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Alix Klineman
Alix Klineman
	Klineman in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Rose Klineman
Born	December 30, 1989 (age 34); Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
2007–2010; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017	Stanford University; Scavolini Pesaro ; Mc Carnaghi Villa Cortese ; Imoco Volley Conegliano; Igor Gorgonzola Novara ; Dentil Praia Clube
National team
2008–2021	United States
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Tour Finals
FIVB BVB World Tour
AVP Pro BVB Tour
Pan American Games

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Alexandra Rose "Alix" Klineman (born December 30, 1989) is an American beach volleyball player, 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, and former indoor volleyball player.

In high school she was the 2006 Gatorade National Player of the Year. She was a four-time All-American in volleyball at Stanford University, and the 2010 Volleyball Magazine national player of the year. She won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2011 Pan American Games.

Switching to beach volleyball, she was named part of the 2018 Association of Volleyball Professionals Team of the Year (along with April Ross), and individually honored with the 2018 and 2019 Best Blocker awards.

Early life

Klineman was born in Torrance, California, to Mike and Kathie Klineman, raised in Manhattan Beach, California, and is Jewish.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5] She has an older brother, Max, and a sister, Maddy.^[1]^[6] She is 6'5" (1.96 m) in height.^[1]

High school

Klineman graduated from Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California in 2007. She was named the 2005 and 2006 California Gatorade State Player of the Year for Volleyball, and the 2006 Gatorade National Player of the Year.^[7] She was also the 2004 and 2006 California State Championship most valuable player, PrepVolleyball.com 2004 Sophomore Player of the Year and 2006 Senior Player of the Year, and a three-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American.^[1] She led Mira Costa to three consecutive California State Championships, and three consecutive Southern Section CIF Championships.^[1] In indoor volleyball, Klineman is an outside hitter.

College

She played indoor college women's volleyball at Stanford University for the Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball team in 2007–2010.^[6]^[1] She was the 2010 Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year as a college senior, a multi American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American, the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year, and an All-Conference selection all four years.^[7] Klineman was also the AVCA National Freshman of the Year, leading the Cardinal to the NCAA Finals, and she made the NCAA All-Tournament Team.^[7] She finished her college career second at Stanford and fifth all-time in Pac-10 history with 2,008 kills.^[1] In 2010 she ranked second in the US with 5.55 kills per set and 6.25 points per set,^[1]

Team USA

She was on the USA Junior National Women's Volleyball Team and a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.^[7] She helped the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team win a gold medal at the 2004 North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Girls' Youth Continental Championship, and a gold medal at the 2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship. Klineman was a training member of the United States women's national volleyball team.^[8] She won a bronze medal with the US in volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games.^[7]^[1]

Professional indoor volleyball career

She also played volleyball in Italy from 2011 to 2015 for Volley Pesaro, Gruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa Cortese, and AGIL Volley Novara, and with Praia Clube in Brazil for two years.^[6]^[9]^[10] She tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids in 2013 and was suspended for 13 months. According to Klineman, the positive results were due to unintentional ingestion of her mother's DHEA supplement.^[11]

Beach volleyball career

In 2017, Klineman left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time, and was named the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Rookie of the Year.^[12]^[13] At the end of 2017, Klineman and April Ross became beach volleyball partners.^[12]

Klineman and Ross won the FIVB Dela Beach Open in January 2018, which was the first tournament they played together.^[14] During the 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the Manhattan Beach Open, the Championships (in Chicago), and the Hawaii Invitational.^[15] In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.^[16] Klineman was named part of the AVP Team of the Year (along with April Ross), and individually honored with the Best Blocker and Most Improved Player awards at the AVP Award Banquet that November.^[17]

In 2019, Klineman's success with Ross continued as they won the Huntington Beach and New York City Open AVP tour events,^[18]^[19] and won the FIVB Itapema Open mid-May.^[20] They also won the silver medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.^[21]^[22] Klineman was again named Best Blocker.^[23]

In July 2020, the two won the AVP Monster Hydro Cup and the Wilson Cup, and in August they won the AVP Champions Cup.^[23]^[21]^[24]

On August 6, 2021, Klineman and Ross captured the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, after winning in straight sets versus Australia. In the entire tournament, they went undefeated in match play, only losing one set throughout seven matches.^[25] Two weeks later, the pair won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, their second time winning this tournament together.^[26]

Awards

Clubs

2014–15 Italian Women's Volleyball League – Silver medal, with AGIL Volley.
2015–16 Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga – Silver medal, with Dentil Praia Clube.
2017 South American Club Championship – Silver medal, with Dentil Praia Clube.

Individual

2015 Inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame^[7]
2017 South American Club Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
2018 AVP Team of the Year (with April Ross)
2018 AVP Most Improved Player
2018 AVP Best Blocker
2019 AVP Best Blocker

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Alix Klineman". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ "Beach Volleyball Major Series". beachmajorseries.com.
^ Grosbard, Adam (August 22, 2018). "Alix Klineman, April Ross take victory in AVP Manhattan Beach Open". The Beach Reporter.
^ "Federation's Super Sunday garners $4.5 million; Sports luminaries honored". Jewish Journal. February 15, 2008.
^ Eric Sondheimer (October 23, 2013). "Locals selected as Jewish prep athletes of the year". Los Angeles Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Meet Breakout Beach Volleyball Player Alix Klineman: From Starting By Chance To Winning Golds," Team USA, August 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ALIX KLINEMAN; Volleyball - 2015". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
^ "Athletes: Alix Klineman". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.
^ "Alix Klineman's transition to beach volleyball has been everything she and April Ross could have hoped for". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 2019.
^ Chan, Ed (December 5, 2017). "Alix Klineman gambled and it paid off. A Q&A with April Ross's new partner". Volleyball Magazine.
^ "Alix Klineman Suspended". volleywood.net. December 21, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Zaccardi, Nick (November 30, 2017). "April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run". NBC Sports.
^ "Alix Klineman's hard work has resulted in a near-flawless Olympic qualifying campaign". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 2020.
^ "April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open". Volleyballmag.com. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)". AVP. September 17, 2018.
^ "Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold". FIVB. October 14, 2018.
^ "2018 AVP Awards". AVP.com. November 15, 2018.
^ Morales, Robert (May 6, 2019). "AVP Tour: Alix Klineman, April Ross rally to win Huntington Beach Open". TBRnews.com.
^ Leinonen, Jim (June 12, 2019). "South Bay AVP pros win titles at tournament in New York City". TBRnews.com.
^ "April Ross, Alix Klineman back atop Olympic beach volleyball qualifying". NBCSports.com. May 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Alix Klineman/April Ross Take Home AVP Champions Cup, Porsche Cup". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. August 3, 2020.
^ "April Ross, Alix Klineman take silver at beach volleyball worlds". NBCSports.com. July 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Manhattan Beach's Alix Klineman Takes AVP Tourney With April Ross". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. July 19, 2020.
^ "Alix Klineman, April Ross One Cup Away from AVP Champions Cup". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. July 26, 2020.
^ "April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold". NY Times. August 5, 2020.
^ "Alix Ross-Klineman, Bourne-Crabb capture AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles". Volleyball Magazine. August 22, 2021.

External links

Alix Klineman at the Association of Volleyball Professionals
Alix Klineman at FIVB beach volleyball database
Alix Klineman at the European Volleyball Confederation
Alix Klineman at Beach Volleyball Database
Alix Klineman at WorldofVolley
Alix Klineman at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
Alix Klineman on Instagram

[auto-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Alix Klineman". teamusa.org. USOC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[2] "Beach Volleyball Major Series". beachmajorseries.com.

[3] Grosbard, Adam (August 22, 2018). "Alix Klineman, April Ross take victory in AVP Manhattan Beach Open". The Beach Reporter.

[4] "Federation's Super Sunday garners $4.5 million; Sports luminaries honored". Jewish Journal. February 15, 2008.

[5] Eric Sondheimer (October 23, 2013). "Locals selected as Jewish prep athletes of the year". Los Angeles Times.

[auto3-6] "Meet Breakout Beach Volleyball Player Alix Klineman: From Starting By Chance To Winning Golds," Team USA, August 20, 2019.

[auto1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ALIX KLINEMAN; Volleyball - 2015". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

[8] "Athletes: Alix Klineman". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.

[9] "Alix Klineman's transition to beach volleyball has been everything she and April Ross could have hoped for". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 2019.

[10] Chan, Ed (December 5, 2017). "Alix Klineman gambled and it paid off. A Q&A with April Ross's new partner". Volleyball Magazine.

[11] "Alix Klineman Suspended". volleywood.net. December 21, 2013.

[nbc1-12] Zaccardi, Nick (November 30, 2017). "April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run". NBC Sports.

[13] "Alix Klineman's hard work has resulted in a near-flawless Olympic qualifying campaign". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 2020.

[14] "April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open". Volleyballmag.com. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[avp18-15] "2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)". AVP. September 17, 2018.

[fivb18yzcn-16] "Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold". FIVB. October 14, 2018.

[avp18awards-17] "2018 AVP Awards". AVP.com. November 15, 2018.

[tbr19-1-18] Morales, Robert (May 6, 2019). "AVP Tour: Alix Klineman, April Ross rally to win Huntington Beach Open". TBRnews.com.

[tbr19-2-19] Leinonen, Jim (June 12, 2019). "South Bay AVP pros win titles at tournament in New York City". TBRnews.com.

[nbc19-1-20] "April Ross, Alix Klineman back atop Olympic beach volleyball qualifying". NBCSports.com. May 19, 2019.

[auto2-21] "Alix Klineman/April Ross Take Home AVP Champions Cup, Porsche Cup". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. August 3, 2020.

[nbc19-2-22] "April Ross, Alix Klineman take silver at beach volleyball worlds". NBCSports.com. July 6, 2019.

[auto4-23] "Manhattan Beach's Alix Klineman Takes AVP Tourney With April Ross". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. July 19, 2020.

[24] "Alix Klineman, April Ross One Cup Away from AVP Champions Cup". Manhattan Beach, CA Patch. July 26, 2020.

[25] "April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold". NY Times. August 5, 2020.

[26] "Alix Ross-Klineman, Bourne-Crabb capture AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles". Volleyball Magazine. August 22, 2021.

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-'''Alexandra Rose "Alix" Klineman''' (born December 30, 1989) is an American [[beach volleyball]], [[2020 Summer Olympics]] gold medalist, and former indoor [[volleyball]] player.
+'''Alexandra Rose "Alix" Klineman''' (born December 30, 1989) is an American [[beach volleyball]] player, [[2020 Summer Olympics]] gold medalist, and former indoor [[volleyball]] player.
 In high school she was the 2006 [[Gatorade National Player of the Year]]. She was a four-time [[All-American]] in volleyball at [[Stanford University]], and the 2010 ''Volleyball Magazine'' national player of the year. She won a [[bronze medal]] with Team USA at the [[2011 Pan American Games]].
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 ==Early life==
-Klineman was born in [[Torrance, California]], to Mike and Kathie Klineman, raised in [[Manhattan Beach, California]], and is half Catholic and half [[Jewish]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tbrnews.com/sports/alix-klineman-april-ross-take-victory-in-avp-manhattan-beach-open/article_bf224c3c-a489-11e8-a957-b3d28fa68501.html|title=Alix Klineman, April Ross take victory in AVP Manhattan Beach Open|first=Adam|last=Grosbard|website=The Beach Reporter|date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/community/18163/|title=Federation's Super Sunday garners $4.5 million; Sports luminaries honored|date=February 15, 2008|website=Jewish Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-xpm-2013-oct-23-la-sp-vi-locals-selected-as-jewish-prep-athletes-of-the-year-20131023-story.html|author=Eric Sondheimer|title=Locals selected as Jewish prep athletes of the year|date=October 23, 2013|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> She has an older brother, Max, and a sister, Maddy.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto3">[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/August/20/Meet-Breakout-Beach-Volleyball-Player-Alix-Klineman-From-Starting-By-Chance-To-Winning-Golds "Meet Breakout Beach Volleyball Player Alix Klineman: From Starting By Chance To Winning Golds,"] Team USA, August 20, 2019.</ref> She is 6'5" (1.96 m) in height.<ref name="auto"/>
+Klineman was born in [[Torrance, California]], to Mike and Kathie Klineman, raised in [[Manhattan Beach, California]], and is [[Jewish]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tbrnews.com/sports/alix-klineman-april-ross-take-victory-in-avp-manhattan-beach-open/article_bf224c3c-a489-11e8-a957-b3d28fa68501.html|title=Alix Klineman, April Ross take victory in AVP Manhattan Beach Open|first=Adam|last=Grosbard|website=The Beach Reporter|date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/community/18163/|title=Federation's Super Sunday garners $4.5 million; Sports luminaries honored|date=February 15, 2008|website=Jewish Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-xpm-2013-oct-23-la-sp-vi-locals-selected-as-jewish-prep-athletes-of-the-year-20131023-story.html|author=Eric Sondheimer|title=Locals selected as Jewish prep athletes of the year|date=October 23, 2013|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> She has an older brother, Max, and a sister, Maddy.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto3">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190820072840/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/August/20/Meet-Breakout-Beach-Volleyball-Player-Alix-Klineman-From-Starting-By-Chance-To-Winning-Golds "Meet Breakout Beach Volleyball Player Alix Klineman: From Starting By Chance To Winning Golds,"] Team USA, August 20, 2019.</ref> She is 6'5" (1.96 m) in height.<ref name="auto"/>
 ==High school==
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 ==Team USA==
-She was on the USA Junior National Women's Volleyball Team and a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.<ref name="auto1"/> She helped the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team win a gold medal at the 2004 [[North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation]] (NORCECA) Girls’ Youth Continental Championship, and a gold medal at the 2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship. Klineman was a training member of the [[United States women's national volleyball team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/KL/Alix-Klineman.aspx |title=Athletes: Alix Klineman |publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>  She won a [[bronze medal]] with the US in  [[volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
+She was on the USA Junior National Women's Volleyball Team and a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.<ref name="auto1"/> She helped the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team win a gold medal at the 2004 [[North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation]] (NORCECA) Girls' Youth Continental Championship, and a gold medal at the 2006 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship. Klineman was a training member of the [[United States women's national volleyball team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/KL/Alix-Klineman.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426074944/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/KL/Alix-Klineman.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |title=Athletes: Alix Klineman |publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>  She won a [[bronze medal]] with the US in  [[volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
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 [[File:2019-07-06 BeachVolleyball Weltmeisterschaft Hamburg 2019 StP 0520 LR by Stepro.jpg|thumb|295px|[[April Ross]] (left) and Klineman in 2019]]
-In 2017, Klineman left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time, and was named the [[Association of Volleyball Professionals]] (AVP) Rookie of the Year.<ref name=nbc1/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-03-10/alix-klineman-beach-volleyball|title=Alix Klineman’s hard work has resulted in a near-flawless Olympic qualifying campaign|date=March 10, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> At the end of 2017, Klineman and [[April Ross]] became beach volleyball partners.<ref name=nbc1>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/30/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball/|title=April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=November 30, 2017|first=Nick|last=Zaccardi}}</ref>
+In 2017, Klineman left indoor volleyball to focus on beach volleyball full-time, and was named the [[Association of Volleyball Professionals]] (AVP) Rookie of the Year.<ref name=nbc1/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-03-10/alix-klineman-beach-volleyball|title=Alix Klineman's hard work has resulted in a near-flawless Olympic qualifying campaign|date=March 10, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> At the end of 2017, Klineman and [[April Ross]] became beach volleyball partners.<ref name=nbc1>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/30/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball/|title=April Ross finds new partner for Tokyo 2020 Olympic run|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=November 30, 2017|first=Nick|last=Zaccardi}}</ref>
-Klineman and Ross won the [[2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB Dela Beach Open]] in January 2018, which was the first tournament they played together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/fivb-dela-010718/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open|work=Volleyballmag.com|date=January 7, 2018}}</ref> During the [[2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour]], Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the [[Manhattan Beach Open]], the Championships (in Chicago), and the Hawaii Invitational.<ref name=avp18>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/statistics/?city=&yr=2018&gender=w|title=2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)|publisher=AVP|date=September 17, 2018|first=|last=}}</ref> In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.<ref name=fivb18yzcn>{{cite web|url=http://worldtour.2018.fivb.com/en/news/klineman-and-ross-bring-home-yangzhou-gold?id=79494|publisher=FIVB|date=October 14, 2018|first=|last=|title= Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold}}</ref> Klineman was named part of the AVP Team of the Year (along with April Ross), and individually honored with the Best Blocker and Most Improved Player awards at the AVP Award Banquet that November.<ref name=avp18awards>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/news/2018-avp-awards/|title=2018 AVP Awards|publisher=AVP.com|date=November 15, 2018|first=|last=}}</ref>
+Klineman and Ross won the [[2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB Dela Beach Open]] in January 2018, which was the first tournament they played together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/fivb-dela-010718/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman win gold at FIVB Dela Beach Open|work=Volleyballmag.com|date=January 7, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810052309/https://volleyballmag.com/fivb-dela-010718/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour]], Klineman and Ross won four tournament events: the Austin Open, the [[Manhattan Beach Open]], the Championships (in Chicago), and the Hawaii Invitational.<ref name=avp18>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/statistics/?city=&yr=2018&gender=w|title=2018 AVP Tour Results (Women)|publisher=AVP|date=September 17, 2018|first=|last=}}</ref> In mid-October 2018, Klineman and Ross won their second FIVB tournament event, earning the gold medal over Brazil at the Yangzhou Open.<ref name=fivb18yzcn>{{cite web|url=http://worldtour.2018.fivb.com/en/news/klineman-and-ross-bring-home-yangzhou-gold?id=79494|publisher=FIVB|date=October 14, 2018|first=|last=|title= Klineman and Ross bring home Yangzhou gold}}</ref> Klineman was named part of the AVP Team of the Year (along with April Ross), and individually honored with the Best Blocker and Most Improved Player awards at the AVP Award Banquet that November.<ref name=avp18awards>{{cite web|url=https://avp.com/news/2018-avp-awards/|title=2018 AVP Awards|publisher=AVP.com|date=November 15, 2018|first=|last=}}</ref>
 In 2019, Klineman's success with Ross continued as they won the [[Huntington Beach]] and New York City Open AVP tour events,<ref name=tbr19-1>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_beach/avp-tour-alix-klineman-april-ross-rally-to-win-huntington/article_9b097bb8-7049-11e9-aaf4-3f7ce16770c1.html|title=AVP Tour: Alix Klineman, April Ross rally to win Huntington Beach Open|work=TBRnews.com|date=May 6, 2019|first=Robert|last=Morales}}</ref><ref name=tbr19-2>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/sports/south-bay-avp-pros-win-titles-at-tournament-in-new/article_fbc81798-8d36-11e9-ac25-c72797618a4f.html|title=South Bay AVP pros win titles at tournament in New York City|work=TBRnews.com|date=June 12, 2019|first=Jim|last=Leinonen}}</ref> and won the FIVB Itapema Open mid-May.<ref name=nbc19-1>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/05/19/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball-itapema/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman back atop Olympic beach volleyball qualifying|work=[[NBCSports.com]]|date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> They also won the silver medal at the [[2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships]] in [[Hamburg, Germany]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/alix-klineman-april-ross-take-home-avp-champions-cup-porsche-cup|title=Alix Klineman/April Ross Take Home AVP Champions Cup, Porsche Cup|date=August 3, 2020|website=Manhattan Beach, CA Patch}}</ref><ref name=nbc19-2>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/07/06/april-ross-alix-klineman-beach-volleyball-world-championships/|title=April Ross, Alix Klineman take silver at beach volleyball worlds|work=[[NBCSports.com]]|date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> Klineman was again named Best Blocker.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/manhattan-beachs-alix-klineman-takes-avp-tourney-april-ross|title=Manhattan Beach's Alix Klineman Takes AVP Tourney With April Ross|date=July 19, 2020|website=Manhattan Beach, CA Patch}}</ref>
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 In July 2020, the two won the AVP Monster Hydro Cup and the Wilson Cup, and in August they won the AVP Champions Cup.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/alix-klineman-april-ross-one-cup-away-avp-champions-cup|title=Alix Klineman, April Ross One Cup Away from AVP Champions Cup|date=July 26, 2020|website=Manhattan Beach, CA Patch}}</ref>
-On August 6, 2021, Klineman and Ross captured the gold medal at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |2020 Summer Olympics]], after winning in straight sets versus Australia. In the entire tournament, they went undefeated in match play, only losing one set throughout seven matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/olympics-beach-volleyball-alix-klineman-april-ross.html|title=April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold|date=August 5, 2020|website=NY Times}}</ref> Two weeks later, the pair won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, their second time winning this tournament together.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://volleyballmag.com/avp-manhattan-beach-082221|title=Alix Ross-Klineman, Bourne-Crabb capture AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles |date=August 22, 2021|website=Volleyball Magazine}}</ref>
+On August 6, 2021, Klineman and Ross captured the gold medal at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]], after winning in straight sets versus Australia. In the entire tournament, they went undefeated in match play, only losing one set throughout seven matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sports/olympics/olympics-beach-volleyball-alix-klineman-april-ross.html|title=April Ross and Alix Klineman of the U.S. Win Beach Volleyball Gold|date=August 5, 2020|website=NY Times}}</ref> Two weeks later, the pair won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, their second time winning this tournament together.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://volleyballmag.com/avp-manhattan-beach-082221|title=Alix Ross-Klineman, Bourne-Crabb capture AVP Manhattan Beach Open titles |date=August 22, 2021|website=Volleyball Magazine}}</ref>
 ==Awards==
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 ==See also==
 *[[List of Jews in sports]]
+*[[List of Jewish Olympic medalists]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{USOC profile}}
+{{Commons}}
-*{{FIVB beach player|115846}}
+* {{AVP player|alix-klineman}}
+* {{sports links}}
-*{{Beach Volleyball Database|7091}}
+* {{Instagram|alixklineman}}
-*{{IOC profile}}
-*{{Instagram|alixklineman}}
 {{Navigation Olympic Champions Beach Volleyball}}
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+[[Category:Jewish volleyball players]]
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-[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States]]
-[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in volleyball]]
 [[Category:Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball players]]
-[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
+[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
-[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Brazil]]
+[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Brazil]]
-[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
-[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil]]
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 [[Category:Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
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+[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
 [[Category:Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in beach volleyball]]
 [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
+[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]
+[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]
+[[Category:Mira Costa High School alumni]]

v t e Olympic champions in beach volleyball
Women	1996: Jackie Silva & Sandra Pires (BRA) 2000: Natalie Cook & Kerri Pottharst (AUS) 2004: Kerri Walsh & Misty May (USA) 2008: Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor (USA) 2012: Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor (USA) 2016: Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 2020: Alix Klineman & April Ross (USA) 2024: Ana Patrícia & Duda Lisboa (BRA)
Men	1996: Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes (USA) 2000: Dain Blanton & Eric Fonoimoana (USA) 2004: Ricardo Santos & Emanuel Rego (BRA) 2008: Phil Dalhausser & Todd Rogers (USA) 2012: Julius Brink & Jonas Reckermann (GER) 2016: Alison Cerutti & Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA) 2020: Anders Mol & Christian Sørum (NOR) 2024: David Åhman & Jonatan Hellvig (SWE)

v t e 2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold)
Qualification	Men's indoor Women's indoor
Men's indoor	Matt Anderson Taylor Sander Kyle Ensing Mitch Stahl Kawika Shoji TJ DeFalco Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia David Smith Erik Shoji
Women's indoor	Micha Hancock Jordyn Poulter Justine Wong-Orantes Jordan Larson Andrea Drews Jordan Thompson Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Haleigh Washington Kelsey Robinson Chiaka Ogbogu
Men's beach	Jake Gibb Tri Bourne Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser
Women's beach	Alix Klineman April Ross Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil
Coaches	John Speraw Karch Kiraly