Prikeba Phipps
American volleyball player
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Prikeba ("Keba") Reed Phipps (born June 30, 1969) is an American former volleyball player and two-time Olympian who played for the United States women's national volleyball team. Phipps competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she was the youngest player on the roster, at 19 years old.[1][2] She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she finished in fifth place.[1][3]
FullnamePrikeba Reed Phipps
NicknameKeba
BornJune 30, 1969
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
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| Full name | Prikeba Reed Phipps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Keba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 126 in (319 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 119 in (303 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 (1988) 1 (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phipps represented the United States at the age of 18 at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, where she won a bronze medal.[1][4]
Clubs
International Competitions
- 1987 – NORCECA Continental Championships (silver medal)
- 1987 – Pan American Games (bronze medal)
- 1988 – Olympic Games (seventh place)
- 1989 – NORCECA Continental Championships (bronze medal)
- 2002 – World Championships (silver medal)
- 2003 – FIVB World Grand Prix (bronze medal)
- 2003 – World Cup (bronze medal)
- 2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (gold medal)
- 2004 – FIVB World Grand Prix (bronze medal)
- 2004 – Olympic Games (fifth place)
