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World League 2011
22nd Edition
 
- USA / United States of America - Player's biography
   
 
Team name  Smith
First name David
Last name Smith
Age (birth date) 28  (15/05/1985)
Hometown
Languages English
   
   
Position Height Weight Spike Block
Middle-blocker 201 cm 86 kg 348 cm 314 cm
             
National Selections Olympic W.Champ. Other Total  
  6 0 47 53
 
Volleyball career
International debut  
Club debut
Actual Club Tours Volleyball 
Personal
Hobbies Sports, music 
Favourites Books: Bible
Food: Italian
Movie: Italian Job
Music: Rock
Other sports: Beach volleyball, basketball
 
   Profile
  Middle blocker David Smith can add international success to his ever-growing national success with team USA. Smith is currently playing in Spain for the Unicaja Almeria club team. The team, part of the Spanish league, finished the regular season as the top seeds.

In his two years post graduation from UC Irvine, Smith (201cm, 86kg) has earned a gold medal with the US at the 2010 Pan American Cup. Davis was the United States’ fourth-leading scorer and 18th among all scorers. Smith also took home a gold medal from the 2010 World Championship Qualifier.

Smith was born in 1985 in Saugus, California to parents Ricky and Nancy Smith. In 2008, Smith married wife, Kelli, an assistant coach for the Vanguard University cross country team. Smith was born with mild-to-severe hearing loss. He wears hearing aids to assist him on and off the court.
 
 

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