- Holly McPeak
Holly McPeak (born
May 15 ,1969 in Hollywood,Los Angeles, California ) is an Americanbeach volleyball player.As of 2008, McPeak has 72 career beach volleyball titles and $1.4 million
USD in career earnings, which are third (behindMisty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh ) and second (behind May-Treanor) respectively of any woman in the history of professional beach volleyball. She also won a bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics with partnerElaine Youngs . McPeak, at 5 feet 7 inches, is considered very short for beach volleyball, which makes her success all the more remarkable.At the
1996 Summer Olympics , McPeak partnered withNancy Reno and did not win a medal despite high expectations. Team conflict is often cited as a cause of this, and McPeak's breast enlargement surgery has been cited as a potential cause of this conflict. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1996/olympics/weekly/960805/volleyball.html]At the
2000 Summer Olympics , McPeak partnered with Misty May-Treanor and finished in fifth place.During the 2005 season, McPeak teamed up with
Jennifer Kessy (now known as Jennifer Boss) and withNicole Branagh for the 2006 season. After Branagh left to partner with Elaine Youngs, McPeak partnered with indoor volleyball playerLogan Tom for the 2007 AVP season. She now partners with [http://www.avp.com/players/profile.jsp?id=4645 Angie Akers] .McPeak will retire after the 2008 AVP season [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20080311-1148-oly-mcpeakretirement.html]
External links
* [http://www.hollymcpeakusa.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.avp.com/players/profile.jsp?id=1192 AVP profile]
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