Famous Players

Julia
Oct 26, 2018
5 min read

Updated: Dec 16, 2018

What is Volleyball with no players, here are some of the best known Volleyball players in the world :

For these players I will talk about, they are from multiple countries across the world.

Here are a few of them :

Kerri Walsh Jennings :

Personal Life :

"Kerri Walsh Jennings" is a American Beach Volleyball player. Kerri was born on August 15 1978 in San Jose, California. So now, Kerri is currently at the age of 40 and will be turning 41 the following year. Jennings might be a international known volleyball player but she also has some secret talents of her, for example you might be able to spot Jennings in a theater play, TV show or movie, since she also acts. Kerri is also married, her partners name is "Casey Jennings", they have been married for about 8 years. *Fun Fact* Casey is also a famous Beach Volleyball player. Lastly, Kerri and Casey have 3 children, "Sundance Jennings", "Joseph Jennings", and "Scout Jennings".

Personally, I love to know about other individuals personal life because if you don't already know, I am a very social individual and I can relate to many individuals.

Career :

Of course Kerri is a superstar but have we ever thought about how much money she has in her bank account? If you have, I am not so surprised, but if you haven't Kerri has about 6 million dollars only in her account, which is incredible.

Timeline Of Volleyball Events ( Medals ) :

2000 : Forth Place ( inside )

2004 : First Place ( gold )

2008 : First Place ( gold )

2012 : First Place ( gold )

2016 : Third Place ( bronze )

Extra Info :

Height : 1.88m

Current Age : 40 years old

Team Played For : America ( U.S.A. )

Number : 1

Regla Torres :

Personal Life :

Regla is a Cuban Volleyball player and was born on February 12, 1975 in Havana, Cuba. So basically, Regla is currently 43 years old of age and will be turning 44 in 2019. And just like Jennings, Torres might not have any other secret career but Regla has some cool secrets about her personal life and her career life. For example, Regla developed her life of volleyball, playing no other sports, which means that she was very determined to get to where she is in her career right now. Since she did this, you would only see Regla with a Cuban jersey playing volleyball on a court. Regla also has no children and has not yet been blessed to find a partner in life.

Career :

Regla started playing volleyball as a child, training from the age of 8 in multiple sport schools. By the time Regla turned 14, she was playing in international matches with the Cuban team. Playing with her countries team, made her the youngest Olympic gold medalist in volleyball history i the year of 1992, playing at the age of 17. Now Torres is a global known volleyball star only now at the age of 43.

Timeline Of Volleyball Events :

1992 : July 29th - August 8th

1996 : July 20th - August 3rd

2000 : September 16th - September 30th

More Info :

Height : 1.93m

Current Age : 43 years old

Team Played For : Cuba

Number : 10

Sheilla Castro :

Personal Life :

Sheilla Castro is a Brazilian volleyball player, she was born on January 7 1983, in Belo Horizonte which is in Brazil. She is currently at the age of 34 while playing volleyball in the Olympics for her home country. Playing in something like this shows your determination and your love for what you do as a living person. But what does Sheilla have cool about her career, well Sheilla has a fun nickname. Sheilla has a simple nickname but is still a cool thing about her, "Castro" is her nickname, well why Castro I actually have no clue but probably because its her last name and its fun to say. Castro also has a partner in her life, his name is "Brenno Blassioli", they got married in 2013, so for 5 whole years they have been in this relationship. Even though they have been married for about 5 whole years, they have not thought of having any children.

Career :

Sheilla has won gold medals in 2008 and 2012 at the Olympic Games. Castro has also played at the club level for "Vakifbank Istanbul" and "Molico Osasco" along with others. *Fun Fact* Sheilla first ever represented her country in 2005. But why did volleyball stand out to her among other sports? Well Sheilla decided to play volleyball, mainly because of her height advantage but soon while playing it, her interests of the sport increased.

Timeline Of Volleyball Events :

2008 : Preliminary Round

2012 : Quarter Final

More Info :

Height : 1.85m

Current Age : 35

Team Played For : Brazil

Number : 13

Kim Yeon-koung :

Personal Life :

Kim Yeon-koung is a Korean volleyball player, Kim was born on February 26 1988, in South Korea, Seoul. Kim is now currently at the age of 30 and will be turning 31 next year. Beside of Kim's club career, Yeon-koung is a player of the Korean National Volleyball Team, who was the one who carried their team at special events. Such as the Summer Olympics which were held in London. Kim through the years also had became the best (hitter) spiker of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Career :

Kim plays outside hitter, and same as the main attacker on the court. When it comes to her spikes, no one could stop her. Yeon-koung usually plays about half of the points her whole team wins together, which shows that she loves volleyball a lot. Also as a high quality player, Kim on a daily basis leads her team no matter what team or country she might be playing for.

Timeline Of Volleyball Events :

Playing for Korea.......

2012 : Won Silver medals at the Olympics in London

2014 : Won Gold medals at the Olympics at the Incheon Asian Games

More Info :

Height : 1.92m

Current Age : 30 years old

Team Played For : South Korea and now Chinese

Number : 10

Destinee Hooker :

Personal Life :

Destinee Hooker is a American Indoor Volleyball player and was born on September 7 1987 in Franfurst, Germany. Overall in Destinee's whole career, Destinee has only won one medal, a silver medal which we should all be very proud of. Destinee is 31 years old and is married to "Steven Coulter", they got married about 7 years ago, in 2012. Currently Destinee and Steven only have 1 child "Keitany" their first ever daughter.

Career :

Destinee Hooker represented the U.S.A. at the Olympic Games in 2010, 2011 and 2012. *Fun Fact* in 2013 when she took a break, it was so she could give birth to her daughter. Destinee now states that her new daughter gives her the motivation tp go back onto the court and play for the U.S.