The End of an Era: Jake Gibb is done! | Best of Beach Volleyball World

“I’m done!” the American beach volleyball legend announced after he and Taylor Crabb lost to Germany’s Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler in the Round of 16 at the Tokyo 2020 men’s Olympic tournament at Shiokaze Park. Enjoy watching his most impressive Plays, Blocks, and Saves of the last years! #BeachVolleyballWorld #BeachVolleyball #JakeGibb Gibb got into beach volleyball when he was 21 years old. He started playing on USA’s national AVP Tour in 2000 and went international in 2005. In 2012, he and Sean Rosenthal became FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour season champions. Over his 17 seasons on the Tour, Jake Gibb collected a total of seven gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals. At Gibb’s first two Olympic appearances, at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, he and Rosenthal achieved fifth-place finishes. At Rio 2016, he played alongside Casey Patterson, but they failed to make it past the pool stage.