Stacy Sykora
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| Date of birth | June 24, 1977 |
| place of birth | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| size | 1.78 m |
| position | Libera |
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| 1996–1999 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012 |
Texas A&M University Teodora Ravenna Volley Modena Monte Schiavo Jesi CV Las Palmas Jogging Volley Altamura Omitschka Omsk Vôlei Futuro Robur Tiboni Urbino |
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| 1999-2012 | A national team |
| successes | |
| 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2007 2008 2010 2010 |
Second NORCECA championship Olympic fourth winner World Grand Prix winner NORCECA championship World Cup silver Third World Grand Prix Third World Cup winner NORCECA championship Third World Grand Prix Olympic fifth Third World Cup Olympic silver winner World Grand Prix World Cup fourth |
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Stacy Sykora (born June 24, 1977 in Fort Worth , Texas ) is an American volleyball player .
Career
Sykora attended Burleson High School until 1995 . From 1996 to 1999 she played volleyball at Texas A&M University . From 2000 to 2012 she was - with interruptions - active in various foreign clubs, mainly in Italy.
The Libera was most successful with the US national team , with which they took part in the Olympic Games three times and won the silver medal in Beijing in 2008 . At the 2002 World Cup in Germany, Libera came second. In 2003 and 2007 Sykora won the bronze medal at the World Cup . At the World Grand Prix she won the gold medal with the team in 2001 and 2010 and the bronze medal in 2003 and 2004. Sykora has received numerous individual awards, including a. Best Libera at the 2010 World Cup in Japan . Due to severe head injuries after a bus accident in Brazil in 2011, Sykora missed the 2012 Olympic Games and had to retire in December 2012.
Web links
- Profile at TeamUSA.org Stacy Sykora (English)
- Profile at legavolleyfemminile.it (Italian)
- Stacy Sykora in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Bill Kauffman: Three-Time Olympian Stacy Sykora At Peace with Retirement. teamusa.org, July 31, 2013, accessed October 24, 2016 .
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| SURNAME | Sykora, Stacy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth , Texas |