Aaron Russell

At 205 centimeters, Aaron Russell has the frame for volleyball, but it's the medal collection that earns my admiration. Bronze at Rio 2016, bronze again at Paris 2024, plus a 2018 World Championship bronze, that's elite consistency on the sport's biggest stages across eight years. As an outside hitter, he sits at the highest-pressure position, and his run with the U.S. national team speaks to durability and reliability. I find his path from Penn State to clubs in Poland a great example of the global circuit American players now embrace. Showing up on the podium across multiple Olympic cycles is no accident.

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Name (English)

Aaron Russell

Name (Japanese)

アーロン・ラッセル

Reading

あーろん・らっせる

Born

January 4, 1993 (age 33)

Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height

205 cm

Occupation

volleyball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

High school

Centennial High School

University

Pennsylvania State University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Russell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB
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Tags

• Maryland
• volleyball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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