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Canadian men's national beach volleyball team

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The Canada men's national beach volleyball team represents Canada in international beach volleyball competitions run by the FIVB. The team trains at the Team Canada Beach Volleyball Training Centre at Downsview Park in Toronto during the winter.[1]

History[edit]

The first players to represent Canada at an international FIVB-sanctioned tournament were James Helmer and Stephen Joseph at the Jesi Open in Italy in 1989 and they finished 18th.[2] This was only the fourth sanctioned event run by the FIVB.[3]

It wasn't until 1996 that John Child and Mark Heese claimed Canada's first gold medal on the FIVB Tour at the German Open in Berlin.[4][5] The team of Child/Heese continued their success during beach volleyball's debut at the 1996 Olympic Games, where they won bronze. This was Volleyball Canada's first Olympic medal.[6]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, beach volleyball was included for the first time and the team of Jody Holden and Conrad Leinemann won gold on home soil.

The national team has qualified for every Olympic Games that has included beach volleyball except Beijing as well as every Beach Volleyball World Championships highlighted by a 5th at the 2013 World Championships by Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk.

At the inaugural 2018 Commonwealth Games beach volleyball event, Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter took home the silver medal.[7]

Canada
AssociationVolleyball Canada
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachCanada Josh Nichol
FIVB ranking6 (as of October 2018)
Uniforms
Home
www.volleyball.ca

Results[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

World Championships[edit]

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Pan American Games[edit]

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following is current as of December 29, 2020.

Senior[edit]

Name Position Date of birth (age) Height Hometown
Grant O'Gorman Defender (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 (age 30) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Canada Scarborough, ON
Samuel Pedlow Blocker (1987-06-14) June 14, 1987 (age 36) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Canada Barrie, ON
Ben Saxton Blocker (1988-11-21) November 21, 1988 (age 35) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) Canada Calgary, AB
Sam Schachter Defender (1990-05-08) May 8, 1990 (age 33) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Canada Richmond Hill, ON

[8]

Next Gen[edit]

Name Position Date of birth Height Hometown
Alex Russell Canada Surrey, BC
Sergiy Grabovskyy Defender (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 (age 29) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Canada Aurora, BC
Liam Kopp Defender (1995-01-30) January 30, 1995 (age 29) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Canada St. Catharines, ON
Jake Macneil Defender (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 27) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Canada Georgetown, ON
Aaron Nusbaum Defender (1993-01-13) January 13, 1993 (age 31) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Canada Aurora, ON
Mike Plantinga Blocker (1990-05-23) May 23, 1990 (age 33) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) Canada Langley, BC
Will Hoey Blocker (1994-11-24) November 24, 1994 (age 29) 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) Canada Brampton, BC
Ivan Reka Blocker (1993-11-08) November 8, 1993 (age 30) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Canada Longeuil, QC
Mike Plantinga Blocker (1990-05-23) May 23, 1990 (age 33) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) Canada Langley, BC
Chris Towe Canada Caledon, ON

[9]

Coaching staff[edit]

In February 2021, Josh Nichol was promoted to NextGen Head Coach and Felipe Humana-Paredes was hired as Performance Analyst and NextGen Assistant Coach.[10]

Name Position
Canada Josh Nichol NextGen Head Coach
Canada Ed Drakich High Performance Director
Canada Ryan MacDonald Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach
Canada Felipe Humana-Paredes Performance Analyst and NextGen Assistant Coach
Canada Nicole Sullivan Physiotherapist
Canada Krista McHardy Athletic Therapist
Canada Julia Hamilton Sports Physician
Canada Nicole Springle Nutritionist
Canada Judy Goss Sport Psychologist
Canada Cameron Borody Chiropractor
Canada Ryan Aktari High Performance Coordinator
Canada Lia Diffin Program and Events Coordinator

See also[edit]


Other articles of the topic Canada : Canadian hip hop
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References[edit]

  1. "Beach Volleyball Centre". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. "Jesi Open". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. "Beach Volleyball History". FIVB. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. "Mark Heese". Aurora Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  5. "HEESE CELEBRATES 51ST WITH MEMORIES". FIVB. 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. "History Beach". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. "Canadians make history by winning inaugural Commonwealth Games beach volleyball event". CBC. The Canadian Press. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. "Men Beach Senior". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. "Beach Men Next Gen". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. "Volleyball Canada's Beach Program Announcement". Volleyball Canada. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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