Canada men's national junior volleyball team
Medal record
Junior NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place1998 Guatemala
Gold medal – first place2002 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2006 Mexico
Silver medal – second place2008 El Salvador
Silver medal – second place2010 Canada
Silver medal – second place2012 United States
Silver medal – second place2014 El Salvador
Bronze medal – third place2016 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
  • Canada 2018 Cuba –– Bronze medal

Junior Pan-American Cup

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
  • Czech Republic 2017 Czech Republic - 8th place
  • Bahrain 2019 Bahrain - 12th place
  • Italy Bulgaria 2021 Italy Bulgaria - 10th 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
1Elijah Risso6 November 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)329 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)Canada UBC Okanagan Heat
2Sharone 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
4Taryq Sani6 November 19981.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)366 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in)Canada Pakmen VBC
5Eric Loeppky1 September 19981.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)348 cm (137 in)325 cm (128 in)Canada Winman VBC
7Jordan Pereira8 March 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)323 cm (127 in)297 cm (117 in)Canada Pakmen VBC
9Matthew 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
10Pearson 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
11Cristopher 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
13Matthew Passalent8 June 19971.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)351 cm (138 in)332 cm (131 in)Canada McMaster Marauders
14Derek Epp15 June 19981.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in)Canada Junior Huskies
15Jacob 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
16Daenan 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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