Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
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Robyn Mokihana Ah Mow-Santos (born September 15, 1975) is an American
indoor volleyball player. She is a setter on the USA national team and played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2004 Athens Olympics, and also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
, to Talmage and Lovina Ah Mow, and has two brothers, Kekoa and Tyson, and two sisters, Dara and Arlene. She is married to Niobel Rafael Santos, former amateur athlete who is now a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and has served three tours in Iraq
. They have a son Jordan Nohili, who was born on February 2, 2003, and a daughter, Jream Puanani Maria, who was born August 1, 2010.
from 1993-1996 where she was a two time AVCA First Team all-American. As a setter, she helped Hawai'i to the 1996 NCAA Championship
match, losing to Stanford. She attended Mckinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
in 1999, setting in seven games at the NORCECA championships and playing in 13 sets at the World Cup. In 2000, she played in four sets of the Nike
Americas’ Volleyball Challenge, helping Team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She set the team to victories over no. 4 China
, no. 5 Korea
and no. 7 Japan
at the Grand Prix. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she started all seven matches and led the team to a .263 hitting percentage and a fourth place finish.
In 2001, she earned Most Valuable Player honors at the World Championship Qualification Tournament and was also named the "Best Setter" at the NORCECA Zone Championships and played professionally for Castelo de Maia in Portugal
.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, she was the starter and the team that finished tied for fifth overall after losing to Brazil
in the quarterfinals.
In her career, she has set for team USA at the World Grand Prix, the Pan American Cup, NORCECA, the Olympics, the FIVB world cup as well as numerous exhibition tours. More recently, she has set some matches for team USA in their 2008 exhibition pre-Olympic game matches.
Robyn made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
United States
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indoor volleyball player. She is a setter on the USA national team and played at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2004 Athens Olympics, and also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
Personal life
Ah Mow was born in Honolulu, HawaiiHawaii
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, to Talmage and Lovina Ah Mow, and has two brothers, Kekoa and Tyson, and two sisters, Dara and Arlene. She is married to Niobel Rafael Santos, former amateur athlete who is now a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and has served three tours in Iraq
Iraq
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. They have a son Jordan Nohili, who was born on February 2, 2003, and a daughter, Jream Puanani Maria, who was born August 1, 2010.
College
Ah Mow-Santos attended college at the University of Hawai'iUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
from 1993-1996 where she was a two time AVCA First Team all-American. As a setter, she helped Hawai'i to the 1996 NCAA Championship
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
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match, losing to Stanford. She attended Mckinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Professional and Olympic career
She started to do some international competition with the USA national teamUnited States women's national volleyball team
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in 1999, setting in seven games at the NORCECA championships and playing in 13 sets at the World Cup. In 2000, she played in four sets of the Nike
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Americas’ Volleyball Challenge, helping Team USA qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She set the team to victories over no. 4 China
China
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, no. 5 Korea
Korea
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and no. 7 Japan
Japan
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at the Grand Prix. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she started all seven matches and led the team to a .263 hitting percentage and a fourth place finish.
In 2001, she earned Most Valuable Player honors at the World Championship Qualification Tournament and was also named the "Best Setter" at the NORCECA Zone Championships and played professionally for Castelo de Maia in Portugal
Portugal
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.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, she was the starter and the team that finished tied for fifth overall after losing to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in the quarterfinals.
In her career, she has set for team USA at the World Grand Prix, the Pan American Cup, NORCECA, the Olympics, the FIVB world cup as well as numerous exhibition tours. More recently, she has set some matches for team USA in their 2008 exhibition pre-Olympic game matches.
Robyn made her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, helping Team USA to a silver medal.
Individual awards
- 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Setter"
- 2001 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
- 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"
- 2006 Pan-American Cup "Best Setter"