Gavin Charles Schmitt (born 27 January 1986) is a former

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

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 Sum ...

player, who started playing volleyball in Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan Huskies volleyball club and eventually went on to win the silver medal with the

Canada men's national volleyball team The Canada men's national volleyball team represents Canada in international volleyball competitions. They are overseen by Volleyball Canada, the governing body for volleyball in Canada. The team placed fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games in L ...

at the 2013 NORCECA Volleyball Championship in

Langley Langley may refer to: People * Langley (surname), a common English surname, including a list of notable people with the name * Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2000), English author and biographer * Elizabeth Langley (born 1933), Canadian perfor ...

, Canada.

Career

From 2009 to 2012, Schmitt played for the

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs ( ko, 대전 삼성화재 블루팡스) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1995 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Voll ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

's V-League, where he led the team to three consecutive titles winning the MVP awards in the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons. Schmitt led the national team in scoring in six of the seven matches he played for Canada at the 2014 World Championship in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

, where Canada finished seventh for its best result ever in the championship that has been held 18 times since 1949. In July 2016, he was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.

Sporting achievements

* CSV South American Club Championship ** Silver medal southamerica

Brazil 2016 – with Funvic Taubaté * National championships **2009/2010 Simple gold cup

KOVO Cup, with Daejeon Samsung ** 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

V-League Championship, with Daejeon Samsung ** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

V-League Championship, with Daejeon Samsung ** 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

V-League Championship, with Daejeon Samsung ** 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and ...

, with Arkas Izmir ** 2018/2019 Gold_medal_with_cup

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** 2018/2019 Simple_gold_cup

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

, with Olympiacos Piraeus * National team ** 2008 Simple silver cup