Shunichi Kawai

Shunichi Kawai
Shunichi Kawai, 2015
Personal information
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963
Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number12
National team
1984–1988 Japan
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow

Shunichi Kawai (川合 俊一, Kawai Shun'ichi; born 3 February 1963) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Kawai competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and won a bronze medal.

Since retiring, Kawai has been working as a sports announcer and television tarento.

In 2022, Shunichi Kawai was elected to be the president of Japan Volleyball Association.