Jordyn Poulter, setter
Height: 6’2” (182cm)
Athletes for Team USA’s Olympic Volleyball Team Are About a Foot Taller Than the Average American
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Volleyball is one of those sports where height is considered an advantage, though it’s certainly not everything. Going into the Paris 2024 Olympics, the heights of Team USA’s players are around a foot taller than the average American—the CDC says that’s 5’10” for men and 5’4″ for women.
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That said, there’s really no height deemed “too short” to play the sport. John Kessel, former Team USA Volleyball’s Director of Sport Development, wrote on the team’s blog, “It’s not how tall you are, but how tall you play,” with additional insight from 2004 Olympian, Reid Priddy.
“If, in fact, this player is an all-around player and good at all the skills that is a great attribute and our sport is in great need of him,” he wrote. “As a rule, the taller players have an easier time attacking and blocking but the ball control skills usually don’t come as easy. … Speed is something that a smaller player can bring to help offset any disadvantage there might be.”
How tall is the USA Olympic volleyball team?
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Avery Skinner, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images Height: 6’1” (186cm)
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Justine Wong-Orantes, libero
Image Credit: Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Height: 5’6” (171cm)
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Lauren Carlini, setter
Image Credit: Photo by Lisa Guglielmi/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Height: 6’2” (189cm)
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Jordan Larson, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Height: 6’2” (189cm)
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Annie Drews, opposite
Image Credit: Photo by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images Height: 6’4” (195cm)
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Dana Rettke, middle blocker
Image Credit: Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images Height: 6’8” (203cm)
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Kathryn Plummer, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images Height: 6’6” (198cm)
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Kelsey Robinson Cook, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Lisa Guglielmi/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Height: 6’2” (188cm)
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Haleigh Washington, middle blocker
Image Credit: Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Height: 6’3” (192cm)
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Jordan Thompson, opposite
Image Credit: Photo by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images Height: 6’4” (195cm)
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Max Holt, middle blocker
Image Credit: Getty Images Height: 6’10” (208 cm)
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Micah Christenson, setter
Image Credit: Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images Height: 6’5″ (195 cm)
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TJ DeFalco, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by John W. McDonough/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Height: 6’5″ (196 cm)
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Jeff Jendryk, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’10” (208 cm)
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Aaron Russell, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’9″ (206 cm)
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Matt Anderson, opposite
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’10” (208 cm)
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Chiaka Ogbogu, middle blocker
Image Credit: Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Height: 6”2 (188cm)
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David Smith, middle blocker
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’7″ (200 cm)
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Micah Ma’a, setter
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’3″ (191 cm)
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Taylor Averill, middle blocker
Image Credit: Photo by Mark Fredesjed Cristino/Getty Images Height: 6’7″ (200 cm)
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Garrett Muagututia, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Mark Fredesjed Cristino/Getty Images Height: 6’5″ (196 cm)
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Thomas Jaeschke, outside hitter
Image Credit: Photo by Evan Buhler/Getty Images Height: 6’6″ (198 cm)
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Erik Shoji, libero
Image Credit: Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images Height: 6’0″ (183 cm)
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