Jake Gibb

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

Finished tied for ninth at the 2020 Olympic Games with alternate athlete Tri Bourne, who played for Taylor Crabb after Crabb tested positive for COViD
Finished tied for 11th with Taylor Crabb in provisional Olympic ranking
Partnered with Taylor Crabb since 2017
Former Partners: Casey Patterson (2013-16); Sean Rosenthal (2006-12)-Stein Metzger (2005)
Trevor and partner Jake Gibb were the top-ranked U.S. pair and 8th overall in the world at the end of 2019
Four-time Olympian
FIVB Most Inspirational - 2013, 2014
FIVB Team of the Year - 2012 with Sean Rosenthal
FIVB Tour Champion - 2012 with Sean Rosenthal
FIVB Top Rookie - 2005
USAV Beach Team of the Year - 2013 with Casey Patterson
USAV Men's Beach Player of the Year - 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
Has competed in eight World Championships, finishing 5th twice

2021 FIVB World Tour Finals - T-7th with Taylor Crabb; final career tournament
2020 Olympic Games - 9th with Tri Bourne
2021 FIVB Ostrava - 17th with Taylor Crabb
2021 FIVB Sochi - 17th with Taylor Crabb
2021 FIVB Cancun 3 - 9th with Taylor Crabb
2021 FIVB Cancun 2 - 25th with Taylor Crabb
2021 FIVB Cancun 1 - 9th with Taylor Crabb
2021 FIVB Doha - 3rd with Taylor Crabb
2020 FIVB Doha - T5th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Sydney - T5th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Xiamen - T9th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB World Championships - T9th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Gstaad - T9th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Espinho - T17th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Tokyo - T19th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Moscow - T9th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Rome (World Tour Finals) - 4th with Taylor Crabb
2019 FIVB Chetumal - Gold with Taylor Crabb
2019 NORCECA Tour Finals - Gold with Taylor Crabb
Top finishes in 2018 included 4th at FIVB Gstaad; 5th at FIVB Vienna; and fifth at FIVB Las Vegas with Taylor Crabb
2017 World Championships - T17th with Taylor Crabb
2016 Olympic Games - T19th with Casey Patterson
2015 World Championships - T5th with Casey Patterson
2013 World Championships - T17th with Casey Patterson
2012 Olympic Games - T5th with Sean Rosenthal
2011 World Championships - T17 with Sean Rosenthal
2009 World Championships - T9th with Sean Rosenthal
2008 Olympic Games - T5th with Sean Rosenthal
2007 World Championships - T5th with Sean Rosenthal
2005 World Championships - T13th with Stein Metzger

Born in 1976 in Bountiful, Utah
Married to Jane Gibb; they have two children, Crosby and Cora Jane
Jake is the youngest of 11 children; all the boys have the middle name Spiker, which is their mother's maiden name
Started playing beach volleyball when he was 21 with his twin brother Coleman
Did not play volleyball at the University of Utah, where he earned a business degree
Jake is a two-time cancer survivor; having recovered from testicular cancer and skin cancer