Jennifer Fopma (born October 30, 1981) is an international level

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player of the

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Career

She started her career in 2005 with the AVP tours. Fopma had her best ever international ( FIVB) finish with her then-partner Brooke Sweat, when they placed third at the 2013 Berlin Grand Slam. Fopma was born in

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to American parents living in the

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. Her family moved back to USA when she was aged one. She started her graduation at

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, and then moved to

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. She is married to the Men's team's former coach, Jeff Conover.

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* 1981 births Living people American women's beach volleyball players Sportspeople from Leiden Dutch emigrants to the United States 21st-century American women Cal State Northridge Matadors women's volleyball players Pepperdine Waves women's volleyball players {{US-volleyball-bio-stub