Kerri

Walsh Jennings

Quick Facts

• Walsh Jennings is the daughter of Tim and Margie Walsh
• Walsh Jennings has an older brother, Marte, two younger sisters, Kelli and KC
• Married to beach volleyball player Casey Jennings
  • The pair has three children, sons Joseph (2009) and Sundance (2010) and daughter Scout (2013)
• Walsh Jennings competed while pregnant with Joseph following the Olympic Games Beijing 2008
  • She was pregnant with Scout during the Olympic Games London 2012
• Walsh Jennings was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 and into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor in 2018
• Started her company p1440 in 2018
• Played volleyball and basketball in high school, earning a state championship title with both teams
• Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025

Biographical Information

Kerri Walsh Jennings is a legendary figure in beach volleyball, known for her exceptional career achievements. A three-time Olympic gold medalist (2004, 2008, 2012) and four-time Olympic medalist, she holds the record for the most career wins in both international and domestic beach volleyball events, with 135 victories. Walsh Jennings is also a three-time beach volleyball world championship winner (2003, 2005, 2007) and holds the record for most consecutive matches won (112) and consecutive tournaments won (19).

Along with her partner, Misty May-Treanor, she achieved an extraordinary 21 consecutive Olympic wins between 2004 and 2012. With her bronze medal finish at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, no other female beach volleyball player has matched her Olympic medal count.

She has overcome multiple challenges, including five shoulder surgeries, returning to win the Rio Grand Slam in 2016. As a mother, Walsh Jennings competed in the Olympic Games London 2012 while five weeks pregnant. At 42, she remained a top competitor, narrowly missing a sixth Olympic berth in 2020.

Olympic Experience

• 5-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 1 bronze)
  • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, bronze (Team - Women)
  • Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Team - Women)
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (Team - Women)
  • Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
  • Olympic Games Sydney 2000, 4th (Team - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 17th (Team - Women)
• Years of participation: Team - Women 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019
• Medals: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
  • Gold – 2007 (Team - Women); 2005 (Team - Women)
  • Silver – 2011 (Team - Women)