Kevin Christopher Hansen (born March 19, 1982) is an American volleyball player. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics with the U.S. national team.
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| Born | Kevin Christopher Hansen March 19, 1982 (age 42) Newport Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editHansen was born and raised in Newport Beach, California. He attended high school at Corona del Mar and was named the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Most Valuable Player in 2000 and led the volleyball team to the CIF Division I Championship the same season.
Hansen is a type I diabetic, first diagnosed when he was 10 years old, and must inject himself with insulin at least four times a day.[1]
College
editHansen continued on to Stanford University from 2000 until 2005 (as he redshirted his freshman year), and majored in economics.
He finished his career third on Stanford's list of career leaders with 5,036 assists, thus becoming just the third player in Stanford men's volleyball history to eclipse 5,000 career assists. He was an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American as a fifth year senior in 2005.
U.S. national team
editHansen joined the U.S. national team in June 2005, primarily as the backup setter to veteran Lloy Ball.
International competition
editIn 2008, he played at the FIVB World League, where Team USA won the gold medal. In 2007, he participated in Americas' Cup, earning a gold medal, the Pan American Games, earning a silver medal, and the FIVB World League, earning a bronze medal. His first major international competition was in 2005 at the World University Games.
Olympics
editHansen made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
References
edit- ^ Mattson, Jim. "USA Olympic star battles diabetes Archived August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine" HOI News (retrieved on August 23, 2008).
External links
edit- Kevin Hansen at Team USA (archived)