Prikeba ("Keba") Reed Phipps (born June 30, 1969) is a retired

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from the United States who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. There she finished in fifth place with the

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. Phipps also competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

where she was the youngest player on the roster, at 19 years old.

Clubs

International Competitions

*1987 – NORCECA Continental Championships (silver medal) *1987 – Pan American Games (bronze medal) *1988 – Olympic Games (seventh place) *1989 – NORCECA Continental Championships (bronze medal) *2002 – World Championships (silver medal) *2003 –

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(bronze medal) *2003 – World Cup (bronze medal) *2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (gold medal) *2004 –

(bronze medal) *2004 – Olympic Games (fifth place)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phipps, Prikeba 1969 births Living people American women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the United States Sportspeople from Lakewood, California Place of birth missing (living people) Outside hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Italy African-American volleyball players 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball