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How much do you really know about Kerri Walsh Jennings? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Kerri Walsh Jennings has spoken publicly about her fear of flying.

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Walsh Jennings has openly discussed her fear of flying in interviews, describing how she manages it with breathing exercises and meditation during her extensive travel for tournaments.

2.

Kerri Walsh Jennings has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her ankle.

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She has a small Olympic rings tattoo on her left ankle, a common symbol among athletes who have competed in the Games.

3.

Kerri Walsh Jennings competed for the U.S. indoor volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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She was an alternate and did not compete. Her Olympic debut was in beach volleyball at the 2004 Athens Games.

4.

Kerri Walsh Jennings won Olympic gold in both beach and indoor volleyball.

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She won three Olympic golds in beach volleyball but never played indoor volleyball at the Olympics—only collegiately at Stanford.

5.

Kerri Walsh Jennings played in the 2016 Rio Olympics while pregnant with her third child.

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Walsh Jennings competed in Rio 2016 while five weeks pregnant, winning bronze alongside April Ross. She didn't reveal the pregnancy until later.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings is the only beach volleyball player to win four Olympic medals.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings won gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and bronze in 2016, giving her four Olympic medals—the most of any beach volleyball player, male or female.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings once played a match using only her non-dominant hand due to an injury.

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Walsh Jennings played through a shoulder injury (notably in the 2004 Olympics) but always used both hands. No record or credible report supports her ever playing a match one-handed.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings is right-handed.

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She consistently plays, serves, and spikes with her right hand in all her professional beach volleyball matches.

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