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The Queen of Women's Beach Volleyball

How America’s Misty May-Treanor won an Olympic gold medal three times.

America’s Misty May-Treanor is the winner of three Olympic gold medals and the most successful women’s beach volleyball player of all time. Misty formed an almost unbeatable team with Kerri Walsh-Jennings, but she faced a tough personal battle at the London games in 2012, which she had decided would be her last competition because of persistent knee and Achilles tendon injuries. Misty May-Treanor talks to Jeremy Inson about her challenges on and off the court. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: Misty May-Treanor in action at London 2012 (Getty Images)

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