Name: April Ross

Sport: Volleyball

Discipline(s): Beach Volleyball

Height: 6-1

DOB: 6/20/1982

Birthplace: Costa Mesa, Calif.

Hometown: Costa Mesa, Calif.

High School: Newport Harbor High School (Newport Beach, Calif.) ‘00

College: University of Southern California '05, International Relations

Team/Club: Orange County Volleyball Club

Coach(es): Jen Kessy

Olympic Experience

• Three-time Olympian (2012, 2016, 2020); three-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold
• Olympic Games Rio 2016, bronze
• Olympic Games London 2012, silver

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – silver
• Years of participation: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
• Medals: 3 (1 gold, 2 silvers)
• Gold – 2009
• Silver – 2019, 2017

Personal: Father's name is Glen...Mother, Margie, died in 2001...Stepmother's name is Lynda...Has one sister, Amy, three stepbrothers – Tommy, Jimmy and Weston, and one stepsister – Mindy...Competed in indoor volleyball, basketball and track in high school...Enjoys music and traveling...Hobbies include snowboarding, writing and yoga.

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