Misty May-Treanor

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Misty May-Treanor : biography

July 30, 1977 –

Injuries

May-Treanor played much of her 2002 season with a torn PCL before undergoing surgery that September.

Soon after winning her gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, May-Treanor ruptured her achilles tendon during dance practice for a performance on the show Dancing with the Stars. It was successfully repaired, though she did not return to competition for nearly a year.

Coaching

May-Treanor was a member of the women’s volleyball coaching staff at Irvine Valley College beginning in 2001, though she is no longer listed as a staff member. IVC head coach, Tom Pestolesi, was Misty’s high school volleyball coach.

Olympics

U.S. President [[George W. Bush visits May-Treanor (left) and Walsh (right) at the 2008 Olympics.|upright]]

Sydney 2000

Hobbled by an abdominal injury in her first Olympics, May-Treanor finished fifth with partner Holly McPeak in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Athens 2004

Riding a 90-match win streak, May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh continued their winning ways through the 2004 Summer Olympics. In semifinal play, the pair defeated fellow Americans — and May-Treanor’s former partner — Holly McPeak and partner Elaine Youngs. May-Treanor and Walsh defeated Brazil in the championship match to win the gold medal. The duo did not lose a single set in all seven matches.

Beijing 2008

On August 21, May-Treanor and Walsh repeated as Olympic gold medalists, defeating the first-seeded Chinese team in two games. They are the only beach volleyball team to repeat as gold medalists. May-Treanor was named the Most Outstanding Player for the women’s competition.

London 2012

May-Treanor and Walsh competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In the preliminary round, they extended their Olympic winning streak to 32 consecutive sets without a loss with wins over Australia and the Czech Republic. The streak came to an end when they lost their first set to the Schwaiger sisters from Austria; May-Treanor and Walsh went on to win the match 17–21, 21–8, 15–10. May-Treanor and Walsh defeated fellow Americans April Ross and Jennifer Kessy in the final to claim the gold medal (21–16, 21–16).

TV and film appearances

May-Treanor has made numerous minor television appearances, including Dancing with the Stars, episodes of CSI: Miami, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

In 2008, May-Treanor competed in Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7) with partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. May-Treanor ruptured her Achilles tendon during a training session for the show, and was consequently forced to withdraw from the competition.

Following the 2008 Olympics, May-Treanor appeared in an episode of the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.http://www.tvguide.com/news/Misty-May-Treanor-Digs-17578.aspx On August 14, 2012 she appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-14-2012/misty-may-treanor

Personal life

May-Treanor is the daughter of Bob "Butch" May, a member of the 1968 United States men’s national volleyball team, and Barbara May, a nationally ranked tennis player. A prominent tattoo on May-Treanor’s shoulder — an angel with the initials "B.M." — is a dedication to her mother, who died of cancer in 2002.

In January 2004, May-Treanor began dating baseball player Matt Treanor; the two wed in November 2004.

She has two brothers, Brack and Scott. Brack has competed on the Food Network’s show Chopped. May-Treanor’s first cousin is tennis player Taylor Dent.

May-Treanor is listed as residing in Coral Springs, Florida; she and her husband also own a home in Long Beach, California. She serves as a Sports Ambassador for and previously served on the Board of Governors. May-Treanor is obtaining a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia University in Irvine, California.