Luke Smith

Who is Luke Smith?

Luke Smith is an Australian professional volleyballer.

Smith was born in Jakarta to an Indonesian mother and English father, before moving to Albany, Western Australia, where he spent much of his early life. His family moved to Norway, before settling in the suburb of Rossmoyne near Perth.

He started playing volleyball in grade 10 at Aquinas College in Salter Point. He since spent time on a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, and spent two years playing semi-professionally for Linkoping Volleyball Club in Linkoping, Sweden. Whilst at the AIS he played in the 2008 Youth and 2010 Junior Asian Championships.

He made his debut for the Australian national volleyball team in 2011 against Thailand at the age of 20. He represented Australian at the 2012 Summer Olympics Games in London.