Misty May-Treanor

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Medal record
Misty May-Treanor
Women's Volleyball
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold	Athens 2004	Beach Volleyball
World Championships
Gold	Rio de Janeiro 2003	Beach Volleyball
Gold	Berlin 2005	Beach Volleyball
Gold	Montreal 2007	Beach Volleyball
Gold	Gstaad 2007	Beach Volleyball
Pan American Games
Bronze	1999 Winnipeg	Indoor Volleyball

Misty May-Treanor (born July 30, 1977) is an American professional beach volleyball player. She was born and grew up in Santa Monica, California and graduated from California State University, Long Beach, where she won a national championship, received the Athlete of the Year Award in 1998, and was on the All American First Team for three years for indoor volleyball. May-Treanor currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California. In 2003, May and her new teammate Kerri Walsh were named the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Team of the Year after having an undefeated season at 39-0, winning eight tournaments.

In the 2000 Summer Olympics, May teamed with Holly McPeak, a highly ranked U.S. beach volleyball player, and they finished in fifth place. In the 2004 Summer Olympics with teammate Kerri Walsh, the number one ranked player, May won Gold after she and Walsh defeated the Brazilian team in the finals. McPeak teamed up with Elaine Youngs and won the bronze medal, after losing to May and Walsh in the semifinal round. May and Walsh did not lose a single set in their seven matches over the 2004 Olympics.

During the offseason, May-Treanor coaches women's volleyball at Irvine Valley College as an assistant coach. After her volleyball career, she plans to earn a Master's degree, coach volleyball at the junior college level, and spend time with her family and two dogs. In November 2004, she married Florida Marlins catcher Matt Treanor. She is the first cousin of tennis player Taylor Dent. Misty appeared on NBC's game show Identity on April 6, 2007. She posed as "Born In 1977."