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 (age 29) 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
Years Teams 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2015 2015–2017 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 a 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. She played college women's volleyball at Stanford University. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

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.

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. She made her US international debut before the start of her freshman year at Stamford. She helped the US win the 2004 NORCECA Continental Women’s Junior Championship, and then was the starting middle blocker on the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team at the 2005 FIVB World Championships.