Brooke Sweat
Brooke Sweat (born Brooke Youngquist; March 27, 1986) is an American professional beach volleyball player, specializing as a defender.[2] She started her career in 2007 with the AVP tours. Sweat had her best ever international (FIVB) finish with her then-partner Jennifer Fopma, when they placed third at the 2013 Berlin Grand Slam.[3][4][5]
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| Full name | Brooke Youngquist Sweat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Brooke Youngquist March 27, 1986 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Florida Gulf Coast University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Sweat played volleyball for Florida Gulf Coast University. She set the all-time school record with over 1,000 kills.[6]
Career
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Sweat qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with partner Lauren Fendrick.[1] The pair played in Pool-A against Poland's Brzostek/Kolosinska (1-2), Brazil's Larissa/Talita (0-2), and Russia's Birlova/Ukolova (1-2), finishing in last place (0-3).
Personal life
Sweat is married to fellow AVP player, Nicholas Sweat.[6]
References
- Soffian, Seth (June 9, 2016). "Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat". The News-Press. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- "The American puzzle pieced together!". Beach Volleyball Major Series. April 3, 2018.
- "FIVB profile". fivb.org.
- "AVP profile". avp.com.
- "Team USA profile". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015.
- "Brooke Sweat". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
External links
- Brooke Sweat at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Brooke Sweat at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Brooke Sweat at Olympics.com
- Brooke Sweat at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)