Holly McPeak
Holly McPeak | |
Holly McPeak, 2004 | |
portrait | |
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birthday | May 15, 1969 |
place of birth | Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , USA |
size | 1.70 m |
Partner | 1995–1996 Nancy Reno 1996–1998, 2001 Lisa Arce 1999–2001 Misty May-Treanor 2002–2004 Elaine Youngs 2005 Jennifer Kessy 2006 Nicole Branagh 2006 Dianne DeNecochea 2007 Logan Tom 2008 Angela Akers 2009 Jenny Kropp |
successes | |
1996 - 5th place Olympic Games Atlanta 1997 - silver medal World Championship Los Angeles 2000 - 5th place Olympic Games Sydney 2003 - 5th place World Championship Rio de Janeiro 2004 - bronze medal Olympic Games Athens |
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(As of June 30, 2014) |
Holly McPeak (born May 15, 1969 in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California ) is a former American beach volleyball player .
Career
Holly McPeak was one of the most successful beach volleyball players of all time in her 20-year career, despite her relatively small height. At the age of 18, she played her first tournament in Santa Monica in 1987 . In 1996 she finished fifth with Nancy Reno at the Atlanta Olympics . In 1997 she won the silver medal with Lisa Arce at the World Championships in Los Angeles . When she took part in the Olympic Games for the second time, she finished fifth again with Misty May-Treanor in Sydney in 2000 . With Elaine Youngs she reached fifth place at the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 and, as the highlight of her career, the bronze medal at her third Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 . In 2009 she ended her career after 72 tournament victories, including 19 FIVB titles and 53 national titles.
In 2009 Holly McPeak was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Web links
- Holly McPeak in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- FIVB profile (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hall of Fame pdf file 123 KB ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McPeak, Holly |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hollywood , Los Angeles, California, United States |