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'''Kristina Väljas May''' ({{nee}} Väljas, born 2 June 1987)<ref name="a">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Beachvolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=125322 |title=Kristina May |website=FIVB.org |access-date=2016-06-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128105429/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Beachvolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=125322 |archive-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> is a Canadian [[beach volleyball]] player. She qualified to compete (along with partner [[Jamie Broder]]) at the [[Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hossain |first=Asif |date=11 June 2016 |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/06/11/three-beach-volleyball-teams-earn-olympic-berths/ |title=Three beach volleyball teams earn Olympic berths |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=16 June 2016 |quote=Kristina Valjas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130212516/https://olympic.ca/2016/06/11/three-beach-volleyball-teams-earn-olympic-berths/ |archive-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> |
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They advanced to the round of 16 until they were eliminated, finishing in a tie for ninth place.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/kristina-valjas/ |title=Kristina Valjas |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |date=2016-07-19 |access-date=2017-02-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130034937/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kristina-valjas/ |archive-date=2018-11-30}}</ref> |
They advanced to the round of 16 until they were eliminated, finishing in a tie for ninth place.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/kristina-valjas/ |title=Kristina Valjas |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |date=2016-07-19 |access-date=2017-02-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130034937/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kristina-valjas/ |archive-date=2018-11-30}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Kristina Valjas May | ||||
| Born | 2 June 1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||
| College / University | University of Toronto | ||||
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Kristina Väljas May (née Väljas, born 2 June 1987)[1] is a Canadian beach volleyball player. She qualified to compete (along with partner Jamie Broder) at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] They advanced to the round of 16 until they were eliminated, finishing in a tie for ninth place.[3]
Life and career
[edit]Valjas was born on 2 June 1987 to parents who both played varsity volleyball in university. Growing up, she competed in mountain biking and cross-country skiing. She is the older sister of skier Len Väljas.[3] Like her parents, she played university volleyball for the Toronto Varsity Blues, before transitioning to beach volleyball, where in 2010 she became part of the national team.[4] Valjas formed a double with Jamie Broder in 2011, and went on to win NORCECA continental titles in 2013 and 2015.[3]
In April 2015, Valjas and Broder won an FIVB World Tour medal, becoming the first Canadian female athletes to do so.[3]
In October 2016, she married John May, and adopted his surname.[5] In 2017, May started a new team with Taylor Pischke.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kristina May". FIVB.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 June 2016). "Three beach volleyball teams earn Olympic berths". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
Kristina Valjas
- ^ a b c d "Kristina Valjas". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Toronto to Rio: Kristina Valjas hits the beach this week with hopes of an Olympic medal". Postcity.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Bio". KristinaValjas.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "CANADA'S TAYLOR PISCHKE OPTIMISTIC AFTER 0-3 START WITH NEW PARTNER". Volleymob.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
Kristina May (formerly Kristina Valjas)
External links
[edit]- Kristina May at the FIVB beach volleyball database
- Kristina Valjas May at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Kristina Valjas at Team Canada
- Kristina Valjas at Olympics.com
- Kristina Valjas at Olympedia
- Kristina Valjas (official website)
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- Living people
- Volleyball players from Toronto
- Canadian women's beach volleyball players
- Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic beach volleyball players for Canada
- University of Toronto alumni
- Toronto Varsity Blues volleyball players
- Canadian people of Estonian descent
- Havergal College alumni
- Canadian volleyball biography stubs