Kevin Hansen (volleyball)

Kevin Christopher Hansen is an American volleyball player. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics with the U.S. national team.

Personal life

Hansen was born and raised in Newport Beach, California. He attended high school at Corona del Mar and was named the California Interscholastic Federation 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 manages his condition with insulin injections at least four times a day.

College

Hansen continued on to Stanford University from 2000 until 2005, 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 First-Team All-American as a fifth year senior in 2005.

U.S. national team

Hansen joined the U.S. national team in June 2005, primarily as the backup setter to veteran player Lloy Ball.

International competition

In 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

Hansen made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics.