Kelsey Robinson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kelsey Robinson-Cook |
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| Nickname | Ke$ha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Kelsey Marie Robinson June 25, 1992 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 120 in (306 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 120 in (300 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | University of Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
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| Position | Outside hitter / Libero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Imoco Volley Conegliano |
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| Number | 23 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook (born June 25, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player of the United States women's national volleyball team. Robinson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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Early life
Robinson was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. She attended St. Francis High School and graduated in 2010.
Career
Robinson played college women's volleyball at University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2014, while at Nebraska, Robinson was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.
Robinson was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when their team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.
Robinson won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League silver medal with Imoco Volley Conegliano after losing the final match 0–3 to the Turkish VakıfBank Istanbul winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.
In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. that was played May 25 – June 24 in Rimini, Italy. It was the only major international competition before the 2020 Summer Olympics in July.
On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.
Robinson was also a member of the US National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Clubs
Beijing (2014–2015)
Leonas de Ponce (2015)- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2015–2016)
- Beijing (2016–2017)
- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2017)
Vakıfbank Istanbul (2017–2019)- Fenerbahçe (2019–2020)
- Guangdong Evergrande (2020–2021)
- Fenerbahçe (2021)
Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2021)- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2022–2024)
Awards
Individual
- 2015–16 Italian League "Most valuable player"
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best outside spiker"
- 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best outside hitter"
- 2019 FIVB World Cup "Best outside hitter"
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"
Clubs
- 2015–16 Italian League –
Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2016–17 Italian Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2017 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2017–18 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2017–18 Turkish League – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2017–18 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2018 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2018–19 Turkish League – Champion, with Vakıfbank S.K.
- 2020–21 Turkish League – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe
- 2022 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2022–23 Italian Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2022–23 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2023 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2023–24 Italian Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2023–24 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2023–24 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
National team
- 2014
FIVB World Championship - 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
- 2015
FIVB Women's World Cup - 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
- 2016 Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
- 2016
FIVB World Grand Prix - 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
- 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT) - Qualified
- 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup
- 2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
- 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
- 2020 2020 Summer Olympics
