Bruce Arnold (archer)
American educator and athlete
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Bruce Makoto Arnold is a retired historian and current archer who competes for the United States Virgin Islands. At the 2024 Youth & Masters Pan Am Championships in San Salvador, he and fellow Virgin Islander, Tatyana Muntyan, set a world record in mixed-team qualifications with a score of 1228[2][3] and were the first to set a world record in archery from that country.[citation needed]
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| Full name | Bruce Makoto Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States of America, United States Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Recurve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Tulsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archery
Academics
Arnold earned degrees in computer science from Salt Lake Community College, the University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Tulsa. After these, he earned a bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona, a master's degree in East Asian History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master's degree in United States history from Sam Houston State University, and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Charter Oak Stare College.[5][better source needed] He then earned his PhD at Louisiana State University in 2014,[6] and worked as a historian and then as assistant professor of history at Ohio State University[7] before retiring.[citation needed]
Personal life
Arnold is married to Ohio State educator Noelle W. Arnold.[8]
Publications
- Bruce Makoto Arnold, Roland W. Mitchell, and Noelle W. Arnold, "Massified Illusions of Difference:Photography and the Mystique of the American Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)", in Journal of American Studies of Turkey, 41 (2015): 69–94.
