Danielle Scott-Arruda

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Danielle Scott-Arruda
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Personal information
Full nameDanielle Racquel Scott-Arruda
Born (1972-10-01) October 1, 1972 (age 48)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubIndias Mayaguez May 2013
Career
YearsTeams
1990–93
1996–97
1997–98
2000–01
2001–03
2003–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2010–11
2011-12
2012-13		Long Beach State University



Pioneer Red Wings






National team
1994–2015United States
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Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Germany Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2001 Macau Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Andria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Reggio Calabria Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo
Gold medal – first place 2005 Port of Spain
Gold medal – first place 2011 Caguas
Silver medal – second place 1999 Monterrey
Silver medal – second place 2007 Winnipeg

Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American-Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances.[3] She's currently playing professionally for Brazilian league Banana Boat/Praia Clube. Scott-Arruda carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

High school and personal life[]

Scott-Arruda was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State performer in volleyball and basketball.

Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott. She has one brother (Charles) and one late sister (Stefanie). She was married to Eduardo Arruda. And a daughter Juliánne Scott Arruda. She also loved her high school. She states, " My math teacher never gave up on me she will never be forgetting.".

Long Beach State[]

Scott was a Three Time First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American and was the National Player of the Year in 1993.[4]

In her career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs and 604 blocks and also earned All-Big West honors in basketball, becoming the first Big West student-athlete to earn all-conference accolades in two sports in one season.

In 1993, she led the 49ers to the NCAA National Championship and won the Honda Sports Award as the top college volleyball player. She was AVCA All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage. In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals. In 1991, she helped Long Beach to the NCAA championship match. In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[5]

Arruda with George W. Bush at 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

Recent international competition[]

Scott-Arruda has played in 371 international matches, as of August 24, 2008.[6]

2008

  • Olympic Games (silver medal)
  • U.S. Olympic exhibition for Brazil
  • FIVB World Grand Prix (fourth place)

2007

  • Pan American Games (bronze medal)
  • FIVB World Grand Prix (eighth place)
  • NORCECA Championship (silver medal)
  • FIVB World Cup (bronze medal)

2006

  • FIVB World Grand Prix (seventh place)
  • World Championships (ninth place)

Individual awards[]

Sports Diplomacy[]

In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Finasa Atletas". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danielle Scott-Arruda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  3. ^ "Fourth time the volleyball charm?". latimesblogs.latimes.com.
  4. ^ "Olympic committee, Did you know?". usateamhandball.org.
  5. ^ "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ "USA Volleyball nominates indoor roster". volleyball.teamusa.org.
  7. ^ "Five-time US Olympian, Danielle Scott-Arruda: Work Hard With Clear Vision". Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  8. ^ "Sports and Public Diplomacy Envoys (2005-Present) | Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs". eca.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

External links[]

Awards
Preceded by
Russia Lyubov Sokolova 		Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2001 		Succeeded by
Russia Yevgeniya Artamonova
Preceded by
Russia Lyubov Sokolova 		Best Scorer of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2001 		Succeeded by
China Yang Hao
Preceded by
Russia Yekaterina Gamova 		Best Blocker of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2001 		Succeeded by
Brazil Valeska Menezes
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