Misty May-Treanor

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Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor Volleyball (beach)
Misty May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor, 2007
portrait
birthday July 30, 1977
place of birth Los Angeles, United States
size 1.78 m
Partner 1999–2001 Holly McPeak
2001–2008, 2011–2012 Kerri Walsh
2010 Nicole Branagh
successes
2003 - FIVB World Champion
2004 - Olympic
Champion 2005 - FIVB World Champion
2007 - FIVB World Champion
2008 - Olympic
Champion 2011 - Vice World Champion
2012 - Olympic Champion
(As of March 3, 2020)

Misty May-Treanor Elizabeth (* 30 July 1977 in Los Angeles as Misty May ) is a former American beach volleyball player . Together with her partner Kerri Walsh , she won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London. She is one of the most successful beach volleyball players worldwide.

Career

Her parents Butch and Barbara were both volleyball players, and Misty May played beach volleyball at Santa Monica Pier when she was a child . Her father was a player on the US team at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. She attended high school in Costa Mesa from 1991 to 1995, where she played volleyball and was already enjoying national success at that time, including being named the best young player in the USA by USA Today . She completed an education in movement sciences and is a fitness trainer.

May-Treanor played college volleyball at California State University, Long Beach with great success and won numerous awards in the NCAA . In 1997 and 1998 she was voted NCAA Player of the Year .

While she was still playing volleyball in college, she began professional beach volleyball with Holly McPeak as a partner on the AVP tour in 1999 . She was appointed to the American national volleyball team in 1999, but decided to only play beach volleyball.

2000 Summer Olympics

She is quoted as saying: "Volleyball is no longer fun." Instead, she wanted to win an Olympic medal with McPeak. Although she and her partner started the preparation late, the couple qualified for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with three wins on the FIVB World Tour and consistently good placements , where they finished fifth.

After this success the duo split up and May-Treanor formed a new team with Kerri Walsh . From this point on, the two dominated both the FIVB Tour and the AVP , where they ended the 2003 season unbeaten with a total of 39 wins.

2004 Summer Olympics

In 2004 Misty May-Treanor was able to fulfill her dream of an Olympic medal for the first time, winning the gold medal with Walsh in Athens.

2008 Summer Olympics

May-Treanor and Walsh won the gold medal as defending champions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . They achieved their nineteenth consecutive tournament victory, the last tournament victory in a series of 112 games that the two remained undefeated.

May-Treanor took part in the ABC television show Dancing Dancing with the Stars with Maxim Tschmerkowski at the end of 2008 and withdrew from the show after her third appearance because she tore a Achilles tendon while training for the jive . She was operated on on October 7, 2008.

In 2010, Misty May-Treanor made a comeback on the World Tour alongside Nicole Branagh . The best place for May-Treanor / Branagh was a third place at the Grand Slam in Stavanger.

At the World Tour 2011 , Misty May-Treanor started again alongside Kerri Walsh with the aim of participating in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. After finishing second at the Brasilia Open in April, Misty May-Treanor injured her knee in the semi-finals of the Sanya Open at the end of April. May-Treanor / Walsh made an impressive comeback at the beginning of June when they won the Grand Slam in Beijing, and then the runner- up in Rome .

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, both won the gold medal for the third time in a row . Then May-Treanor ended her beach volleyball career.

Private

May-Treanor has been married to MLB baseball player Matt Treanor since November 2004 and lives alternately in Coral Springs and Long Beach .

successes

May-Treanor achieved all successes together with Kerri Walsh.

Olympic Summer Games

  • Olympic Champion 2004 (Athens)
  • Olympic Champion 2008 (Beijing)
  • Olympic Champion 2012 (London)

AVP

  • AVP Team of the Year (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • AVP Crocs Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • AVP Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • AVP Best Offensive Player (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • AVP Best Defensive Player (2006, 2007, 2008)

FIVB

  • FIVB World Champion 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin) and 2007 (Gstaad)
  • FIVB Most Outstanding (2005)
  • FIVB Sportsperson of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • FIVB Best Setter (2005)
  • FIVB Best Offensive Player (2005, 2007, 2008)
  • FIVB Best Defensive Player (2007, 2008)
  • FIVB Tour Champion (2002)

Web links

Commons : Misty May-Treanor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Misty May nationally recognized for her volleyball prowess (English)
  2. ↑ NCAA volleyball record books (PDF; 128 kB)
  3. ↑ sports.espn July 27, 2008: May-Treanor, Walsh win 101st straight match, capture 18th straight title
  4. ↑ Associated Press, May-Treanor, Walsh fall in Ohio ( September 7, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Pophangover, Misty May Injured, Officially Off Dancing With The Stars ( Memento from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME May-Treanor, Misty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES May, Misty (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles