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Rachael Alexis Adams (born June 3, 1990) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team. Adams won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Rachael Alexis Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 125 in (318 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 121 in (307 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Texas at Austin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
She attended Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where she played volleyball.[4] She then played college volleyball at University of Texas at Austin.[5] In 2012, while at Texas, Adams was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.[6]
Adams was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[7][8]
Adams was awarded among the Best Middle Blockers along with the Brazilian Thaísa Menezes during the 2016 World Grand Prix.[9]
With her team Eczacıbaşı VitrA, she won the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[10]
Adams won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League bronze medal with Eczacıbaşı VitrA when her team defeated the Russian Dinamo Moscow 3-0[11] and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker.[12] At the end of season 2017-2018 she signed for Italian club Monza and will play in Italian A1 league.
Awards
Individual
- 2013 Nominee Honda Sports Award for volleyball[6]
- 2016 World Grand Prix "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2016-17 CEV Champions League "Best Middle Blocker"
Clubs
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League -
Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
National team
- 2013
Pan-American Volleyball Cup - 2013 NORCECA Championship
- 2013
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - 2014 FIVB World Championship
- 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
- 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix
- 2016
Summer Olympics
References
- FIVB
- worldofvolley.com
- "TUR W: Adams finds club after one-year break". 24 May 2020.
- "Local volleyball star punches Olympic ticket". 12 July 2016.
- FIVB World Grand Prix 2016
- "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- "Brazil win record 11th title in World Grand Prix". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Kosheleva blasts Eczacibasi to second worlds club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- "Eczacibasi VitrA ISTANBUL take Bronze in Treviso 3-1 against Dinamo MOSCOW". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
External links
United States squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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United States women's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) | ||
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На других языках
- [en] Rachael Adams
[it] Rachael Adams
Rachael Alexis Adams (Cincinnati, 3 giugno 1990) è una pallavolista statunitense, centrale dell'Osasco.[ru] Адамс, Рэйчел
Рэйчел Алексис Адамс (англ. Rachael Alexis Adams; род. 1990, Цинциннати) — профессиональная американская волейболистка. Игрок национальной сборной и клуба «Эджзаджибаши».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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