Nicole Branagh

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Nicole Branagh
Nicole Branagh
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
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

Nicole Branagh with a red headband

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.

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