Elaine Youngs
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United States |
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| Women's Volleyball | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Beach Volleyball | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | Marseille 1999 | Beach Volleyball | |
Elaine Youngs (born February 14, 1970 in El Toro, California) is an American beach volleyball player.
As of 2007, Youngs has won 38 professional beach volleyball tournaments in her career. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with teammate Holly McPeak. In 2002, she was named MVP of the AVP.
Youngs is a 1993 graduate of UCLA, where she majored in history.
Youngs is also known for her intense nature which has led to a string of broken partnerships, sometimes even public disagreements with her partners. She teamed with Rachel Wacholder for the 2005 and much of the 2006 season, but in August 2006, Wacholder left Youngs and partnered with Jennifer Kessy Boss. Youngs replaced Wacholder with Nicole Branagh for the 2007 AVP season.
On September 8, 2007 Youngs won the Goddess of the Beach tournament for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Youngs, nicknamed "EY," currently resides in Durango, Colorado.
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