Dany Wilson (10 December 1982 in Westmoreland – 13 December 2011 in

Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Por ...

) was a male

beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

and

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player from

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

, who won the silver medal in the men's competition in home soil at the

NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2009 The 2009 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was a North American beach volleyball tour. The tour consisted of eight tournaments in both genders. After the decision of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation, cancelling its player participation in ...

) and the bronze medal at

Boca Chica Boca Chica is a municipality (''municipio'') of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (''distritos municipal''): La Caleta. As of the 2012 census it had 123,510 inhabitant ...

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

, partnering Mark Lewis in

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

. In

Indoor volleyball Indoor(s) may refer to: *the interior of a building *Indoor environment, in building science, traditionally includes the study of indoor thermal environment, indoor acoustic environment, indoor light environment, and indoor air quality *Built envi ...

, he helped his

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

to finish in 3rd place 2007 at the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship qualification

NORCECA The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that ...

''Pool D'' in Kingston,

Clubs

* Vikings

Awards

National Team

* NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Nicaragua 2009 Silver Medal * NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Jamaica 2009 Silver Medal * NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Boca Chica 2008 Bronze Medal * Sizzlin Sand Beach Volleyball Tour 2008 Barbados Silver Medal * Sizzlin Sand Beach Volleyball Tour 2007 Antigua Gold Medal

References

External links

* *
FIVB Indoor Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Dany 1982 births 2011 deaths Jamaican men's volleyball players Jamaican beach volleyball players Men's beach volleyball players Sportspeople from Westmoreland Parish