Foluke Akinradewo

Foluke Akinradewo

Akinradewo in 2012 with Rabita Baku
Personal information
Full name Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo
Nationality Canadian/American
Born (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987
London, Ontario, Canada
Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Spike 331 cm (130 in)
Block 300 cm (120 in)
College(s) Stanford University
Volleyball information
Position Middle blocker
Current club Volero Zurich
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2015
2015–2016		TAB Queenseis
Dinamo Krasnodar
Rabita Baku
Volero Zurich
National team
2003–United States
Honours
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
2014 Italy
World Cup
2011 Japan
2015 Japan
World Grand Prix
2010 Ningbo
2011 Macau
2012 Ningbo
2015 Omaha
2016 Bangkok
NORCECA Championship
2011 Caguas
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Cup
2010 Rosarito & Tijuana
2011 Ciudad Juárez

Foluke Atinuke Akinradewo (born October 5, 1987) is an Canadian-American indoor volleyball player, a member of the United States women's national volleyball team and Switzerland club Volero Zurich, a participant of the Olympic Games (2012, 2016), bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games, and a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship and 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix.[1] She played college women's volleyball at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

High school and personal life

Akinradewo was born in London, Ontario, Canada, to Ayoola and Comfort Akinradewo. Her siblings are Folu and Foluso Akinradewo. She holds a tri-citizenship with Canada, Nigeria and the United States, and used to audition for commercials when she was little.[2]

Akinradewo attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was a three-year letter winner in volleyball and was also on the basketball and track & field teams. She was an All-American selection in 2003 and 2004 and an all-state selection in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Volleyball Player of the Year in 2005. In addition to volleyball, she was an all-state selection in basketball and was a four-time Florida State Champion in track.

Stanford

Akinradewo majored in human biology at Stanford University.[3]

As a freshman in 2005, she was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Pacific Region Freshman of the Year.[4] She was named an AVCA Second Team All-American and led the squad in hitting percentage (.397), a mark which ranked third in the Pac-10, 13th in the nation and third for a single-season in school history. In 2006, she was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to an NCAA Division I runner-up finish to Nebraska. For the year, she was named a First Team All-American by the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine.[5]

In 2007, Akinradewo was named the AVCA National Player of the Year[6] and was the Honda Award winner for volleyball.[7] She broke the Pac-10 and Stanford single season hitting percentage record by more than 50 points, as she averaged .499 percentage, a mark that was first in the nation and second since rally-scoring was introduced in 2001. She was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team as she led Stanford to their second consecutive Division I national runner-up finish to Penn State. As a senior in 2008, Akinradewo repeated as the Pac-10 Player of the Year and got her third consecutive Honda Award nomination. She repeated as a First Team All-American and led Stanford to their third consecutive NCAA title match.

International career

Akinradewo joined Toyota Auto Body Queenseis in October 2010 . In 2010–11 V.Premier League, Akinradewo was named Spike award . Akinradewo won the silver medal in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.[8]

Akinradewo competed for Team USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She earned a silver medal for her efforts.

2013

Akinradewo's club, Rabita Baku won the Azerbaijan Super League Championship[9] winning their sixth title in a row.[10][11] She won the league's Best Spiker award.[12]

2014

Akinradewo was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.[13][14]

Awards

Individual

College

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ FIVB. "USA claim third FIVB World Grand Prix title with perfect record". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  2. ↑ Getting to know Foluke Akinradewo
  3. ↑ CBS Interactive. "Foluke Akinradewo". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  4. ↑ St. Thomas Aquinas. "Raider Reflections" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  5. ↑ Stanford places four on All-American squad
  6. ↑ American Volleyball Coaches Association. "2007 AVCA All-America Teams". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  7. ↑ 2007 Division I National Player of the Year is Foluke Akinradewo
  8. ↑ "Trentino Diatec and Sollys Nestle crowned in Doha". Doha, Qatar: FIVB. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Рабита" празднует чемпионство (in Russian). Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  10. ↑ ""Rabitə" ölkə çempionudur!" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan QƏZETİ. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  11. ↑ ""Rabitə" ölkə çempionudur" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan QƏZETİ. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  12. ↑ "Super Liqanın "ən"ləri bəlli oldu" (in Azerbaijani). Record.az. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  13. ↑ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  14. ↑ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.

Sources

Awards
Preceded by
Brazil Sheilla Castro		 Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2010 		Succeeded by
United States Destinee Hooker
Preceded by
Brazil Fabiana Claudino		 Best Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2010 		Succeeded by
Russia Iuliia Morozova
Preceded by
First Award		 Best Middle Blocker of
Olympic Games
2016 (with Serbia Milena Rašić) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Croatia Maja Poljak and
Brazil Ana Carolina da Silva		 Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2016 (with Serbia Milena Rašić) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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