Evelyn Mawuli
Japanese basketball player · Japan · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1995 · age 31
The guard who switched flags at 14 so she could wear Japan's jersey - then delivered a silver medal at Tokyo 2020.
Evelyn Mawuli is read about 76 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Evelyn
Family
Evelyn Mawuli
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyMedia & music
On YouTube
13.7K subscribersPhotos 1
About this person
Evelyn Mawuli was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, on 2 June 1995, to Ghanaian parents. At 14, she and her family naturalized as Japanese citizens, a move that cleared her path to represent Japan in international competition. She rose through the professional ranks and earned a spot on the national team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she helped Japan claim a silver medal on home soil. The tournament marked the high point of a career built on a teenage bet that paid off.
