Danielle Scott-Arruda
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Racquel Scott-Arruda
NationalityAmerican
Born (1972-10-01) October 1, 1972 (age 51)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
College / UniversityCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number2 (national team)
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
Gierre Roma
Leites Jundiaí
Osasco VC
Pioneer Red Wings
Chieri Volleyball
CD Macaé
Osasco VC
FV Castellana Grotte
BMG/São Bernardo
BMG/São Bernardo
Banana Boat/Praia Clube
National team
1994–2012 United States
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 Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Team
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
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 St. Petersburg Team

Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American former volleyball player. She 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][4]

For her lifetime achievements in the sport, Scott-Arruda was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.[4]

High school

Scott-Arruda was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[4] She attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State athlete in volleyball and basketball.[5]

College

Scott-Arruda played volleyball for Long Beach State. In 1991, she helped Long Beach State to the NCAA Championship match.[6] In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals.[6] In 1993, Scott-Arruda led the 49ers to the NCAA National Championship.[4][6] She was American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage.[6] She was also the National Player of the Year.[5] In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[4][7]

In Scott-Arruda's collegiate career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs, and 604 blocks in volleyball.[5] She was a three-time AVCA All-American.[8] She 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.[5]

In 1999, Scott-Arruda was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.[9]

International competition

In her first major international competition, Scott-Arruda won a silver medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[10] In her career, she played in over 400 matches and won 20 medals, including silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[11] She carried the flag for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

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

Sports Diplomacy

In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[5][12]

Personal life

Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott.[5] She has one brother, Charles, and one sister, Stefanie.[5] She is married to Eduardo Arruda, a former member of the Brazilian national team.[5][13] She learned to speak Portuguese fluently while living in Brazil.[13]

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Finasa Atletas". Cbv.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  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 December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Hersh, Philip (July 16, 2008). "Fourth time the volleyball charm?". latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Danielle Scott-Arruda". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Nai, Mereleki (September 29, 2019). "Five-time US Olympian, Danielle Scott-Arruda: Work Hard With Clear Vision". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Danielle Scott". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Volleyball". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Danielle Scott". Longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "Olympic Glory with Danielle Scott-Arruda: The Third Interview in a Four-Part Series". Louisiana State Museum. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sports and Public Diplomacy Envoys (2005-Present)". Eca.state.gov. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Cazenueve, Brian (December 14, 2011). "After pregnancy, U.S. volleyballer hopes for fifth Olympic team". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

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Awards Preceded by Lyubov Sokolova Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Succeeded by Yevgeniya Artamonova Preceded by Lyubov Sokolova Best Scorer of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Succeeded by Yang Hao Preceded by Yekaterina Gamova Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Succeeded by Valeska Menezes
United States squad – 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal
United States squad – 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
United States squad – 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal
United States women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
United States squad – 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal
United States women's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1996 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (Men's beach - Gold & Silver medals)
2008 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's beach, women's beach and men's indoor - gold medals, women's indoor - silver medal)
2012 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – silver medal, women's beach – gold & silver)
Members of the Volleyball Hall of Fame
Honda Sports Award
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