Josh Binstock (born January 12, 1981), nicknamed Binner, is a male two-time Olympian

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player from

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. He competed in the

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in London and the

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in Rio. He also competed for Canada in volleyball in Israel in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-17 ישראל תשס"ה), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the Un ...

, the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

, the

2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...

(at which he was Canada's flag-bearer, and won a silver medal), and the

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...

(at which he won a gold medal). In 2014, he and his partner were Canadian national champions, his third national championship.

Personal life

Binstock, who is Jewish, is tall, and weighs . His parents are Howard and Suzanne, and he has siblings Aaron, Michelle, and Todd. His hometown is

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, and he graduated from

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. He attended the

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, where he received a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education in 2004. He is a trained

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, having earned a Doctorate of Chiropractic at the

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in 2009.

Volleyball career

Binstock began competing in volleyball when he was 23 years old, on the beach circuit during his off-season from the University of Toronto. He is known for his defensive ability and is able to play the left and right side. He is known to be a good setter and has a very efficient side out game. He won two straight Canadian National Championships with

Matt Zbyszewski Maciej "Matt" Zbyszewski (born August 21, 1981 in Jasień) is a male beach volleyball and volleyball player and coach from Canada who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Puerto Vallarta playing with Josh Binstock. He won the si ...

, in 2008 and 2009. In 2014 he and partner

Sam Schachter Samuel Schachter (born May 8, 1990) is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player. In 2010 he won the FIVB World Junior (U-21) Championship with Garrett May. At the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and Team Canada won a silver medal. He and p ...

were Canadian national champions, his third national championship, and also won a gold medal at the Paraná Open, an FIVB (international volleyball federation) World Tour event. In 2015 they placed 9th at the FIVB World Championship, and came in second at the Major Series tournament in Porec,

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Olympics

Binstock competed in the

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in London with his teammate Martin Reader. He played

in the

in Rio with Sam Schachter.

Maccabiah Games

He competed for Canada in volleyball in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, the

, the

, and the

in Israel, at which he was Canada's flag-bearer and won a silver medal in the indoor competition. At the

, he and Aaron Nusbaum went undefeated to win the gold medal in men's beach volleyball., YorkRegion.com.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Binstock, Josh 1981 births Living people Canadian men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Canada Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario Volleyball players from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Toronto Varsity Blues volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Jewish Canadian sportspeople Maccabiah Games competitors by sport Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Canada Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Canada Maccabiah Games medalists Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College alumni

Personal life

Volleyball career

Olympics

Maccabiah Games

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