Kevin Wong

Kevin Wong
Born Kevin Kahn Wong
(1972-09-12) September 12, 1972
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Nationality American
Alma mater UCLA
Occupation Beach volleyball player
Employer NBC Sports
Known for Beach volleyball
Home town Honolulu, Hawai'i
Height 6'7" (200 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg)

Kevin Kahn Wong (born September 12, 1972 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a professional beach volleyball player who recently retired from competing on the AVP tour. In 2000, he placed fifth paired with Rob Heidger at the Sydney Olympics. Wong was named to People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" issue in 2000. He currently lives in Hawaii and runs a volleyball training program for youth. He is 6'7" and played his college volleyball at UCLA. His brother Scott Wong, a former assistant women's volleyball coach at the University of Hawai'i and current head coach at Pepperdine University, also played on the AVP tour.

Wong graduated from Punahou School. At UCLA, he helped the school to win the 1993 and 1995 NCAA Championships and was a three-time All-American. He received his degree in economics in 1995.

He was honored by the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in "Celebrating Chinese Americans in Sports", May, 2009.[1] In 2012, he served as beach volleyball analyst and announcer for NBC at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Career

In 2000, Wong placed first paired with Rob Heidger at the Sydney Olympics. Kevin Wong along with partner Casey Jennings successfully ended the 2010 season by capturing gold at the Swatch FIVB World Tour by beating the Brazilian duo of Benjamin Insfran and Bruno Schmidt at The Hague, Netherlands.[2]

In 2012, he serves as beach volleyball analyst and announcer for NBC at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Kevin is also involved with the Chinese-American variation of volleyball called 9-man. He is featured in the documentary about the sport 9-Man (documentary).[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ CHSSC News and Notes April 2009
  2. ↑ http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=490763.html
  3. ↑ Fang, Jennifer (28 April 2014). "Review: "9-Man" documentary is a complex, thought-provoking challenge to Asian American stereotypes". Reappropriate. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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