April Ross

April Ross

Ross at the 2017 AVP Austin Open

Personal information

Full name

April Elizabeth Ross

Nickname

Ross The Boss

Born

June 20, 1982
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.

Hometown

Newport Beach, California, U.S.

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

76 kg (168 lb)

College / University

Beach volleyball information

Current teammate

Years	Teammate
2024	Alix Klineman

Previous teammates

Years	Teammate
2018–2021, 2024 2017 2013–2017 2007–2013 2006 2006 2006	Alix Klineman Lauren Fendrick Kerri Walsh Jennings Jennifer Kessy Keao Burdine Barbra Fontana Nancy Mason

Medal record

Women's beach volleyball

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	Beach
	2012 London	Beach
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Beach
World Championships
	2009 Stavanger	Beach
	2017 Vienna	Beach
	2019 Hamburg	Beach
World Tour Finals
	2021 Cagliari	Beach
World Tour
	2007 Stavanger	Beach
	2008 Phuket	Beach
	2008 Sanya	Beach
	2009 Marseille	Beach
	2009 Phuket	Beach
	2010 Shanghai	Beach
	2010 Rome	Beach
	2011 Stavanger	Beach
	2012 Bangsaen	Beach
	2013 São Paulo	Beach
	2013 Xiamen	Beach
	2014 Fuzhou	Beach
	2014 Moscow	Beach
	2014 Stavanger	Beach
	2014 Long Beach	Beach
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Beach
	2016 Fuzhou	Beach
	2016 Cincinnati	Beach
	2016 Moscow	Beach
	2016 Long Beach	Beach
	2018 The Hague	Beach
	2019 Yangzhou	Beach
	2019 Itapema	Beach
	2019 Gstaad	Beach
	2021 Doha	Beach
	2007 St. Petersburg	Beach
	2008 Dubai	Beach
	2009 Brasil	Beach
	2009 Seoul	Beach
	2009 PAF	Beach
	2009 Sanya	Beach
	2010 Moscow	Beach
	2011 Shanghai	Beach
	2011 Stare Jabłonki	Beach
	2011 Phuket	Beach
	2013 Rome	Beach
	2015 Long Beach	Beach
	2016 Vitória	Beach
	2016 Gstaad	Beach
	2019 Tokyo	Beach
	2008 Stavanger	Beach
	2009 Klagenfurt	Beach
	2009 Barcelona	Beach
	2010 Seoul	Beach
	2010 Sanya	Beach
	2011 Brasília	Beach
	2011 Myslowice	Beach
	2011 Beijing	Beach
	2012 Rome	Beach
	2015 Fuzhou	Beach
	2016 Xiamen	Beach
	2021 Cancún	Beach
	2021 Cancún	Beach

April Elizabeth Ross (born June 20, 1982) is a former American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Alix Klineman. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.