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Foluke Akinradewo

フォルケ・アキンラデウォ　/　ふぉるけ・あきんらでうぉ

Volleyball player from Canada

October 5, 1987 (age 38)　・　London, Ontario, Canada

Ontario
volleyball player
beach volleyball player

My Take

Foluke Akinradewo's profile reads like a quietly remarkable arc to me. Born in London, Ontario, she represents the United States internationally, which already tells you something about how borders blur in elite sport. Standing 191cm as a middle blocker, she came through Stanford and took the 2008 Honda Sports Award for volleyball, a marker of real college dominance. What I find most interesting is the Japan chapter, playing for Hisamitsu Springs, since few American players commit to that league. Now competing under the name Gunderson, she strikes me as someone whose career deserves more recognition outside hardcore volleyball circles than it tends to get.

Overview

Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is a former indoor volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Foluke Akinradewo
Name (Japanese): フォルケ・アキンラデウォ
Reading: ふぉるけ・あきんらでうぉ
Born: October 5, 1987 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: London, Ontario, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: volleyball player / beach volleyball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Stanford University

Awards & achievements

2008 Honda Sports Award for Volleyball

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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