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  • Volleyball icon Won gold at the 2020 Olympic Games with Alix Klineman; won bronze in 2016 with Kerri Walsh Jennings; won silver in 2012 with Jen Kessy
  • Volleyball icon Partnered with Alix Klineman since 2018; playing with Emily Day in 2022 as Klineman recovers from injury
  • Volleyball icon Former partners include: Lauren Fendrick (2017); Kerri Walsh Jennings (2013-17); Jen Kessy (2007-13)
  • Volleyball icon One of four U.S. beach volleyball Olympians to have more than one Olympic medal (Kerri Walsh Jennings, Misty May-Treanor, Karch Kiraly)
  • Volleyball icon Just missed qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Game with Jen Kessy, as the team was third in the U.S
  • Volleyball icon USAV Women's Beach Player of the Year - 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Volleyball icon USAV Beach Team of the Year - 2009 and 2012 with Jen Kessy; 2016 with Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • Volleyball icon FIVB Best Hitter - 2009, 2011
  • Volleyball icon FIVB Best Offensive Player - 2009
  • Volleyball icon FIVB Best Server - 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Volleyball icon FIVB Top Rookie - 2007 (first woman to win the award)
  • Volleyball icon Through 2021, has played in 149 FIVB tournaments with 27 gold medals
  • Volleyball icon Played professionally indoors in Puerto Rico from 2004-06
  • Volleyball icon Trained indoors with the U.S. Women's National Team in 2002-03
  • Volleyball icon Three-time All-American at USC as an indoor player, helping the Trojans to consecutive AVCA national titles in 2002 and 2003
  • Volleyball icon Started every match in her USC career, leading the team in kills and points each year
  • Volleyball icon National Freshman of the Year and 2003 PAC-10 Player of the year
  • Volleyball icon 2004 Honda Sports Award winner for volleyball
  • Volleyball icon U.S. Junior National Team - 2000 and 2001

Events

  • flag icon 2021 FIVB World Tour Finals - Bronze with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2020 Olympic Games - Gold with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Cancun Hub Tournament 3 - Bronze with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Cancun Hub Tournament 2 - Bronze with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2021 FIVB Doha - Gold with Alix Klineman
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB The Hague - 4th with Alix Klineman
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Xiamen - T5th with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2019 FIVB Itapema - Gold with Alix Klineman
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Ostrava - T5th with Alix Klineman
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Warsaw - T5th with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2019 FIVB World Championships - Silver with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2019 FIVB Gstaad - Gold with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2019 FIVB Tokyo - Silver with Alix Klineman
  • flag icon 2019 FIVB Rome (World Tour Finals) - T9th with Alix Klineman
  • Medal Top 2018 FIVB finishes with Alix Klineman include: Gold at Dela Beach and Gold at Yangzhou; Gold at the Hague
  • Medal 2018 NORCECA Tour Finals - Gold with Alix Klineman
  • Medal 2017 World Championships - Silver with Lauren Fendrick
  • 2016 Olympic Games - Bronze with Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • flag icon 2015 World Championships - T9th with Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • flag icon 2013 World Championships - 4th with Whitney Pavlik
  • 2012 Olympic Games - Silver with Jen Kessy
  • flag icon 2011 World Championships - T5th with Jen Kessy
  • Medal 2009 World Championships - Gold with Jen Kessy
  • flag icon 2007 World Championships - T37th with Jen Kessy

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1982
  • Volleyball icon Father's name is Glen; stepmother is Lynda; April's mom, Margie, died of breast cancer in 2001
  • Volleyball icon Has one sister (Amy); three stepbrothers (Tommy, Jimmy and Weston), one stepsister (Mindy)
  • Volleyball icon Graduated USC with a degree in international relations
  • Volleyball icon Played for Orange County Volleyball Club
  • Volleyball icon 1999 Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year

April on the USA Volleyball Show

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  • On winning gold with Alix Klineman at the 2020 Olympic Games:"I still can't fathom that it worked out the way it did. It's kind of a fairy tale story, going out at 39 to try and get my gold medal. The fact that it actually happened feels so special and so surreal."