Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kerri Walsh Jennings
Walsh-Jennings after winning the FIVB Moscow Grand Slam in 2011
Personal information
Full nameKerri Lee Walsh Jennings
NicknameSix Feet of Sunshine
BornAugust 15, 1978 (1978-08-15) (age 46)
Santa Clara, California, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight157 lb (71 kg)
College / UniversityStanford University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2019–present Brooke Sweat
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2013–2017
2011–2012
2010
2001–2009
April Ross
Misty May-Treanor
Nicole Branagh
Misty May-Treanor
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Beach
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Beach
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 Berlin Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Gstaad Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rome Beach
World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2002 Madrid Beach
Gold medal – first place 2002 Gstaad Beach
Gold medal – first place 2002 Montreal Beach
Gold medal – first place 2002 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maoming Beach
Gold medal – first place 2003 Gstaad Beach
Gold medal – first place 2003 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2003 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2003 Carson Beach
Gold medal – first place 2004 Fortaleza Beach
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rhodes Beach
Gold medal – first place 2004 Gstaad Beach
Gold medal – first place 2004 Marseille Beach
Gold medal – first place 2004 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 Portugal Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 Paris Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 Brazil Beach
Gold medal – first place 2005 South Africa Beach
Gold medal – first place 2006 Greece Beach
Gold medal – first place 2006 Gstaad Beach
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mexico Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Paris Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Brazil Beach
Gold medal – first place 2007 Phuket Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Berlin Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Paris Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Stavanger Beach
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dubai Beach
Gold medal – first place 2010 Phuket Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Beijing Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow Beach
Gold medal – first place 2011 Klagenfurt Beach
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gstaad 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 2019 Jinjiang Beach
Silver medal – second place 2002 Marseille Beach
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mallorca Beach
Silver medal – second place 2002 Vitória Beach
Silver medal – second place 2003 Stavanger Beach
Silver medal – second place 2005 Acapulco Beach
Silver medal – second place 2006 Italy Beach
Silver medal – second place 2006 Paris Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brasília Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 PAF Beach
Silver medal – second place 2011 The Hague Beach
Silver medal – second place 2012 Moscow 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 Kuala Lumpur Beach
Silver medal – second place 2020 Qinzhou Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Osaka Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Rhodes Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Stavanger Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Brazil Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thailand Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Stavanger Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Fuzhou Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Xiamen Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Chetumal Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sydney Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Moscow Beach
Last updated: 2024

Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is an American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist.[1] She is the beach volleyball leader in career victories as of 2016 having won 135 international and domestic tournaments.[2]

Walsh Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. They also won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The pair set various records throughout their partnership, including a win streak of 112 consecutive matches (19 consecutive tournament titles) in 2007–2008, breaking their own previous record of 89 consecutive match wins.[3] They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time."[4][5][3][6]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerri Walsh Jennings". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Career Leaders". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dorfman, Blake (August 9, 2012). "Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh: Their Amazing Beach Volleyball Careers". Bleacher Report.
  4. ^ Ackerman, Jon. "Best of 2000s: Team of the Decade – Misty May/Kerri Walsh". Universal Sports. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  5. ^ "Meet Team USA: Women's Beach Volleyball". Harpo Productions, Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "Inductee Gallery: Misty May-Treanor". Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 15, 2017.