Canada men's junior national volleyball team

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.

Canada men's national junior volleyball team
Medal record
Junior NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Guatemala
Gold medal – first place 2002 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 2008 El Salvador
Silver medal – second place 2010 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2012 United States
Silver medal – second place 2014 El Salvador
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Canada

International competitions

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Current squad

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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
1 Elijah Risso 6 November 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 329 cm (130 in) 300 cm (120 in)   UBC Okanagan Heat
2 Sharone Vernon-Evans 28 August 1998 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 374 cm (147 in) 347 cm (137 in)   Pakmen VBC
4 Taryq Sani 6 November 1998 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 366 cm (144 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Pakmen VBC
5 Eric Loeppky 1 September 1998 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Winman VBC
7 Jordan Pereira 8 March 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 323 cm (127 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Pakmen VBC
9 Matthew Mawdsley (C) 21 January 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 328 cm (129 in)   LVC Fire
10 Pearson Eshenko 16 October 1997 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 336 cm (132 in)   Trinity Western Spartans
11 Cristopher Jay Gavlas 22 April 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 313 cm (123 in)   Saskatchewan Huskies
13 Matthew Passalent 8 June 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 332 cm (131 in)   McMaster Marauders
14 Derek Epp 15 June 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in)   Junior Huskies
15 Jacob Kern 26 August 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 346 cm (136 in) 324 cm (128 in)   Trinity Western Spartans
16 Daenan Gyimah 16 January 1998 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 372 cm (146 in) 339 cm (133 in)   STVC Nemesis
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References

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