Jordan Larson Pro Volleyball Player and Olympic Gold Medalist

Jordan Larson volleyball professional is an American player and captain of America's first Olympic gold medal winning team is an international volleyball star

Jordan Larson, an American pro female volleyball player and captain of America's first Olympic gold medal winning team is an international volleyball star. (USA Olympic volleyball star Jordan Larson from 2010 osuwisko)

Jordan Larson Volleyball Professional Player

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Jordan participated in a lot of sports growing up as an adolescent, but volleyball was the one that became her favorite.

From her small hometown of Hooper, Nebraska with a population of 832 people, she became an international volleyball star.

She played high school volleyball for Logan View High School in Hooper, Nebraska.[4]

She was named to the Super-State first team in her last three seasons.

In 2003, she had 15.08 kills per game to set a Class C1 state record and led LVHS to the state finals.

In 2004, as a senior, she set a C1 record with 501 kills, and Logan View made it to the Class C1 state semifinals. She was named Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year.[5]

She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2008 with a degree in communications with a minor in psychology.

Jordan Larson volleyball professional is an American player and captain of America's first Olympic gold medal winning team is an international volleyball star (photo jordanl larson blocking ferhat culfaz)

• 2005 AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year
• 2005 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2005 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
• 2006 First-Team AVCA All-American
• 2006 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region
• 2006 Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12
• 2006 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year 
• 2006 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team 
• 2006 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 
• 2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 
• 2007 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 
• 2007 Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 
• 2007 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 
• 2007 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 
• 2007 Third-Team Academic All-District VII
• 2008 First-Team AVCA All-American
• 2008 Second-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
• 2008 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region
• 2008 Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 
• 2008 Big 12 Player of the Year
• 2008 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year 
• 2008 Team Tri-Captain
• 2008 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team 
• 2008 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 
• 2008 First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII
• 2008 Ameritas Players Challenge MVP
• 2008 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 
• Five-Time Big 12 Honor Roll

Jordan Larson volleyball professional is an American player and captain of America's first Olympic gold medal winning team is an international volleyball star (USA Olympic volleyball star Jordan Larson from 2010 osuwisko)

• Jordan is a three-time Olympic medalist with Team USA, winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Games, bronze in 2016 and silver in 2012.

Larson won gold with the national team at the

• 2014 World Championship, 
• the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and
• the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics,[2] 
• silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and 
• bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 

She also won gold at the 2014 World Championship with the U.S.

She spent several years with Turkish Club Eczacibasi, where she helped the club become the first in the world to win the FIVB World Club Championship back-to-back.

National team

• 2010 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• 2011 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
• 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2012 Summer Olympics
• 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
• 2013 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2014 FIVB World Championship
• 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup
• 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2016 Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament
• 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix
• 2016 Summer Olympics
• 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
• 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualifications Tournament (IOQT) - Qualified
• 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup
• 2019 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship
• 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
• 2020  Summer Olympics

Five fun facts about Jordan Larson's international career while on the USA Volleyball National team.  

• Turkish Women's Volleyball League, Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino, Chinese Volleyball League, Women’s Super League (Russia)

• Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.

Individual Awards 

• 2011–12 CEV Champions League "Best Receiver"
• 2013 NORCECA Championship "Best Server"
• 2013–14 CEV Champions League "Best Blocker"
• 2014–15 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2015 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup "Best Outside Spiker"
• 2020 Summer Olympics – "Most Valuable Player"
• 2020 Summer Olympics – "Best Outside Hitter"

During the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited professional volleyball league, Jordan earned 4,569 total points in Season 1, and was named the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Champion.

CAREER STATS

45

SETS PLAYED

213

KILLS

37

ASSISTS

15

SERVICE ACES

190

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