Scott Joseph Touzinsky in an American

United States

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 volleyball

Volleyball

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 player. Touzinsky has been with the U.S. national team

United States men's national volleyball team

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 since May 2007. With the national team, Touzinsky made his Olympic

Olympic Games

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 debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Personal life

Touzinsky was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, to Charles and Anne Touzinsky. In 2006, Touzinsky married Angelique Vogel, a promotional spokesmodel, which he said was the happiest moment in his life.

Touzinsky attended St. John Vianney High School

St. John Vianney High School (Kirkwood, Missouri)

St. John Vianney High School is a private, all male, Catholic college preparatory high school located in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The school was founded by the Society of Mary , a religious order of priests and brothers who continue to...

 in Kirkwood, Missouri

Kirkwood, Missouri

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, where he graduated in 2000. During his senior year at Vianney, Touzinsky took first place in the school's arm wrestling championship after beating longtime rival Brian Scheman in the finals.

In 2004, Touzinsky severely tore his anterior cruciate ligament

Anterior cruciate ligament

The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...

 and was told he might never play volleyball at a professional level again. After six months, he was playing with a pro volleyball team in Belgium

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.

College

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, Touzinsky 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

BYU

-Education:* Brigham Young University, a university located in Provo, Utah, USA administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.**BYU Salt Lake Center, a satellite center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...

. He led the 49'ers to the 2004 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship

The NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship is the tournament that determines the national championship of American college volleyball.The "Final Four" is a term used exclusively by NCAA Basketball but is commonly used to describe the 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.

International competitions

• 2008
  • Olympic Games
    Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
    Volleyball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from 9 to 24 August 2008. Indoor volleyball events were held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium...
    
     (gold medal)
  • FIVB World League (gold medal)
  • NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship (gold medal)
• 2007
  • NORCECA Continental Championship (gold medal)
• 2003
  • World University Games (bronze medal)

External links

• Touzinsky bio at USAvolleyball.org