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Misty May-Treanor Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Misty May-Treanor? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Misty May-Treanor has a twin sister who also played professional beach volleyball.

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✗ FALSE

She has a younger sister, but no twin. This is a common myth because of other twin athletes in the sport.

2.

Misty May-Treanor won three Olympic gold medals in beach volleyball.

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✓ TRUE

She won gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 with Kerri Walsh Jennings—the only beach volleyball team to three-peat.

3.

Misty May-Treanor once competed on 'Dancing with the Stars' and won the mirrorball trophy.

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✗ FALSE

Misty May-Treanor competed on Season 7 but withdrew early due to a ruptured Achilles tendon. Brooke Burke and Derek Hough won that season.

4.

Misty May-Treanor retired from professional beach volleyball before turning 30 years old.

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✗ FALSE

She retired in 2012 at age 35 after her third Olympic gold, then had a brief return in 2016.

5.

Misty May-Treanor never played indoor volleyball in college, focusing only on beach volleyball.

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✗ FALSE

Misty May-Treanor played indoor volleyball at Long Beach State, winning two NCAA championships before switching to beach.

6.

May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings never lost a single match together in Olympic play.

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✓ TRUE

They went 21-0 in Olympic matches across three Games, the only undefeated beach volleyball duo in Olympic history.

7.

Misty May-Treanor once played a match with a broken toe and still won the tournament.

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✗ FALSE

Kerri Walsh Jennings, not Misty May-Treanor, famously played with a broken toe during the 2008 Olympic gold medal match. There is no record of May-Treanor doing so.

8.

Misty May-Treanor is the daughter of a professional baseball player.

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Her father, Butch May, was a professional beach volleyball player and coach, not a baseball player.

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