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Scott Touzinsky

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American volleyball player
Scott Touzinsky
Personal information
Full nameScott Joseph Touzinsky
Born (1982年04月22日) April 22, 1982 (age 42)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
College / UniversityCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
National team
2007-2017 United States United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition

Scott Joseph Touzinsky (born April 22, 1982) is an American volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the U.S. national team 2007–2018. With the national team, Touzinsky played in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won a gold medal.

Personal life

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Touzinsky was born in St. Louis to Charles and Anne Touzinsky, who are of Polish origin.[citation needed ] He attended St. John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, where he graduated in 2000.[citation needed ] In 2006, Touzinsky married Angelique Vogel, a promotional spokesmodel.[1]

College career

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Touzinsky attended Long Beach State and finished his career as the single-season ace leader. In 2004, his senior season, he was an AVCA First Team All-American and became the all-time ace leader for Long Beach State. In January 2004, he became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II to score 40 or more kills in an all rally-scoring match when he posted 40 versus BYU. He led the 49'ers to the 2004 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship match, where they finished as runners-up to BYU. In addition, he was the 2001 MPSF Freshman of the Year and was a Second Team All-American in 2003.[citation needed ]

Professional career

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In 2004, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and was told he might never play volleyball at a professional level again. After six months, he returned to volleyball and was playing with a professional team in Belgium.[2] In January 2017, he announced his retirement from professional volleyball.[3]

College coaching

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Touzinsky was a Long Beach State assistant coach.[4]

Suspension

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He was suspended by USA Volleyball in July 2018 because of a pending investigation by the United States Center for SafeSport.[5] [4] [6] Since the NCAA does not fall under SafeSport jurisdiction, Touzinsky was not prohibited from coaching in college.[4] [7] The complaint against Touzinsky related to when Touzinsky was a player on the U.S. National Team.[4] Touzinsky left the program in April 2019 after it was revealed he was sanctioned by SafeSport following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.[8]

International competitions

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  • 2008
  • 2007
    • NORCECA Continental Championship (gold medal)
  • 2003
    • World University Games (bronze medal)

References

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  1. ^ "Scott Touzinsky". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Long Beach leader: NBC Olympics profile".
  3. ^ EVANS, B.J. HOEPTNER (January 18, 2017). "Men's Update: Touzinsky Retires". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Guardabascio, Mike (May 1, 2019). "Volleyball World Comes To Long Beach For NCAA Finals".
  5. ^ "Scott Touzinsky leaves Long Beach State volleyball program after sexual misconduct probe". April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Long Beach State vs. Hawaii will be a battle of volleyball titans for national title". Los Angeles Times. May 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Why aren't college coaches subject to SafeSport bans for sexual misconduct?". January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hawaii reviewing men's volleyball coach Charlie Wade's sexual misconduct case". April 26, 2019.
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