Canada men's junior national volleyball team

Canada men's national junior volleyball team
Medal record
Junior NORCECA Championship
1998 Guatemala
2002 Canada
2006 Mexico
2008 El Salvador
2010 Canada
2012 United States
2014 El Salvador
2016 Canada

The Canada men's national junior volleyball team is the men's national under-21 volleyball team of Canada. The team is controlled by Volleyball Canada, which represents the country in international competitions - Junior NORCECA Championship and FIVB U21 World Championships. The Canadian junior national team is ranked 7th (as of September 2015) in the FIVB world ranking.

International competitions

Junior NORCECA Championship

  • Guatemala 1998 Guatemala –– Gold medal
  • Cuba 2000 Cuba –– 4th place
  • Canada 2002 Canada –– Gold medal
  • Canada 2004 Canada –– 4th place
  • Mexico 2006 Mexico –– Bronze medal
  • El Salvador 2008 El Salvador –– Silver medal
  • Canada 2010 Canada –– Silver medal
  • United States 2012 United States –– Silver medal
  • El Salvador 2014 El Salvador –– Silver medal
  • Canada 2016 Canada –– Bronze medal

U21 World Championship

  • Brazil 1977 Brazil –– 10th place
  • United States 1981 United States –– 13th place
  • Italy 1985 Italy –– Did not qualify
  • Bahrain 1987 Bahrain –– 12th place
  • Greece 1989 Greece — Did not qualify
  • Egypt 1991 Egypt –– Did not qualify
  • Argentina 1993 Argentina –– Did not qualify
  • Malaysia 1995 Malaysia — Did not qualify
  • Bahrain 1997 Bahrain — Did not qualify
  • Thailand 1999 Thailand — 5th place
  • Poland 2001 Poland — Did not qualify
  • Iran 2003 Iran — 9th place
  • India 2005 India –– Did not qualify
  • Morocco 2007 Morocco –– Did not qualify
  • India 2009 India — 12th place
  • Brazil 2011 Brazil –– 11th place
  • Turkey 2013 Turkey –– 13th place
  • Mexico 2015 Mexico — 8th place

Current Squad

The following is the Canadian roster in the 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.[1]

Head Coach: Gino Brousseau

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016 club
1Risso, ElijahElijah Risso6 November 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)329 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)Canada UBC Heat
2Vernon-Evans, SharoneSharone Vernon-Evans28 August 19982.02 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)374 cm (147 in)347 cm (137 in)Canada Pakmen VBC
4Sani, TaryqTaryq Sani6 November 19981.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)366 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in)Canada Pakmen VBC
5Loeppky, EricEric Loeppky1 September 19981.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)348 cm (137 in)325 cm (128 in)Canada Winman VBC
7Pereira, JordanJordan Pereira8 March 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)323 cm (127 in)297 cm (117 in)Canada Pakmen VBC
9Mawdsley, MatthewMatthew Mawdsley (C)21 January 19972.08 m (6 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)328 cm (129 in)Canada LVC Fire
10Eshenko, PearsonPearson Eshenko16 October 19972.04 m (6 ft 8 in)96 kg (212 lb)360 cm (140 in)336 cm (132 in)Canada Trinity Western Spartans
11Gavlas, Cristopher JayCristopher Jay Gavlas22 April 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)340 cm (130 in)313 cm (123 in)Canada Saskatchewan Huskies
13Passalent, MatthewMatthew Passalent8 June 19971.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)351 cm (138 in)332 cm (131 in)Canada McMaster Marauders
14Epp, DerekDerek Epp15 June 19981.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in)Canada Junior Huskies
15Kern, JacobJacob Kern26 August 19972.00 m (6 ft 7 in)87 kg (192 lb)346 cm (136 in)324 cm (128 in)Canada Trinity Western Spartans
16Gyimah, DaenanDaenan Gyimah16 January 19981.99 m (6 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb)372 cm (146 in)339 cm (133 in)Canada STVC Nemesis

References

  1. "Team Roster – Canada" (PDF). Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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