Ogonna Nnamani

Ogonna Nnamani
Personal information
Full name	Ogonna Nneka Nnamani
Born	(1983-07-29) July 29, 1983 (age 33) Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	VK Prostějov
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2006 2006 2007 2007–08 2008–09 2009–2010 Pinkin de Corozal River Volley
National team
2002–2010 United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team Montreux Volley Masters 2004 Montreux Team 2010 Montreux Team World Cup 2007 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2010 Ningbo Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team Pan American Cup 2004 Mexicali & Tijuana Team 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana Team NORCECA Championship 2007 Winnipeg Team

Ogonna Nneka Nnamani (born July 29, 1983) is a retired Nigerian-American indoor volleyball player and former member of the United States National and Olympic team. She was awarded the Honda-Broderick Cup in 2004 as the nation's top female athlete across all NCAA sports and is regarded as one of the best players in Stanford University's history with a career record of 2,450 kills, for which she entered the Stanford Hall of Fame in 2015.

Nnamani has played at two Olympic games, in 2004 and 2008. In 2004, she became the second woman in history to make the U.S. national team for an Olympic Games while still in college, and as part of the second U.S. team in history to reach the Olympic finals, earned the 2008 Olympic silver medal for indoor volleyball. She led Stanford University to three NCAA championship matches, winning the national title in 2001 and 2004. Nnamani has led her professional teams to national league titles in 2007 (Swiss Volleyball League) and 2010 (Czech Extraliga), and a runner-up finish in 2006 (Puerto Rico LVSF).

Nnamani was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and attended University High School in Normal, Illinois, where she also played basketball. During her time at University High School she won back to back state championships in 1999 and 2000. She has a younger sister, Nji, who played volleyball alongside her at Stanford University and married professional track athlete Russell Wolf Brown. Nnamani also has two younger brothers, Nnaemeka and Ikechi. Nnaemeka ran track and field at Illinois State University, competing in the long and triple jump. Ikechi was the 2009 Illinois High School Association champion in the high jump and former state record holder. He competed at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania. Her parents speak the Igbo language.

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