Gail CASTRO

Gail Castro played college volleyball at Long Beach State. She played beach volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, partnered by Deb Richardson. Castro played professionally on various beach tours. She won three times on the WPVA tour, twice on the P&R (Parks & Recreation) Tour, and once on the FIVB tour, finishing with career earnings of over $250,000 (US). She also played briefly on the USAV tour and the BVA tour. In 1993 she had the most aces on the WPVA tour.

Castro, as Gail Malone, later became a volleyball coach at Santa Fe Christian School north of San Diego. She was inducted into the Crescenta Valley (California) Hall of Fame in 2018. She is also a member of the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2017.