David Smith

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

Member of U.S. Men's National Team since 2009
Named 2017 USAV Male Indoor Player of the Year after leading the team in blocking and earning a starting position
Played professionally in Puerto Rico, Spain, France and Poland
Three–time Champions League winner with ZAKSA (2021, '22, '23)
Named Champions League MVP in 2023
Seven Polish League trophies with ZAKSA; Ten French League trophies with Tours VB
Won NCAA National Championship with UC Irvine and named First Team All-American and All-Tournament in 2007
Played on the U.S. Men's Junior National Team 2004-05

2024 Olympic Games - Bronze
2024 Volleyball Nations League Weeks Two and Three
2023 Olympic Qualifier - Gold
2023 NORCECA Continental Championship - Gold
2023 Volleyball Nations League Final - Silver
2023 Volleyball Nations League Weeks One, Two, and Three
2022 FIVB World Championship - 6th
2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Silver
2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Weeks One, Two, Three
2021 Olympic Games - 10th
2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Preliminary Round - 7th
2019 FIVB Tokyo Men's Volleyball Qualification tournament - Gold
2019 FIVB World Cup - Bronze
2019 Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Silver
2018 World Championship - Bronze
2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Bronze
2017 NORCECA Championship - Gold
2016 Olympic Games - Bronze
2015 FIVB World Cup - Gold
2014 FIVB World Championship -T7th
2012 Olympic Games -T5th
2010 Pan American Cup - Gold
2009 FIVB World Championship Qualifier - Gold; Best Blocker
2009 FIVB World League - Made U.S. Men's National Team debut
2007 World University Games - Bronze
2005 FIVB Men's U21 World Volleyball Championship - Men's Junior National Team
2004 NORCECA Junior Men's Volleyball Championship - Silver; Men's Junior National Team

Born in 1985
Parents are Rick and Nancy... Has an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Kristen
Married wife Kelli in 2008... The couple has one son, Cohen, born in 2012 and one daughter, Amelie, born in 2018
Kelli is a long-distance runner and coach
David was born with mild-to-severe hearing loss and wears hearing aids to assist on and off the court... also reads lips

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On inspiring others with hearing loss“I think sometimes so many people see hearing loss as a disability and that’s all they see and that becomes the center of their thought process. So you’re thinking about what you can’t do instead of what you can do. Being able to demonstrate that is one of the most rewarding things. Being able to be a real time influence in a real time inspiration to the next generation has been real cool.”