# Kelsey Robinson

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American volleyball player (born 1992)

Kelsey Robinson-Cook Robinson in 2018 Personal information Nickname Ke$ha Born Kelsey Marie Robinson (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 (age 34) Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 165 lb (75 kg) Spike 120 in (306 cm) Block 120 in (300 cm) College / University University of Tennessee University of Nebraska–Lincoln Volleyball information Position Outside hitter / Libero Current club LOVB Atlanta Number 23 (national team) 23 (LOVB Atlanta) National team 2014– United States Medal record Volleyball Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2014 Italy Team World Cup 2019 Japan Team 2015 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 Omaha Team 2016 Bangkok Team FIVB Nations League 2018 Nanjing Team 2019 Nanjing Team 2021 Rimini Team

**Kelsey Marie Robinson Cook** (born June 25, 1992) is an American [volleyball](/source/Volleyball) player. She has been a member of the [United States women's national volleyball team](/source/United_States_women's_national_volleyball_team) since 2014. A three-time Olympian, Robinson has a gold, silver, and bronze medal from the [2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), [2024](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics), and [2016](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) Olympics respectively.

## Early life

Robinson was raised in [Bartlett, Illinois](/source/Bartlett%2C_Illinois). She attended [St. Francis High School](/source/St._Francis_High_School_(Wheaton%2C_Illinois)) and graduated in 2010.[1][2]

## College career

Robinson was recruited by coach [John Cook](/source/John_Cook_(coach)) at the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln), but initially turned down the opportunity to play there due to believing she was not good enough to play at Nebraska.[3] She played for three years at the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee), where she was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year.[4] She then transferred to Nebraska where she played for her senior year and also on the inaugural Nebraska beach volleyball team.[4][5] In 2013, she was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, and was named as one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.[4][6][7]

## Pro and international career

Robinson Cook was part of the USA national team that won the [2014 World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship) gold medal when their team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.[8][9]

Robinson won the [2016–17 CEV Champions League](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) silver medal with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano) after losing the final match 0–3 to the Turkish [VakıfBank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC)[10] winning also the Best Outside Spiker award.[11]

In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the [FIVB Volleyball Nations League](/source/FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League) tournament.[12] that was played May 25 – June 24 in [Rimini, Italy](/source/Rimini). It was the only major international competition before the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in July.

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach [Karch Kiraly](/source/Karch_Kiraly) announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo.[13] USA won the gold medal for the first time in history.

Robinson was also a member of the US National Team during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won a silver medal with the team.[14][15]

## Clubs

- [Beijing](/source/Beijing_women's_volleyball_team) (2014–2015)

- [Leonas de Ponce](/source/Leonas_de_Ponce) (2015)

- [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano) (2015–2016)

- [Beijing](/source/Beijing_women's_volleyball_team) (2016–2017)

- [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano) (2017)

- [Vakıfbank Istanbul](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_Spor_Kul%C3%BCb%C3%BC) (2017–2019)

- [Fenerbahçe](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Women's_Volleyball) (2019–2020)

- [Guangdong Evergrande](/source/Guangdong_Evergrande_Volleyball_Club_(Women)) (2020–2021)

- [Fenerbahçe](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_Women's_Volleyball) (2021)

- [Toyota Auto Body Queenseis](/source/Toyota_Auto_Body_Queenseis) (2021)

- [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano) (2022–2024)

- [LOVB Atlanta](/source/LOVB_Atlanta) (2024–present)

- [Jakarta Electric PLN](/source/Jakarta_Electric_PLN)

(2024-2025)

## Awards

### Individual

- 2015–16 [Italian League](/source/Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) "Most valuable player"

- [2016–17 CEV Champions League](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) "Best outside spiker"

- [2015 FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix) "Best outside hitter"

- [2019 FIVB World Cup](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup) "Best outside hitter"

- [2022 FIVB Club World Championship](/source/2022_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) "Best outside hitter"

- [2025 Indonesia Proliga](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_Indonesia_Volleyball_League_Proliga&action=edit&redlink=1) "Best Outside Hitter"

### Clubs

- 2015–16 [Italian League](/source/Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2016–17 [Italian Cup](/source/Coppa_Italia_(women's_volleyball)) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2016–17 CEV Champions League](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) – Runner-Up, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2017 [Turkish Super Cup](/source/Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_Super_Cup) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- 2017–18 [Turkish Cup](/source/Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_Cup) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- [2017–18 Turkish League](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- [2017–18 CEV Champions League](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- 2018 [Turkish Super Cup](/source/Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_Super_Cup) – Runner-Up, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- [2018 FIVB Club World Championship](/source/2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- [2018–19 Turkish League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Champion, with [Vakıfbank S.K.](/source/Vak%C4%B1fbank_S.K.)

- [2020–21 Turkish League](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Runner-Up, with [Fenerbahçe](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(women's_volleyball))

- 2022 [Italian Super Cup](/source/Supercoppa_Italiana_(women's_volleyball)) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2022 FIVB Club World Championship](/source/2022_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Club_World_Championship) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2022–23 [Italian Cup](/source/Coppa_Italia_(women's_volleyball)) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2022–23 Italian League](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2023 [Italian Super Cup](/source/Supercoppa_Italiana_(women's_volleyball)) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- 2023–24 [Italian Cup](/source/Coppa_Italia_(women's_volleyball)) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2023–24 Italian League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Italian_Women's_Volleyball_League) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley_Conegliano)

- [2023–24 CEV Champions League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_CEV_Women's_Champions_League) – Champion, with [Imoco Volley Conegliano](/source/Imoco_Volley)

### National team

- **2014** [FIVB World Championship](/source/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Championship)

- **2015** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2015** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2015_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2015** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2015_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2016** [Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_qualification)

- **2016** [FIVB World Grand Prix](/source/2016_FIVB_Volleyball_World_Grand_Prix)

- **2016** [Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)

- **2017** [FIVB World Grand Champions Cup](/source/2017_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Grand_Champions_Cup)

- **2018** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2019** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2019** [FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT)](/source/2019_FIVB_Women's_Volleyball_Intercontinental_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) - Qualified

- **2019** [FIVB Women's World Cup](/source/2019_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_World_Cup)

- **2019** [Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship](/source/2019_Women's_NORCECA_Volleyball_Championship)

- **2021** [FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League](/source/2021_FIVB_Volleyball_Women's_Nations_League)

- **2021** [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_tournament)

- **2024** [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_tournament)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Mewhirter, Travis (June 5, 2024). ["The indomitable will of Kelsey Robinson Cook, USA Volleyball's "fireball""](https://volleyballmag.com/kelsey-robinson-cook-usa-volleyball-sandcast-060524/). *Volleyballmag.com*. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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## External links

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/141933) at [FIVB.com](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_Volleyball)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www-old.cev.eu/PlayerDetail.aspx?PlayerID=69014) at the [European Volleyball Confederation](/source/European_Volleyball_Confederation)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/player/-/ROB-KEL-92/) at [Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile](/source/Lega_Pallavolo_Serie_A_Femminile) (in Italian)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://volleybox.net/wd-p1771) at Volleybox

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/kelsey-robinson) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/kelsey-robinson-cook-856317) at [TeamUSA.com](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://web.archive.org/web/20220711000000/https://www.teamusa.org/athletes/RO/Kelsey-Robinson) at [TeamUSA.org](/source/United_States_Olympic_%26_Paralympic_Committee) (archived)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132178) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000358584) at InterSportStats

- [Kelsey Robinson](https://www.instagram.com/krobin32/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

- [Kelsey Robinson YouTube!](https://www.youtube.com/@KelseyRobinson23/videos)

- [Robinson's official bio](https://web.archive.org/web/20140809032419/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/kelsey-robinson) at [USA Volleyball](https://web.archive.org/web/20120423051406/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball.aspx)

Awards Preceded by Liu Xiaotong Miyu Nagaoka Best Outside Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 ex aequo Natália Pereira Succeeded by Sheilla Castro Kimberly Hill Preceded by Kim Yeon-Koung Kimberly Hill Best Outside Spiker of CEV Champions League 2016–2017 ex aequo Kimberly Hill Succeeded by Zhu Ting Kimberly Hill Preceded by Brankica Mihajlović Tatiana Kosheleva Best Outside Spiker of World Cup 2019 ex aequo Zhu Ting Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Vakıfbank – 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (Champions) 1 Örge 3 Özbay 5 Zhu 6 Akman Çalışkan 7 Robinson 8 Gürkaynak 9 Aykaç 10 Slöetjes 12 Gülübay 13 Cebecioğlu 15 Karakurt 16 Rašić 17 Şenoğlu 18 Güneş Coach: Guidetti

USA squads v t e United States squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 6 Davis 9 Hildebrand 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto (c) 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 19 Robinson 21 Dixon 22 Adams Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 8 Gibbemeyer 10 Larson-Burbach 11 Easy 13 Harmotto 14 Fawcett 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 17 Hagglund 18 Kreklow 21 Dixon 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Glass 2 Banwarth 3 Thompson 5 Adams 6 Lloyd 10 Larson 12 Murphy 13 Harmotto 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 23 Robinson 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal 2 Poulter 5 Wong-Orantes 6 Dixon 7 Carlini 10 Larson 11 Drews 14 Bartsch-Hackley 15 Hill 17 Courtney 19 H. Tapp 22 Washington 23 Robinson 24 Ogbogu 25 Lowe Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medal 1 Hancock 2 Poulter 4 Wong-Orantes 10 Larson 11 Drews 12 Thompson 14 Bartsch-Hackley 15 Hill 16 Akinradewo 22 Washington 23 Robinson 24 Ogbogu Coach: Kiraly v t e United States squad – 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – 4th place 2 Poulter 4 Wong-Orantes 5 Hentz 7 Carlini 8 H. Tapp 11 Drews 13 Wilhite Parsons 15 Washington 18 Bajema 20 Cuttino 23 Robinson Cook (c) 24 Ogbogu 30 Frantti 31 Hall Coach: Kiraly v t e United States women's volleyball squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 Hancock 2 Poulter 3 Skinner 4 Wong-Orantes 7 Carlini 10 Larson 11 Drews 12 Thompson 15 Washington 16 Rettke 22 Plummer 23 Cook 24 Ogbogu Coach: Kiraly v t e 2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Aaron Russell Taylor Sander David Lee Kawika Shoji William Priddy Murphy Troy Thomas Jaeschke Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Alisha Glass Kayla Banwarth Courtney Thompson Rachael Adams Carli Lloyd Jordan Larson Kelly Murphy Christa Harmotto Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Kelsey Robinson Karsta Lowe Men's beach Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena Jake Gibb Casey Patterson Women's beach April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings Brooke Sweat Lauren Fendrick Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly v t e 2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold) Qualification Men's indoor Women's indoor Men's indoor Matt Anderson Taylor Sander Kyle Ensing Mitch Stahl Kawika Shoji TJ DeFalco Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia David Smith Erik Shoji Women's indoor Micha Hancock Jordyn Poulter Justine Wong-Orantes Jordan Larson Andrea Drews Jordan Thompson Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Haleigh Washington Kelsey Robinson Chiaka Ogbogu Men's beach Jake Gibb Tri Bourne Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser Women's beach Alix Klineman April Ross Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil Coaches John Speraw Karch Kiraly

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