Micah Christenson
Volleyball

Micah

Christenson

Olympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Micah Christenson
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 2

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

USA Volleyball player Micah Christenson sets a blue-and-yellow ball in a white Number 11 jersey

Height

6'6"

Age

31

Hometown

Honolulu, HI

Education

University of Southern California

Personal
  • Full name is Micah Makanamaikalani Christenson
  • Makanamaikjalani means "Gift from Heaven"
  • Micah's parents gave him that name because his mother had to have surgery while she was pregnant and it was unknown if he would survive
  • Father, Robert, played basketball at the University of Hawaii-Hilo
  • Mother, Charlene, played volleyball at Hilo, where she won three national championships and was named a two-time All-American
  • Micah married Brooke Fournier in Hawaii shortly after the Rio Games
  • Fournier played beach volleyball for USC in 2013-14 after transferring from Arkansas' indoor team
  • Micah and Brooke are the parents of Ezekiel Kūpaʻa, born in 2018, and Quinn, born in 2020
  • Hobbies include bodysurfing, basketball and spending time with his family
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (2 bronze)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, bronze (Team - Men)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 10th (Team - Men)
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, bronze (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2022 – 6th (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018, 2022
  • Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2018 (Team - Men)

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