Tamari Miyashiro

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Tamari Miyashiro
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Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1987-07-08) July 8, 1987 (age 36)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Hometown Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Spike112 in (284 cm)
Block105 in (266 cm)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Number5 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2006–09
2010-11
2011-12
2012–13
Flag of the United States.svg University of Washington
Flag of Austria.svg SVS Post Schwechat
Flag of Poland.svg BKS Stal Bielsko-Biala
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Lokomotiv Baku
National team
2010–2012Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Macau Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ningbo Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team

Tamari Miyashiro (born July 8, 1987) is an American former indoor volleyball player and coach. As a libero, she was a two-time National Defensive Player of the Year at the University of Washington and played on the United States women's national volleyball team from 2010-2012. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a player and helped lead the national team to a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach. [1]

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Career

High school

Miyashiro played volleyball for four years at Kalani High School. She was a first team All-State selection as a junior and senior and led her team to three league titles. She was the 2004 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year. [2]

College

Miyashiro played on the University of Washington volleyball team from 2006 to 2009. In her first year, she was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. Her 637 digs was the second-highest single-season total in school history. [3] In 2007, she had 622 digs, which was the third-highest mark in school history. She was a first team All-Pac-10 selection and was named the National Defensive Player of the Year by Asics/Volleyball Magazine. [2] In 2008, Miyashiro had 5.14 digs per game to lead the Pac-10 in that category. She was again a first team All-Pac-10 selection and was named National Defensive Player of the Year by UnderArmour/Volleyball Magazine. [2] She finished her college career in 2009 with University of Washington records for career digs (2,382) and digs per set (5.36). [2]

International

Miyashiro joined the U.S. national team in January 2010. That year, she averaged 4.00 digs per set during the Tour of China, which led the team. She also played for SVS Post Schwechat. [2]

In 2011, Miyashiro helped the Americans win the gold medal in the FIVB World Grand Prix. She started at libero in all five matches at the Pan American games, where the U.S. finished in third place. [2]

At the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, Miyashiro was the team's starting libero in two matches and helped the U.S. win the gold medal. [2] She then won the silver medal with the U.S. in the Olympics. [4]

Personal

Miyashiro was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and resides in Kaneohe, Hawaii. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2009. [2]

Her mother played volleyball for the University of Hawaii. [2]

Awards

College

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