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Rachael Alexis Adams (born June 3, 1990) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team. Adams won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Rachael Alexis Adams | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 125 in (318 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 121 in (307 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Texas at Austin | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
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| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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She attended Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where she played volleyball.[4] She then played college volleyball at University of Texas at Austin.[5] In 2012, while at Texas, Adams was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball.[6]
Adams was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[7][8]
Adams was awarded among the Best Middle Blockers along with the Brazilian Thaísa Menezes during the 2016 World Grand Prix.[9]
With her team Eczacıbaşı VitrA, she won the gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[10]
Adams won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League bronze medal with Eczacıbaşı VitrA when her team defeated the Russian Dinamo Moscow 3-0[11] and she was also awarded Best Middle Blocker.[12] At the end of season 2017-2018 she signed for Italian club Monza and will play in Italian A1 league.
Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Pan-American Volleyball Cup NORCECA Championship
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup FIVB World Championship FIVB World Grand Prix FIVB World Grand Prix
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