Grace Carter (volleyball)

Grace Carter
Personal information
NicknameGracie
NationalityBritish
Born10 August 1989
HometownNottingham, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike310 cm (120 in)
Block291 cm (115 in)[1]
College / UniversitySheffield Hallam University[2]
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubFrance Volley Club Harnésien [fr][3]
National team
United Kingdom Great Britain

Grace Carter (born 10 August 1989) is a British volleyball player. She competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Domestic career

Carter's first professional team was Terville Florange Olympique Club [fr], a French team in League AF, the top division for women's volleyball in France. She played for them from 2010 to 2012, when she left the club and joined Saint-Cloud Paris Stade français [fr], another top division team whom she played for and captained until 2016. She then joined Quimper Volley 29 [fr], whom she played and captained for until their relegation in 2019. She now plays for Volley Club Harnésien [fr], a second division team.[3][1]

International career

Carter played volleyball for Great Britain, debuting in 2007 when the team was formed, and also appeared at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grace Carter » clubs :". Women Volleybox.net.
  2. ^ a b [1][dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b [2][dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Grace Carter Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Interview: Olympians Grace Carter and Tesni Ward". LeftLion.


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