Nadine Zumkehr
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Frutigen, Switzerland
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1985 Frutigen, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Nadine Zumkehr (born 5 February 1985) is a Swiss beach volleyball player.[1] As of 2012, she played with Simone Kuhn. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and were eliminated in the round of 16 by the American pair of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross who went on to win silver.[2]
As of 2013 she now plays with Joana Heidrich. The pair participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio with a 14th seed,[3] as of 12 June 2016, placement. They lost against Brazil's #1 seed team of Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca in a nail biting match of 3 sets (21–23, 27–25, 15–13), which was also the longest match at Rio, in the quarter-final Played 14 August 2016.[4][5]
Zumkehr played her last Beach Volleyball game at the Toronto World Finals and will retire.[6]
