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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|4}} |
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| birth_place = [[Arizona]], U.S. |
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| position = Middle Blocker |
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| currentclub = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha Supernovas]] |
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| years = 2013–2015<br />2015–2017<br />2017–2018<br />2018– |
| years = 2013–2015<br />2015–2017<br />2017–2018<br />2018–?<br />2021–2022<br />2024– |
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| clubs = {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Rabita Baku]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Unione Sportiva ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza|US Victoria Monza]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing women's volleyball team|Beijing BAIC Motors]] |
| clubs = {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Rabita Baku]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)|Toray Arrows]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Unione Sportiva ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza|US Victoria Monza]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing women's volleyball team|Beijing BAIC Motors]]<br />{{flagicon|TUR}}[[Türk Hava Yolları (women's volleyball)|Türk Hava Yolları]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha Supernovas]] |
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| nationalyears = 2013–present |
| nationalyears = 2013–present |
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| nationalteam = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national volleyball team|United States]] |
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'''TeTori "Tori" Elsie Dixon''' (born August 4, 1992) is an American indoor [[volleyball]] player |
'''TeTori "Tori" Elsie Dixon''' (born August 4, 1992) is an American indoor [[volleyball]] player for the [[Omaha Supernovas]] of the [[Pro Volleyball Federation]].<ref name="supernovas">{{Cite web |title=Meet the Omaha Supernovas |url=https://supernovas.com/roster/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Omaha Supernovas}}</ref> She is best known for being part of the [[United States women's national volleyball team|United States national team]] that won the [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|2014 World Championship]] gold medal. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===College=== |
===College=== |
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She played college volleyball for the University of [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball]] team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/tori_dixon_760692.html |title=Tori Dixon Bio - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site |website=www.gophersports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113014507/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/tori_dixon_760692.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}} |
She played college volleyball for the University of [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball]] team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/tori_dixon_760692.html |title=Tori Dixon Bio - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site |website=www.gophersports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113014507/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/tori_dixon_760692.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Dixon was Selected AVCA All-America First-Team a unanimous All-Big Ten.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/tori-dixon|website=Team USA|title=Tori Dixon Volleyball|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809033002/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/tori-dixon|archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> 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). |
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===International=== |
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==Personal== |
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Dixon is the daughter of former [[National Football League]] player [[David Dixon (American football)|David Dixon]]. She is of [[ |
Dixon is the daughter of former [[National Football League]] player [[David Dixon (American football)|David Dixon]]. She is of [[Māori people|Māori]] descent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Askeland |first=Kevin |title=Minnesota: Blocking skills for Burnsville volleyball's Tori Dixon are in the genes |work=[[MaxPreps.com]] |date=October 4, 2009 |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/3BY0t7FtEd6OEwAcxJTdpg/minnesota--blocking-skills-for-burnsville-volleyballs-tori-dixon-are-in-the-genes.htm |accessdate=January 19, 2015}}</ref> |
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TeTori Dixon | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | TeTori Elsie Dixon | ||||
Born | Arizona, U.S. | August 4, 1992||||
Hometown | Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||
Spike | 121 in (307 cm) | ||||
Block | 116 in (295 cm) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Middle Blocker | ||||
Current club | Omaha Supernovas | ||||
Number | 6 | ||||
Career | |||||
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National team | |||||
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Medal record |
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.
- 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
- Türk Hava Yolları volleyballers