Jordan Larson

About

Jordan Quinn Larson (born October 16, 1986) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States women’s national volleyball team. A four-time Olympian, Larson earned the USA its first-ever gold in women’s volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also has two silver medals from the 2012 and 2024 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics.
With a career spanning more than 15 years, Larson is considered one of the best players in the history of USA volleyball.

Larson was born in Fremont, Nebraska to Kae and Kevin Larson. Her parents separated when she was three years old, and she and her mother subsequently moved to Hooper to move in with her stepfather, Pat Clough. She began playing volleyball in eighth grade. She was named to the Super-State first team in her last three seasons. In 2003, she had 15.08 kills per game to set a Class C1 state record and led Logan View High School to the state finals. In 2004, as a senior, she set a C1 record with 501 kills, and Logan View made it to the Class C1 state semifinals. She was named Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year.
Larson played for the…