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Jeanne Beauprey

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Jeanne Beauprey
Personal information
Full nameJeanne Marie Beauprey (-Reeves)
BornJeanne Marie Beauprey
June 21, 1961 (1961-06-21) (age 63)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number12 (1984)
National team
1983–1984 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team

Jeanne Marie Beauprey (born June 21, 1961) is an American former competitive volleyball player and silver medalist in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2]

College

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Beauprey played college volleyball at UCLA.[1] She was an All-American her senior year in 1982, and was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2000.[3][4]

Beach volleyball

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Beauprey played beach volleyball from 1987 to 1997, earning a total of just over $15,000 in prizes.[5]

Awards

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  • All-American 1982
  • Pan American Games silver medal 1983[1]
  • Olympic silver medal 1984
  • UCLA Hall of Fame 2000

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jeanne Beauprey". Olympedia. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Crowe, Jerry (July 28, 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Jeanne Beauprey Reeves". UCLA Athletics. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jeanne Reeves". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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