Kerri Lee Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh is an American beach volleyball player, along with
teammate Misty May-Treanor. Together they won gold medals in both the
2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Walsh also played for the US indoor
volleyball team in 2000 finishing in fourth place.
In the 2004 Olympics, the team of Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor
earned their first gold medal for the US without losing a single game.
They went on to repeat this feat in 2008, making it their
108thconsecutive win together.
Kerri Walsh plays professional beach volleyball on the U.S. AVP Tour
and internationally on the FIVB World Tour. On July 23, 2006, Walsh
topped $1 million in career earnings.
In high school Walsh played indoor volleyball at Archbishop Mitty
High School in San Jose, California, sometimes against current partner
Mist May-Treanor. She graduated in 1996.
Walsh was born on August 15, 1978 in Santa Clara, California. She is
the daughter of Tim and Margie Walsh. Walsh’s father, who is six feet,
eight inches in height, played minor league baseball with the Oakland
A’s organization, as well as semi-pro basketball. Her mother was a
volleyball MVP at Santa Clara University. Walsh has an older brother,
Marte, and two younger sisters, Kelli and KC.
Walsh met her husband, Casey Jennings, in 2000 on the day Misty
May-Treanor “auditioned” Walsh as her new partner. They were married on
December 4, 2005 in Palm Springs, California. Walsh currently resides in
Hermosa Beach, California.