Kyla Richey
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| Kyla Richey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||
| Born | 20 June 1989 | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||
| Spike | 309 cm (122 in) | ||
| Block | 292 cm (115 in) | ||
| College / University | UBC Thunderbirds | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Current club | CV Universidad de San Martín de Porres | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| National team | |||
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Kyla Richey (born 20 June 1989) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is a member of the Canada women's national volleyball team since she made the Senior A team in 2008. Prior to that, she was a part of the Junior National team for three years from 2015-2017. Kyla is the current captain of Team Canada under head coach Tom Black. Her career is one of the longest Team Canada Women's Team stints in history competing at three consecutive World Championships.
She was part of the Canadian national team at the 2010 World Championships in Japan, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[1] and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[2]
University career
[edit]Richey played U Sports volleyball for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds for five seasons from 2007 to 2012.[3] She won the U Sports National Championship in each of her five seasons with UBC and was named the Championship MVP for the 2009 match.[4] For the 2011-12 season, in her final year, she won the Mary Lyons Award for U Sports Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.[5]
Clubs
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SC Potsdam (2013)
Yeşilyurt Istanbul (2013–2014)
Tiboni Urbino (2014)- Rote Raben Vilsbiburg (2015)
Azeryol Baku (2015–2016)
Panathinaikos (2016–2017)
Jakarta Pertamina Energi (2017-2018)
CV Universidad de San Martín de Porres (2018–present)[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Roster – Canada". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Team Roster - Canada - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Kyla Richey". UBC Thunderbirds. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Championship MVP" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Mary Lyons Award (Play of the Year)" (PDF). U Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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- Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball players
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- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Germany
- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan
- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Greece
- Expatriate volleyball players in Indonesia
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Panathinaikos women's volleyball players
- Yeşilyurt volleyballers
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
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