April Ross

April Ross
Ross at the 2017 AVP Austin Open
Personal information
Full nameApril Elizabeth Ross
NicknameRoss The Boss
Born (1982-06-20) June 20, 1982 (age 42)
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
HometownNewport Beach, California, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
College / UniversityUSC
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2022 Emily Capers
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2018–2021, 2024
2017
2013–2017
2007–2013
2006
2006
2006		 Alix Klineman
Lauren Fendrick
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Jennifer Kessy
Keao Burdine
Barbra Fontana
Nancy Mason
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Beach
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stavanger Beach
Silver medal – second place 2017 Vienna Beach
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hamburg Beach
World Tour Finals
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cagliari Beach
World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2007 Stavanger Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Phuket Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sanya Beach
Gold medal – first place 2009 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2009 Phuket Beach
Gold medal – first place 2010 Shanghai Beach
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rome Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Stavanger Beach
Gold medal – first place 2012 Bangsaen Beach
Gold medal – first place 2013 São Paulo Beach
Gold medal – first place 2013 Xiamen Beach
Gold medal – first place 2014 Fuzhou Beach
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow Beach
Gold medal – first place 2014 Stavanger Beach
Gold medal – first place 2014 Long Beach Beach
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fuzhou Beach
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cincinnati Beach
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow Beach
Gold medal – first place 2016 Long Beach Beach
Gold medal – first place 2018 The Hague Beach
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yangzhou Beach
Gold medal – first place 2019 Itapema Beach
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gstaad Beach
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha Beach
Silver medal – second place 2007 St. Petersburg Beach
Silver medal – second place 2008 Dubai Beach
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brasil Beach
Silver medal – second place 2009 Seoul Beach
Silver medal – second place 2009 PAF Beach
Silver medal – second place 2009 Sanya Beach
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Stare Jabłonki Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Phuket Beach
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rome Beach
Silver medal – second place 2015 Long Beach Beach
Silver medal – second place 2016 Vitória Beach
Silver medal – second place 2016 Gstaad Beach
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Stavanger Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Klagenfurt Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Barcelona Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Seoul Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sanya Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Brasília Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Myslowice Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Beijing Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rome Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Fuzhou Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Xiamen Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cancún Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cancún Beach

April Elizabeth Ross (born June 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Alix Klineman. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.