TeTori Dixon
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| Full name | TeTori Elsie Dixon | ||||
| Born | August 4, 1992 Arizona, U.S. | ||||
| Hometown | Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||
| Spike | 121 in (307 cm) | ||||
| Block | 116 in (295 cm) | ||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | ||||
| Current club |  Omaha Supernovas | ||||
| Number | 6 | ||||
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TeTori "Tori" Elsie Dixon (born August 4, 1992) is an American indoor volleyball player for the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball Federation.[1] She is best known for being part of the United States national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal.
Career
[edit]College
[edit]She played college volleyball for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball team.[2] Dixon was Selected AVCA All-America First-Team a unanimous All-Big Ten.[3] She finished her career ranked fifth all time in total blocks (507), the best ever career hitting percentage (.369) and ninth all-time in career kills (1,479).
International
[edit]Dixon was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[4][5] Dixon was named Best Middle Blocker at the 2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
Dixon played for Rabita Baku for the 2014/15 season, taking part of the Women's CEV Champions League and Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League. She then played for the Japanese club Toray Arrows for the 2015/16 season. In 2019 she played for Beijing BAIC Motor China Volleyball League.
In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament.[6] that will be played May 25 – June 24 in Rimini, Italy. It is the only major international competition before the Tokyo Olympics in July.
Awards
[edit]Individual
[edit]- 2015 FIVB World Cup "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2018 Nations League "Best Middle Blockers"
- 2018–19 Chinese Volleyball League "Most Valuable Player"
Personal
[edit]Dixon is the daughter of former National Football League player David Dixon. She is of Māori descent.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the Omaha Supernovas". Omaha Supernovas. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Tori Dixon Bio - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site". www.gophersports.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Tori Dixon Volleyball". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014.
- ^ Benedetti, Valeria (October 12, 2014). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster |". May 13, 2021.
- ^ Askeland, Kevin (October 4, 2009). "Minnesota: Blocking skills for Burnsville volleyball's Tori Dixon are in the genes". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American women's volleyball players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball players
- Omaha Supernovas players
- Middle blockers
- American expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan
- American expatriate volleyball players in Japan
- Sportspeople from Arizona
- American people of Māori descent
- American expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- American expatriate sportspeople in China
- 21st-century American sportswomen