Jacob "Jake" Spiker Gibb (born February 6, 1976) is an American professional beach volleyball player, who currently plays on the AVP Tour with

Taylor Crabb Taylor Crabb (born January 26, 1992) is an American beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side defender with his partner Taylor Sander. He has won eight tournaments on the AVP Pro Tour, as well as one gold medal on the FIVB World Tour. ...

as his partner. Gibb and Casey Patterson represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Previously, Gibb and

Sean Rosenthal Sean Michael Rosenthal (born June 19, 1980) is an American beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. He is best known for his high leaping ability, which has earned him the nickname of "Superman". Rosenthal has an entourage called "Rosie's ...

played together from 2006 to 2012. The duo represented Team USA at the

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and 2012 Olympic Games.

Personal life

Gibb was born and raised in

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, where he played

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and

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. His middle name is his mother's

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, Spiker. He did not play volleyball in college, but attended the

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and graduated in 2002 with a degree in business. It was not until he turned 21 that he took up the sport of beach volleyball with his twin brother, Coleman. He has ten brothers and sisters. Gibb is a two-time

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. He was diagnosed with

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in 2010 and also had a

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removed from his left shoulder in 2002. He and his wife, Jane, were married in 2000 and moved to

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in 2002. They reside in

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Career

Partners

* 2000–2002: Mike Daniel * 2003: Ty Loomis * 2004: Adam Jewell * 2005:

Stein Metzger Stein Metzger (born November 17, 1972, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a male beach volleyball player from the United States. He played college men's indoor volleyball at UCLA where he won 3 NCAA National championships under legendary coach Al Scates. ...

* 2006–2013:

* 2013–2016: Casey Patterson * 2017–2021:

AVP

Before partnering up with Crabb in 2017, he previously played with

, Mike Daniel,

, Ty Loomis and Adam Jewell. In 2005 with Stein Metzger, the duo played in 14 AVP events and won four, which led the tour. They also finished second three times and third five times. In 2006, Gibb and Rosenthal played in 16 AVP events and won one – the very first event they played together. In 2007, they played in 17 AVP events and won two. They also finished second seven times and third twice. In 2008, they beat top-ranked American duo Phil Dalhausser and

Todd Rogers Todd Jonathan Rogers (born September 30, 1973) is an American professional beach volleyball player who is an Olympic and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship gold medalist. He and his former partner, Phil Dalhausser, were the 2007, 2008, 200 ...

in the final AVP Tour event before the 2008 Beijing Olympics in

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. Overall, they played seven AVP Tour events in 2008 and won two, and also placed second in two.

AVP honors

*2005 **AVP Most Valuable Player **AVP Team of the Year (with Metzger) **FIVB Top Rookie *2004 **AVP Most Improved Player

Olympics

Gibb made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Rosenthal. The team made it to the quarterfinals before losing to

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ian duo of Ricardo Santos and

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. Gibb and Rosenthal finished 5th again at the 2012 London Olympics when they lost to the Latvian team. Although it was a disappointing finish at the London Olympics, Gibb and Rosenthal finished 1st in the world on the FIVB tour. After a great year, Gibb and Rosenthal decided to conclude their partnership and play with other teammates. The next year, Gibb began to play with Casey Patterson. Gibb participated with Tri Bourne after

withdrew due to COVID-19 at the

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in 2021, at age 45, making him the oldest ever Olympic Beach Volleyball competitor and finished 9th.

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