Adam Simac (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian male

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player. He was part of the

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at the

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in Poland. He played for Energy Investments Lugano. An

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native, Simac attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School. He played four years of college volleyball at

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, leading the

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to a sixth-place finish at the 2006 national championship – their best finish in 34 years. Simac was first called up to the Canada men's national team in 2008. As of 2013, Simac was engaged to

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member Ashley Voth.

Clubs

* ACH Volley Bled/Ljubljana (2010-2012) * Arkas Izmir Volleybol Klub (2012-2013) * Pallavolo Lugano (2013-2014) * ASUL Lyon Volleyball (2014-2015)

References

1983 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Ottawa Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Queen's Golden Gaels {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub