Fourth-Place Medal

Kerri Walsh Jennings was five weeks pregnant during her Olympic gold-medal run

What's more impressive than winning a third-straight Olympic gold medal? Winning it while five weeks pregnant. That's what American beach volleyball champ Kerri Walsh Jennings did during the London Olympics.

She re(Getty)vealed on the "Today" show that she and her husband Casey Jennings are expecting their third child. With a due date of April 9, Walsh Jennings was five weeks pregnant when winning another gold medal with longtime partner Misty May-Treanor.

Walsh Jennings said she was "moody and touchy" during the Olympics, which is odd for the normally happy-go-lucky athlete, and her period was late. Those symptoms could be attributed to the stress every athlete encounters when at the Olympics. However, May-Treanor figured it out before Walsh Jennings did, telling her partner, "You're probably pregnant."

"I thought it could have been the stress of the games and travel kind of throws your schedule off, but I knew," Walsh Jennings told host Matt Lauer. "At some point, you're late and then you start feeling something. And I definitely started feeling something in London."

Beach volleyball requires  athletes to throw themselves all over the court, but Walsh Jennings said the pregnancy didn't make her hold anything back on the court. She told the "Today" show, "I gave everything I had."

This race to a gold medal was definitely the most difficult for the pair as they were up against tougher competition than in previous Olympics. They faced Americans Jen Kessy and April Ross in the finals to win their third straight Olympic gold medal.

Walsh Jennings said her husband joked that she gets a baby for every gold medal. Though May-Treanor retired after London, Walsh Jennings said she wants to play in Rio in four years. Perhaps she just wants to make sure every baby gets a medal to play with in case she and her husband go for four.

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    755 comments

    • chris  •  1 hour 17 minutes ago
      That baby sure did not interfere with her 6 pack showing.
      • el toro 40 seconds ago
        @marilyn typical male? you didnt look? typical female envy?
    • Seven Angels  •  1 hour 10 minutes ago
      Will the geniuses at the the Olympic Committee take her medals back because they had 3 people on one side of the net?
      • Steve 1 minute 5 seconds ago
        Your humor is well placed with the track record (no pun intended) the Olympic Commitee has but can you imagine the legal and religious issues this would start IF the OC DID count the 5 week old (at the time) fetus as a person? Wow! I'm almost for it just too see what happens. (And yes, I believe life begins at conception).
    • Ann  •  1 hour 18 minutes ago
      here's to a healthy strong baby!!
      • SHERRYC 40 minutes ago
        God bless you honey and the new baby!! When I was 5 weeks,they would have had more on the volleyball sand then sand! I was sick,sick,sick!!!
    • Notherday  •  1 hour 10 minutes ago
      I could grate a block of cheese off of those abs .
    • Peyton  •  1 hour 24 minutes ago
      Wow, got beat by a pregnant lady. Great story. This kid can brag "I was in the Olympics before I was born"
      • Michael 3 minutes 24 seconds ago
        Politics in a NON-political story???? Really?? Seriously, there are political articles for the select few in this thread who want to express their political opinions to do so ELSEWHERE. As for Mrs. Walsh Jennings, That is a great article and I'm happy for her. :)
    • David Hull  •  1 hour 20 minutes ago
      That will make for a nice story to tell the kid some day.
      • Steven Arey 20 minutes ago
        i wouldnt brag about that Buckeye...6 months would of been impressive
    • Allen  •  1 hour 19 minutes ago
      Way COOL. One tough lady. you rock.
      • Anthony 12 minutes ago
        To your husband Casey, "I'm jealous." Not only are you a great Volleyball player, but I'm sure a great wife and mother also!!!!!!!!!
    • wilson  •  1 hour 15 minutes ago
      GREAT
    • Mrs. B  •  1 hour 19 minutes ago
      She is amazing...her and Misty May were awesome.
      • Jessica 15 minutes ago
        Greg, I think you meant to say "those WHO." Careful not to speak of people as objects and vise versa in your next attempt at being intelligent.
        Sincerely, Someone who went to public school & community college ;)
    • john  •  1 hour 12 minutes ago
      baby has braging rights that he/she was part of the olympics and crossed the winners line.
    • screg  •  1 hour 0 minutes ago
      They were an amazing team over the years and I am not a real volleyball enthusiast, but I enjoyed watching the way they competed and I watched them play because of the level they played at. Will miss seeing them together on the sand.
    • SILVERBACK  •  58 minutes ago
      Even with a bun in the oven, Kerry, along with Misty May was the class of the field. I'm glad they ended their competitive careers with a victory.
    • FREEDOM  •  50 minutes ago
      I thought that was a baby bump! Just kidding, can't wait to see your new partner and will always cherish the May-Treanor/Walsh duo!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Runs with scissors  •  1 hour 8 minutes ago
      That baby is in there good!!!
    • Mighty Gator  •  1 hour 41 minutes ago
      Awesome performance by a great lady
      • Sandie 4 minutes 1 second ago
        I don't get the "thumbs down" on positive comments(!?!?!?)
    • Chauncy  •  1 hour 0 minutes ago
      London would be a cool name for the baby.
    • Mike  •  1 hour 1 minute ago
      I guess she'll be sharing that gold then?...
    • Patrick  •  47 minutes ago
      Kerri got the gold and her baby got the bronze.
    • hurricanecharly  •  1 hour 13 minutes ago
      "The Golden Child"
    • Ray  •  1 hour 8 minutes ago
      Great Job , America is Proud , God Bless America !

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