American Jewish athlete Alix Klineman wins beach volleyball gold in Tokyo Olympics
Alix Klineman celebrates after her beach volleyball team defeated Team Australia for a gold medal during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Courtesy of Getty
(JTA) — After failing to make the indoor volleyball team for the 2016 Olympics, Alix Klineman decided she would switch her sport to beach volleyball. She explained, “I looked at the beach as a new opportunity and a chance to chase my dreams without anybody having to give me approval or put me on a roster.”
The decision has paid off: At her first-ever Olympics in Tokyo, the Jewish athlete took home gold with partner April Ross.
Klineman and Ross, seeded second in the beach volleyball tournament, defeated an Australia duo 21-15, 21-16. They only dropped one set in the entire tournament. For Ross, this was her third Olympics and third medal, but first gold. She won silver in London and bronze in Rio.
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