Shunichi Kawai
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Shunichi Kawai, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 February 1963 Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
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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.