Nicole Branagh

As of April 13, 2011

Nicole Branagh ( born January 31, 1979 in Orinda, California) is an American beach volleyball and former volleyball player.

Career Hall

At the Miramonte High School in San Leandro, California Nicole Branagh played both volleyball and basketball. With the college volleyball team of Minnesota in 2002 she won the U.S. Championship. In addition, she played from 2001 to 2003 in the U.S. national team and won at the Pan American Games in 2003 the bronze medal.

Career Beach

In 2004 we launched Nicole Branagh her ​​beach volleyball career. In 2005, she played with Angela Akers, 2006, alternating with the bronze medal winners in Athens, Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs. The duo Branagh / Youngs finished 2007 ranked fifth at the World Championships in Gstaad, 2008 in fifth place again at the Olympic Games in Beijing and 2009 to fifth place at the World Championships in Stavanger.

Nicole Branagh in 2010 came one after the other with the two-time Olympic champions Misty May- Treanor and Kerri Walsh. The duo Branagh / Walsh won the FIVB tournament in Phuket.

After 2011 May- Treanor and Walsh came together with the aim of participating in the 2012 Olympic Games in London again, Nicole Branagh started again in 2011 with Angela Akers. In 2012 she then played with different partners, after the retirement of May- Treanor and Walsh again.