Steven James Douglas Marshall (born 23 November 1989) is a Canadian male

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player. He is a member of the

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and German club Berlin Volleys. Steven was also a participant in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, a gold medallist at the

NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship The NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (N ...

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, and a bronze medallist at the

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Personal life

Steven was born in

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to parents Robin and David Marshall. Growing up, Steven was a multi-sport athlete, and at the age of 15 he started playing competitive volleyball.

Career

Steven began his post-secondary volleyball career at

Trinity Western University Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The sch ...

, playing with the

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men's volleyball team. He spent four years there, highlighted by winning the

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in 2012. Steven first joined the Senior men's national team in 2014, after joining the 'B' team in 2012. He was a member of the squad that finished a national best 7th place at the

2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams quali ...

, and helped the team win bronze at both the 2015 NORCECA Championship and

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. Steven was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the

. In June 2021, Marshall was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

Sporting Achievements

Clubs

National Championships

* 2009/2010 Silver medal with cup

CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with

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* 2011/2012 Gold medal with cup

CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with

* 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Volleyball Bundesliga, with Berlin Volleys * 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Volleyball Bundesliga, with Berlin Volleys

National Team

* 2015

* 2015

NORCECA Championship * 2017 Bronze medal with cup

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...

Individually

* 2017

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation. The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every ...

– Best Outside Spiker

References

External links

* * 1989 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball PAOK V.C. players Olympic volleyball players of Canada Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Outside hitters {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub