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Rachael Adams

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Personal information

Full name

Rachael Alexis Adams

Nationality

American

Born

June 3, 1990 (age 33)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight

179 lb (81 kg)

Spike

125 in (318 cm)

Block

121 in (307 cm)

College(s)

University of Texas at Austin

Volleyball information

Position

Middle blocker

Current club

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2013 - 2014	Dąbrowa Górnicza
2014 - 2015	Imoco Volley Conegliano
2015 - 2018	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
2018 - 2020	US Victoria Monza
2020 - 2021	Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2021	Osasco Voleibol Clube

National team

United States

Medal record

Volleyball

Olympic Games
Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
World Championship
Gold	2014 Italy	Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze	2017 Japan	Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver	2016 Bangkok	Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold	2018 Nanjing	Team
Pan American Games
Gold	2015 Toronto	Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold	2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo

Rachael Alexis Adams (born June 3, 1990) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team. Adams won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Career
Awards
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Career

She attended Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where she played volleyball. She then played college volleyball at University of Texas at Austin. In 2012, while at Texas, Adams was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.

Adams was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.

Adams was awarded among the Best Middle Blockers along with the Brazilian Thaísa Menezes during the 2016 World Grand Prix.

With her team Eczacıbaşı VitrA, she won the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.

Adams won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League bronze medal with Eczacıbaşı VitrA when her team defeated the Russian Dinamo Moscow 3-0 and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker. At the end of season 2017-2018 she signed for Italian club Monza and will play in Italian A1 league.