (2020–2021)
• Fenerbahçe (2021)
• Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2021)
• Imoco Volley Conegliano (2022–)

Awards

Individual

• 2015–16 Italian League "Most valuable player"
• 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"
• FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 "Best outside hitter"
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup "Best outside hitter"
• 2022 FIVB Women's World Club Volleyball Championships "Best outside hitter"

Clubs

• 2015–16 Italian League Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016–17 Italian Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016–17 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2017–18 CEV Champions League – Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2017 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2017–18 Turkish League – Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2018–19 Turkish League – Champion, with VakıfBank

National team

• 2014 FIVB World Championship
• 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup
• 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2016 Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
• 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2016 Summer Olympics
• 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
• 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT) - Qualified
• 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup
• 2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2020 2020 Summer Olympics