Hawi Okumu Oba

In this article, the surname is Okumu Oba.
Hawi Okumu Oba
Personal information
Full nameFuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba
NationalityJapan[1]
Born (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998
HometownFukuoka City[2]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite Hitter
Current clubSaitama Ageo Medics
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2025Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
2025–Saitama Ageo Medics
National team
2022–Japan

Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba (Japanese: オクム大庭 冬美ハウィ, romanized: Okumu Ōba Fuyumi Hawi; born 27 June 1998[3]) is a Japanese volleyball player.

Early life

Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba was born on June 27, 1988 to Kenyan volleyball coach Godfrey Okumu and Japanese volleyball player Kozue Oba. Hawi Okumu Oba attended Hakata Girls' High School.[4][5] She has roots in Nairobi and Fukuoka City.[a]

Club career

Okumu Oba joined the Astemo Rivale Ibaraki of the V.Premier League in 2017.[3][6] She left Astemo by the end of the 2024–25 SV.League season.[7]

She joined Saitama Ageo Medics in mid-2025.[8]

National team

Hawi Okumu Oba was supposed to debut for the Japan national team at the Philippines leg of the 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League in June but was sidelined due to COVID-19. Okumu Oba eventually debuted for Japan at the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup[9] She was called up to participate in a training camp in 2024.[2][10]

Notes

  1. ^ Astemo Rivale Ibaraki reports Okumu Oba was born in Fukuoka City while the FIVB Player Database list her birthplace as Nairobi.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Players' Database - Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba". Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "2024年度バレーボール女子日本代表チーム 登録メンバーのお知らせ：Astemoリヴァーレ茨城" (in Japanese). Astemo Rivale Ibaraki. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "#17 オクム大庭 冬美ハウィ" [#17 Fuyumi Hawi Okumu Oba] (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ Valencia, Justin (22 August 2022). "Hawi Okumu Oba grateful to dad Godfrey for continuous guidance". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ "追悼 元博多女子高監督・德丸順庶氏 モントリオール五輪金メダリスト・横山樹理さん「先生は戦う心を教えてくれた。濃い3年間だった」". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ "日立 オクム大庭 冬美ハウィ選手の内定を発表". Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese). 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ "オクム大庭冬美ハウィ選手の退団について：Astemoリヴァーレ茨城" (in Japanese). Astemo Rivale Ibaraki. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ^ "【バレー】埼玉上尾　日本代表・元Astemoのオクム大庭冬美ハウィが移籍加入　SV女子". Yahoo! Japan. Volleyball Magazine. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. ^ Velasco, Jillian (22 August 2022). "Godfrey Okumu cheers for daughter in her AVC Cup debut for Japan". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  10. ^ "【バレー】女子日本代表発表 ベテラン長岡望悠、ミドルブロッカー入沢まいは外れる - バレーボール : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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