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How much do you really know about Kerri Walsh Jennings? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

She has a fear of flying that she overcame during her career.

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Walsh Jennings has spoken about her fear of flying, which she managed through breathing techniques and focus, allowing her to travel globally for competitions.

2.

Kerri Walsh Jennings has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her ankle.

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She has a small Olympic rings tattoo on her left ankle, a common symbol among athletes who have competed in the Games.

3.

Kerri Walsh Jennings won Olympic gold in both beach and indoor volleyball.

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She won three Olympic golds in beach volleyball but never played indoor volleyball at the Olympics—only collegiately at Stanford.

4.

She was a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic indoor volleyball team.

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She played for the U.S. indoor team in 2000 but was an alternate and didn't compete in the Sydney Games. Her first Olympic appearance was 2004 in beach volleyball.

5.

She played in the 2016 Rio Olympics while pregnant with her third child.

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Walsh Jennings competed in Rio 2016 while five weeks pregnant, winning bronze alongside April Ross. She didn't reveal the pregnancy until later.

6.

Kerri Walsh Jennings is the only beach volleyball player to win four Olympic medals.

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She has three golds and one bronze, but Misty May-Treanor also has three golds; no one has four individual medals.

7.

She once played a match using only her non-dominant hand due to an injury.

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This is a myth; she never played a full match one-handed. She did play through a shoulder injury but used both hands.

8.

Kerri Walsh Jennings is left-handed but plays volleyball right-handed.

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She is naturally left-handed but trained to play right-handed as a child to better fit team dynamics—a rare switch that boosted her versatility.

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