Foluke Gunderson

Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson
Akinradewo in 2012 with Rabita Baku
Personal information
Full nameFoluke Atinuke Gunderson
NationalityCanadian/American/Nigerian
BornFoluke Atinuke Akinradewo
(1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 36)
London, Ontario, Canada
HometownFort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spike130 in (330 cm)
Block118 in (300 cm)
College / UniversityStanford University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number16
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2015
2015–2017
2017–2019		Japan TAB Queenseis
Russia Dinamo Krasnodar
Azerbaijan Rabita Baku
Switzerland Volero Zurich
Japan Hisamitsu Springs
National team
2005–2021United States United States
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ningbo Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Macau Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Omaha Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nanjing Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rosarito & Tijuana Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Caguas

Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won gold with the national team at the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix, 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics,[1][2] silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 Olympics win allowed her to complete the trifecta of winning an Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medal.[3]

  1. ^ FIVB. "USA claim third FIVB World Grand Prix title with perfect record". Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "Volleyball - AKINRADEWO Foluke". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ USA Volleyball [@usavolleyball] (August 8, 2021). "Saving the best for last. @JordanLarson10 & @fakinradewo now have a complete set of Olympic medals: 🥈 in London 2012, 🥉 in Rio 2016 and 🥇 in Tokyo 2020" (Tweet) – via Twitter.