Ogonna Nnamani

Ogonna Nnamani
Nnamani in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ogonna Nneka Nnamani
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-07-29) July 29, 1983 (age 41) Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
College / University	Stanford
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	USA Women's National Volleyball Team
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 2006 2006 2007 2007–08 2008–09 2009–2010 Pinkin de Corozal Rebecchi Piacenza Voléro Zürich Asystel Novara Galatasaray VK Prostějov Voléro Zürich Asystel Novara Galatasaray VK Prostějov
National team
2002–2011 United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Cup 2007 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2010 Ningbo Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Montreux Volley Masters 2004 Montreux 2010 Montreux Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team Pan American Cup 2004 Mexicali & Tijuana 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana NORCECA Championship 2007 Winnipeg

Ogonna Nneka Nnamani // ^ⓘ (born July 29, 1983) is a physician, retired American indoor volleyball player, and former member of the United States National and Olympic teams. She was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2004 as the nation's top female athlete across all NCAA sports and is regarded as one of the best players in Stanford University's history with a career record of 2,450 kills, for which she entered the Stanford Hall of Fame in 2015.^[1][2]

Nnamani has played at two Olympic games, in 2004 and 2008. In 2004, she became the second woman in history to make the U.S. national team for an Olympic Games while still in college, and as part of the second U.S. team in history to reach the Olympic finals, earned the 2008 Olympic silver medal for indoor volleyball. She led Stanford University to three NCAA championship matches, winning the national title in 2001 and 2004. Nnamani has led her professional teams to national league titles in 2007 (Swiss Volleyball League) and 2010 (Czech Extraliga), and a runner-up finish in 2006 (Puerto Rico LVSF).