Kawika Tennefos Shoji (born November 11, 1987) is an American former professional
volleyball
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player. He was a member of the
US national team from 2011 to 2021. The
2014 World League and the
2015 World Cup winner.
Personal life
Kawika's parents are
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and Mary Shoji. His younger brother
Erik Shoji
Erik Thomas Shoji (born August 24, 1989) is an American professional volleyball player. He is a member of the US national team, a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship, 2014 World League and 2015 World ...
is also a player (libero) for the United States men's national team.
''Shoji Brothers, Kawika and Erik are USA Volleyball Newsmakers''
– asianplayers.com He and his wife, Megan, married in 2014. On March 16, 2018 their daughter Ada–Jean Ehiku Shoji was born in Milan, Italy.
Honours
Clubs
* National championships
** 2011/2012 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
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Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2012/2013 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
** 2013/2014 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
Berlin Recycling Volleys is a professional men's volleyball club founded in 1991 and based in Berlin, Germany. They compete in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.
Honours Domestic
* Volleyball Bundesliga
:Winners (12): 1992–9 ...
References
External links
Player profile
at ''TeamUSA.org''
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Player profile
at ''LegaVolley.it''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
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Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net''
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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 sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
American expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
American expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players
Arkas Spor volleyball players
Resovia (volleyball) players
Setters (volleyball)