Kawika Shoji
Kawika Shoji | |||||
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Full name | Kawika Tennefos Shoji | ||||
Nationality | American | ||||
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | November 11, 1987||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||
College / University | Stanford University | ||||
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Position | Setter | ||||
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Kawika Tennefos Shoji (born November 11, 1987) is an American former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the U.S. national team from 2011 to 2021. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.
Personal life[edit]
Kawika's parents are Dave and Mary Shoji. His younger brother Erik Shoji is also a player (libero) for the United States men's national team.[1] He and his wife, Megan, married in 2014. On March 16, 2018, their daughter Ada–Jean Ehiku Shoji was born in Milan, Italy.
Honors[edit]
Clubs[edit]
- National championships
- 2011/2012 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2012/2013 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2013/2014 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
References[edit]
- ^ Shoji Brothers, Kawika and Erik are USA Volleyball Newsmakers – asianplayers.com
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kawika Shoji.
- Player profile at TeamUSA.org
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Volleyball players from Honolulu
- American men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- American expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Finland
- American expatriate volleyball players in Germany
- American expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- American expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- American expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- American expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players
- Arkas Spor volleyball players
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- Setters (volleyball)