Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor (United States)

Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor (United States) celebrate their winning the Gold Medal in Beijing Olympics 2008.

Walsh and her teammate, Misty May-Treanor, were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. They have often described by the media as ‘the greatest beach volleyball team of all time’.

On August 21, Kerri Walsh-Jennings and May-Treanor repeated their winning performance to become Olympic gold medalists, defeating the first-seeded Chinese team in the final match. Kerri Walsh and May-Treanor did not lose even a single set in either of their past two Olympics competitions. Their final match made their unbeaten streak of winning to 108 matches. As for the records, they are the only beach volleyball team to successfully defend their Olympic title.

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (United States)

Misty May-Treanor (USA) returns the ball while Kerri Walsh (USA) is telling Misty where to hit the ball during the women's gold medal match against China held at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the Olympic gold a second time, after winning it in 2004, making them the only team to win the second Olympic Gold.