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Thomas Ewen Douglas-Powell (born 16 September 1992) is an Australian
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player. Tom first started playing volleyball at Brisbane Grammar School in 2005. In 2009 Tom accepted a scholarship at the
Queensland Academy of Sport The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland. Its headquarters are currently located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in ...
, and this led to his first Australian National Junior Team selection later that year. He was first invited to trial for the Volleyroos in 2013, and was selected to compete at the world FISU Games in Russia. After this, he was selected to be a part of the Volleyroos and was part of the team thatcompeted at the Asian Championships in Dubai, that won FIVB World League Group 2 in 2014, qualified for the second round of the 2014 World Championships,and played in the 2015 FIVB World League Elite 8. He also participated in the 2018 and 2021 VNL competitions. He is currently playing i
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Portugal. He is the brother of actress Emma Ishta.


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at ''FIVB.org'' Australian men's volleyball players Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-volleyball-bio-stub