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 Shunichi Kawai, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 (age 61) Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
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Shunichi Kawai (川合 俊一, Kawai Shun'ichi, born 3 February 1963) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Kawai competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and won a bronze medal.
Since retiring, Kawai has been working as a sports announcer and television tarento.
In 2022, Shunichi Kawai was elected to be the president of Japan Volleyball Association.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shunichi Kawai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball Goodwill Games 1986 Moscva (URS) - 14-19.07 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- "日本バレーボール協会新会長に川合俊一氏「不退転の覚悟を持って、協会を立て直すべく、職務に」 - バレーボール : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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- Olympic volleyball players for Japan
- Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Japanese sports announcers
- Japanese television personalities
- People from Itoigawa, Niigata
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