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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | December 24, 1965 Glen Ellyn, Illinois, U.S. | (age 58)||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||
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Number | 11 (Stanford) | ||||||||||||||
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Nancy Reno (born December 24, 1965, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois) is a retired female beach volleyball player from the United States. She won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Los Angeles, California, partnering with Karolyn Kirby.[1] The pair also won the tournament at the 1992 Olympics, at which time beach volleyball was a demonstration sport. Reno finished in fifth place at the inaugural Olympic Beach Volleyball Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics, alongside Holly McPeak.[2]
In Reno's beach volleyball career, she won 38 tournaments and $610,000 in prizes.[3] Reno retired from beach volleyball in 2000.[3]
College
[edit]Reno played college volleyball for Stanford University, and was an AVCA first-team All-American in 1987.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nancy Reno". International Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nancy Reno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Nancy Reno". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nancy Reno at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Nancy Reno at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Nancy Reno at Olympedia
- California Beach Volleyball Association Hall of Fame