Jake Gibb
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Jake Gibb in 2008
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| Full name | Jacob Spiker Gibb | ||
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 United States
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| Born |
February 6, 1976 Bountiful, Utah, USA |
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| Hometown | Bountiful, Utah, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
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Jacob "Jake" Spiker Gibb (born February 6, 1976) is an American professional beach volleyball player, who currently plays on the AVP Tour with Casey Patterson as his partner. They represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Previously, Gibb and Sean Rosenthal played together from 2006 to 2012. Together they represented USA at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Gibb was born and raised in Bountiful, Utah, where he played golf and basketball. His middle name is his mother's maiden name, Spiker. He did not play volleyball in college, but attended the University of Utah and graduated in 2002 with a degree in business. It was not until he turned 21 that he took up the sport of beach volleyball with his twin brother, Coleman. He has ten brothers and sisters. Gibb is a Latter-day Saint.
Gibb is a two time cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2010 and also had a malignant melanoma removed from his left shoulder in 2002
He and his wife, Jane, were married in 2000 and moved to Southern California in 2002. They currently reside in Costa Mesa, California.
Before partnering up with Rosenthal in 2006, he previously played with Mike Daniel, Stein Metzger, Ty Loomis and Adam Jewell. In 2005 with Stein Metzger, the duo played in 14 AVP events and won four, which led the tour. They also finished second three times and third five times.
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