- Elaine Youngs
Elaine Youngs (born
February 14 ,1970 inEl Toro, California ) is an Americanbeach volleyball player.As of 2007, Youngs has won 38 professional beach volleyball tournaments in her career. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics with teammateHolly McPeak . In 2002, she was named MVP of the AVP.Youngs is a 1993 graduate of
UCLA , where she majored in history.Youngs played on the indoor womens team at the 1996 Olympics
Youngs is also known for her intense nature which has led to a string of broken partnerships, sometimes even public disagreements with her partners. She teamed with
Rachel Wacholder for the 2005 and much of the 2006 season, but in August 2006, Wacholder left Youngs and partnered withJennifer Kessy Boss . Youngs replaced Wacholder withNicole Branagh for the 2007 AVP season.On September 8, 2007 Youngs won the
Goddess of the Beach tournament for the first time inLas Vegas, Nevada .Youngs, nicknamed "EY," currently resides in
Durango, Colorado .External links
* [http://web.avp.com/players/profile.jsp?id=1189 AVP Profile]
* [http://volleyball.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1039 Elaine Youngs' U.S. Olympic Team bio]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/elaine+youngs/222253]
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