Tamari Miyashiro

Tamari Miyashiro (born July 8, 1987) is an American indoor volleyball player. As a libero, she was a two-time National Defensive Player of the Year at the University of Washington and has played on the United States women's national volleyball team since 2010.

Tamari Miyashiro
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	July 8, 1987 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Hometown	Kaneohe, Hawaii, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Spike	112 in (284 cm)
Block	105 in (266 cm)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	BKS Stal Bielsko-Biala
Career
Years Teams 2006–09 2011-12 2012–13 University of Washington BKS Stal Bielsko-Biala Lokomotiv Baku
National team
2010–2012  United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Cup 2011 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2011 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[1] 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.[1] She finished her college career in 2009 with University of Washington records for career digs (2,382) and digs per set (5.36).[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] She then won the silver medal with the U.S. in the Olympics.[3]

Personal

Miyashiro was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and resides in Kaneohe, Hawaii. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2009.[1]

Her mother played volleyball for the University of Hawaii.[1]

Awards

College

• 2007 Asics/Volleyball Magazine National Defensive Player of the Year
• 2008 UnderArmour/Volleyball Magazine National Defensive Player of the Year
• Two-time AVCA All-American second team (2008, 2009)
• AVCA All-American third team (2007)
• All-Pacific Region first team (2007)
• Two-time All-Pac-10 first team (2007, 2008)
• Pac-10 All-Freshman team (2006)

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References

1. "Tamari Miyashiro". teamusa.org. July 1, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
2. "Tamari Miyashiro" Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. gohuskies.com. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
3. "Brazil stuns US for gold in women's volleyball". sports.espn.go.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.