Kristin Klein Keefe ( Kristin Magdalen Klein; born March 20, 1970, in

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) is an American retired

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player who played as an outside hitter. She represented the

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at the

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, finishing in seventh place. Klein played as a member of the United States B-team at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

. She also played at the

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, where she won a bronze medal. Klein joined the United States national team in August 1992. In 1995, she won a silver medal at the

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College

Klein played college women's volleyball for

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, where she was a four-time All-American. In 1991, she was selected as ''Volleyball Monthlys Player of the Year.

International competitions

*1991 – Pan American Games *1991 – World University Games (bronze) *1993 – NORCECA Zone Championship (silver) *1994 – World Grand Prix *1994 – World Championship *1995 – NORCECA Zone Championship *1995 – World Grand Prix (gold) *1995 – Pan American Games (silver) *1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place)

Personal life

Klein is married to former Stanford

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and

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player Adam Keefe; both were inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. They have two daughters, Caitlin and Michaela, who were on the Stanford women's volleyball team from 2016 to 2020. They also have a son, James, who is on the Stanford men's basketball team.

References

External links

Kristin Klein at Olympics.com

Olympedia Profile: Kristin Klein

Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Kristin 1970 births Living people American women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the United States Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball players Outside hitters Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games