Brooke Sweat

{{short description|American beach volleyball player (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Brooke Sweat

| image = Brooke Sweat at Hermosa Beach 2012 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Sweat at the Hermosa Beach Open in 2012

| fullname = Brooke Youngquist Sweat

| nickname =

| nationality = {{flag|United States}}

| birth_name = Brooke Youngquist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|03|27}}

| birth_place = Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

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| hometown = Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.

| height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| college = Florida Gulf Coast University

| currentteammate = Kerri Walsh-Jennings {{cite news |last=Soffian |first=Seth |title=Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat |url=http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/college/fgcu/2016/06/09/southwest-floridas-brooke-sweat-looks-olympic-bound/85680728/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |publisher=The News-Press |date=June 9, 2016 }}

| currentyears = 2019- present

| currenttours (currentpoints) =

| years = 2014-2016
2012-13
2009-2011
2009
2008
2007-2008

| teammates = Lauren Fendrick
Jennifer Fopma
Kristen Batt
Morgan Flarity
Cindy Phillips
Kristy Hartley

| tours (points) =

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| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's beach volleyball }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Tour}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Jinjiang|Beach}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Moscow|Beach}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Kuala Lumpur|Beach}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Qinzhou|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Berlin|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Qinzhou|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Fort Lauderdale|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Chetumal|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Sydney|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Moscow|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Sveti Vlas|Beach}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Kraków|Beach}}

}}

Brooke Sweat (born Brooke Youngquist; March 27, 1986) is an American professional beach volleyball player, specializing as a defender.{{cite web|url=https://beachmajorseries.com/en/2022/the-american-puzzle|title=The American puzzle pieced together!|publisher=Beach Volleyball Major Series|date=April 3, 2018}} She started her career in 2007 with the AVP tours. Sweat had her best ever international (FIVB) finish with her then-partner Jennifer Fopma, when they placed third at the 2013 Berlin Grand Slam.{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Beachvolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=125124 |title=FIVB profile |website=fivb.org}}{{cite web |url=http://avp.com/player/brooke-sweat-2/ |title=AVP profile |website=avp.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Brooke-Sweat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829220901/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Brooke-Sweat |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |title=Team USA profile |website=teamusa.org}}

File:Brooke Sweat and Jennifer Fopma at Hermosa Beach 2012 (2) (cropped).jpg (left) with Brooke in 2012]]

Early life

Sweat played volleyball for Florida Gulf Coast University. She set the all-time school record with over 1,000 kills.{{cite web |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=8047 |title=Brooke Sweat |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=Beach Volleyball Database |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407183939/http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=8047 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 }}

Career

=Rio de Janeiro 2016=

Sweat qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with partner Lauren Fendrick. The pair played in Pool-A against Poland's Brzostek/Kolosinska (1–2), Brazil's Larissa/Talita (0–2), and Russia's Birlova/Ukolova (1–2), finishing in last place (0–3).

Personal life

Sweat is married to fellow AVP player, Nicholas Sweat.

References

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