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Childhood and Family

Kerri Walsh was born on August 15, 1978 in Santa Clara, California. She went to elementary school at Baymonte Christian School which is in Scotts Valley, California. Through high school she went to Archbishop Mitty High in San Jose, California. She went to college at Stanford University. Kerri's parents are Tim and Margie Walsh. Tim played minor league baseball. Margie was a two time Most Valuable volleyball player at Santa Clara University. Kerri has two younger sisters, Kelli and KC Walsh. Also one older brother, Marte Walsh.

Childhood and Family

Kerri was really shy when she was little, and said very few words in the first 5 years of her life.

Her Very Own Walsh Family

Kerri Walsh-Jennings got married on December 4, 2005. Her first child, Joseph Walsh, was born on May 22, 2009 in Wichita Kansas. On May 19, 2010 her second son was born, Sundance Walsh. Then on April 6, 2013 their first daughter, Scout Walsh was born. Joseph is now 8, Sundance is 7, and Scout is 4. Kerri is now 38 and has had an amazing life so far.

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Kerri's Career

College is where Kerri first started playing. She started with indoor volleyball and played on team USA, then after their loss for the bronze, turned her attention to beach volleyball. Soon she became very good at beach volleyball, and teamed up with Misty May. Together in the Olympics they won three golds!!! One in 2004, one in 2008, and one in 2012. After Misty and Kerri played April Ross for the bronze, Kerri asked April if she wanted to be Kerri's new partner, and April said yes. Then Misty retired on August 8, 2012 and they went their separate ways. Kerri says she will be back in 2020, but some people still have their doubts.

Fun Facts!

1. Kerri has undergone FIVE shoulder surgeries in her lifetime.

2. Her middle name is Lee.

3. She has won three straight gold medals and one bronze at the Olympics.

4. If Kerri would have taken home the gold from Rio, she would have been the fifth woman in history to win a gold medal for the same event at four back to back Olympic games.

5. She was pregnat when she won her third gold medal.

6. Her nickname is ''Six Feet of Sunshine.''

7. A qoute that she wrote is, ''I don't want to be better than him or her, I want to be better than I am right now.''

-Kerri Walsh

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Summary

Like I said before, Kerri Walsh is the most inspirational person in my life because she is an amazing volleyball player, she keeps on pushing (no matter what), and she is just a great person. She has won three gold medals at the Olympics and one bronze medal. That takes skill. She has had to leave her best friend and best teammate, Misty May, and on top of it all, she has undergone five shoulder surgeries. She also has amazing family and friends.

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