Nicole Branagh
Nicole Branagh | |
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Nicole Branagh in 2009 | |
portrait | |
birthday | January 31, 1979 |
place of birth | Orinda , California , USA |
size | 1.88 m |
Indoor volleyball | |
position | Outside attacker |
societies | |
2004-2005 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
National team | |
2001-2003 | US national team |
successes | |
2003 - Bronze Medal Pan American Games | |
beach volleyball | |
Partner |
Angela Akers Holly McPeak Elaine Young's Tyra Turner Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Lauren Fendrick |
successes | |
2007 - Fifth World Championship in 2008 - Winner FIVB Tournament Barcelona 2008 - Olympic Fifth 2008 - Winner FIVB Tournament Dubai 2009 - World Championship Fifth 2010 - Winner FIVB Tournament Phuket |
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As of December 18, 2017 |
Nicole Branagh (born January 31, 1979 in Orinda , California ) is an American beach volleyball and former volleyball player .
Career hall
Nicole Branagh played both volleyball and basketball at Miramonte High School in San Leandro , California . With the college volleyball team from Minnesota , she won the US championship in 2002. She also played for the US national team from 2001 to 2003 and won the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Career Beach
In 2004 Nicole Branagh started her beach volleyball career. In 2005 she played with Angela Akers , in 2006 alternating with the bronze medalists from Athens, Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs . The duo Branagh / Youngs took fifth place at the World Championships in Gstaad in 2007 , fifth place at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and again fifth place at the World Championships in Stavanger in 2009 .
In 2010 Nicole Branagh competed with the two-time Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh . The duo Branagh / Walsh won the FIVB tournament in Phuket.
After May-Treanor and Walsh got together again in 2011 with the aim of participating in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Nicole Branagh started again with Angela Akers in 2011. In 2012 she played with various partners, after May-Treanor's career ended with Walsh again.
Web links
- Nicole Branagh in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Branagh, Nicole |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Orinda , California |