The Canada men's national volleyball team represents

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in international

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competitions. They are overseen by

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, the governing body for volleyball in Canada. The team placed fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and three bronze medals at the

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in 1979, 1999 and 2015. They have participated in four Olympic Games, including most recently a fifth-place finish at Rio 2016, after returning to the Games following a quarter-century absence. Canada hosted the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto where they beat Puerto Rico for the bronze medal. Canada competed at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in 2015 for the first time in 12 years, finishing seventh. They last appeared in 2003, also finishing seventh. They finished joint-seventh at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

History

Early years

In 1953, the Canadian Volleyball Association (CVA) was formed, joining FIVB the same year. That year, the first national volleyball championship was held as well. Canada's first appearance at a major international competition was at the

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, held in

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. Canada finished 6th in the tournament, after finishing 3rd in their group and failing to advance to the final group. In 1968, Canada joined

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, two years after it was formed. They competed in their first NORCECA championship in 1969, finishing 4th.

1970s

In 1973, at their second NORCECA championship, Canada won the bronze medal. A year later, they competed at their first FIVB World Championships, in

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. Canada finished last in their group in the first round, losing all three matches in straight sets. In the classification round, they finished 3rd, finishing below both Tunisia and the United States. In the final classification round, Canada finished 2nd in the group, placing them 20th overall in the tournament. Canada qualified for their first-ever

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tournament in

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as hosts. They finished bottom of their group in the group stage, losing in straight sets in every match, and ending up in 9th place overall. The next year, Canada appointed Ken Maeda as the head coach, and in the team's first competition under him, they won bronze at the 1977 NORCECA Championship. In

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, Canada finished 20th out of 24 teams at the World Championships. At the

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, Canada won bronze, winning five matches while losing two in the tournament.

1980s

At the 1981 NORCECA championship, Canada finished 3rd, beating

in the bronze medal match. The next year, Canada competed in their 3rd FIVB World Championship, held in

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. They finished top of their group in the first round, ahead of

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and

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on their set ratio. In the second group round, Canada finished 5th in their group, knocking them out of medal contention and ranking them 11th place in the tournament. The following year at the 1983 NORCECA Championships, they won the silver medal, finishing below the

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. In

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, Canada competed at the

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for the second time in their history. They finished top of their group ahead of Italy and

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on their set ratio in the group stage, advancing them to their first Olympic semi-final appearance. They met the United States in the semis, losing in straight sets, sending them to the bronze medal match where they lost to Italy again. Their 4th place finish at the tournament stands as their highest ever Olympic finish. Canada finished 3rd at the NORCECA Championship in 1985 and 1987, and finished 2nd at the 1989 NORCECA Championship while failing to qualify for the 1986 FIVB World Championships.

1990s

Canada competed at the 1990 FIVB World Championships in

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, finishing 3rd in their group in the group stage. In the round of 16, Canada lost to

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in four sets, sending them to the classification bracket, where they lost in five sets to both

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and Japan. Canada finished the tournament in 12th place. The next year, Canada competed in the

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for the first time. They finished bottom of their group with 18 points over 16 games and finished the tournament in last place. That same year, Canada hosted the NORCECA Championship for the first time, with the tournament taking place in Regina. Canada finished 3rd in the tournament, and qualified for the

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. At the Olympics, they finished 5th in their group, failing to make it to the quarterfinals and finishing the tournament in last place. In 1993, Canada finished in 3rd place at the NORCECA Championship, beating

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in the bronze medal match. At the 1994 FIVB World Championships, Canada lost out in the round of 16 after finishing 3rd in their group, finishing the tournament tied for 9th place. At both the 1995 and 1997 NORCECA Championships, Canada finished with bronze, beating Puerto Rico and Mexico in both respective bronze medal matches. At the 1998 FIVB World Championship, Canada began the tournament finishing 3rd in their group in the first round. In the second group round, Canada finished 5th in their group, failing to make it to the semi-finals. Canada finished the tournament in 12th place, losing to

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and

in the classification matches. Canada returned to World League in

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for the first time since 1992, finishing in 8th place. At the NORCECA Championship, Canada finished with bronze, beating Mexico in the bronze medal match in five sets. Canada also won bronze in the

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, beating Argentina in their final match.

2000s

In the

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World League season, Canada finished in 11th place. The next year, at the 2001 NORCECA Championship, they finished with bronze, beating Dominicana in their final match. At the 2002 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished 3rd in the first group stage but did not advance to the second group round. They finished 17th overall in the tournament. In

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, Canada finished with a silver medal at the NORCECA Championship, losing to the United States in the final, and in

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they finished with a bronze medal in the same tournament. In 2006, Canada competed in the FIVB World Championship held in

. They began the tournament finishing 3rd in their group, advancing past the preliminaries to the main round. There, they placed 6th in their group, knocking them out of medal contention. In the classification matches, Canada lost to the United States in 5 sets but beat Puerto Rico in 4 sets to place 11th overall in the competition. The following year, Canada placed 13th in World League, after finishing bottom of their group with two wins in 12 matches. In the

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and

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editions of the NORCECA Championship, Canada were held off of the podium for the first time since 1975, finishing in 4th place both years.

2010–2016

At the 2010 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished tied for 19th, losing out in the first group round. The following year Canada competed in World League again, placing 12th overall. The same year, Canada won bronze at the NORCECA Championship, beating Puerto Rico in the deciding match. Canada finished 5th overall in the

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World League season, and later that year Canada finished with silver in the NORCECA Championship, losing to the United States in the final. In 2014, Canada competed in the FIVB World Championship in

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. Canada opened the tournament with a loss in straight sets to

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before beating

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in five sets. Canada then went on to beat the remaining teams in the group all in straight sets to claim the second-ranked spot in the group, advancing to the second round. Canada started the second round off well, beating

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in 5 sets before defeating

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in three straight. However, following two straight-set losses to

and

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, Canada finished fourth in the group and did not advance to the third round. Canada's finished the world championship in 7th place, a record for the national team. In 2015, Canada hosted the

. At the tournament, Canada finished top of their group, advancing to the semifinals. There they faced Argentina, and lost in four sets, sending Canada to the bronze medal match to face Puerto Rico. They were successful and defeated them in four sets, winning Canada's 3rd Pan-American bronze medal. In the

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World League season, Canada finished top of Group 2, advancing to the Final Round. In the Final Round, they beat

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in the semifinals in three sets, and defeated

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in the final in three straight. This win qualified Canada for Group 1 in the 2017 World League for the first time. Following the successful World League campaign, Canada competed in the Olympic Qualifiers. Canada began the tournament with two five-set losses to

and

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, before beating

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in five sets. Canada then went on to beat

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before falling to France in straight sets. They then closed out the tournament with back-to-back wins over Japan and

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, in four and five sets respectively. This was good enough for a 4th place finish in the tournament, qualifying Canada for their first Olympics in 24 years. At the

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, Canada started out strongly, beating USA in three straight sets. However, they failed to defeat the host Brazil, falling to them in four sets, while following that match up with a straight-set loss to France in their 3rd group match. In their 4th match, Canada defeated Mexico in four sets, setting up a must-win final group stage match against Italy. Canada beat Italy in four sets, led by Gavin Schmitt's match-high 23 points. This result placed Canada 2nd in their group and set up a quarterfinal matchup against Russia. However, they were unable to advance past the Russians, losing in three straight sets. Canada finished the tournament in 5th place, their highest Olympic finish since 1984.

2017–present

Following Glenn Hoag's retirement as head coach, Stephane Antiga was hired as Hoag's successor. At the 2017 World League, Canada played with a much younger team than was on display at the Olympics the previous year. With the retirements of many leaders within the squad, Antiga looked to younger talent such as

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and Sharone Vernon-Evans to step up and contribute. Canada began their 2017 World League with a strong first week, beating both

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and the reigning Olympic Bronze medalists USA in five sets, while losing to

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. In week two, Canada won three points against Bulgaria, while losing their other two matches in four sets. In the final week, Canada beat Belgium and Italy, gaining 5 out of a possible 9 points for the week, which was enough for them to finish in 5th place and qualify for the final round. Canada lost their first match of the final round to the host Brazilians, before defeating the Russians in straight sets, sending Canada to the semi-finals. There they met France and lost in four sets. In the bronze medal match, Canada faced USA, and after losing the first set Canada went on to win three straight and claim their first-ever World League medal. At the conclusion of the tournament, both Graham Vigrass and Blair Bann were selected as tournament all-stars.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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, Klostermann, Michalski,

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, Barrett, Coulter, Danyluk, Gratton, Hoag,

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, Van Berkel, Vernon-Evans, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc. Head coach: Hoag

World Championship

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

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1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

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1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

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, 17th–20th places , 20th , 9 , 3 , 6 , 12 , 18 , - ,

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

, 9th–12th places , 11th , 9 , 4 , 5 , 16 , 18 , - ,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

, colspan=7 rowspan=1 bgcolor=#EFEFEF, ''did not qualify'' , - ,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

, 9th–12th places , 12th , 6 , 1 , 5 , 3 , 16 , - ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

, Final Round , 9th , 4 , 1 , 3 , 5 , 9 , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, 9th–12th places , 12th , 12 , 4 , 8 , 15 , 28 , - ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, First Round , 17th , 3 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

, 9th–12th places , 11th , 11 , 5 , 6 , 18 , 24 , - ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, First Round , 19th , 3 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

, Second Round , 7th , 9 , 6 , 3 , 18 , 13 , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, Second Round , 9th , 8 , 5 , 3 , 18 , 14 , - ,

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, First Round , 17th , 3 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , - ! Total !! 0 Titles !! 12/20 !! 87 !! 37 !! 50 !! 133 !! 180 {, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=3, World Championship rosters , - ! style="width:20em", Year ! style="width:200em", Roster , - , 1990 Brazil , , Albert, Barrett, Boyles, Coulter, Dunn, Frehlick, Gagnon, Gingera,

, Walsh, Willock. Head Coach:

, - , 1994 Greece , , Bilodeau, Berleur, Brousseau,

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, Chaloupka, Jeff Chung, Duerden,

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, Gingera, Gosselin, Greves, Haldane,

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, Reid, Sanheim, Smith,

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. Head Coach: Lemieux , - , 1998 Japan , , Ballard, Chung, Donald, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Kantor, Koskie,

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, Sanheim, Zerawsky. Head Coach: Pischke , - , 2002 Argentina , , Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Dufault, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie,

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, Ruette, Sanheim, Wolfenden. Head Coach: DeRocco , - , 2006 Japan , , Bernier, Brinkman,

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, Duerden, Grapentine, Koskie,

, Mainville, Munday, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag , - , 2010 Italy , , Bernier, Duerden, Duff, Grapentine, Howatson, Koskie,

, Mainville, Munday, Soonias, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag , - , 2014 Poland , , Duff, Hoag,

, Marshall, Perrin,

, Schmitt,

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, Simac, Soonias, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag , - , 2018 Italy/Bulgaria , ,

, Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Van Berkel,

, Blankenau, DeRocco, Vernon-Evans, Van Doorn,

, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc. Head Coach: Antiga

World Cup

Champions Second place Third place {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" , - !colspan=8, World Cup record , - !Year !Round !Position !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, !width=30, , - ,

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, colspan=7 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#EFEFEF, ''did not participate'' , - ,

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, - ,

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

, Final Group , , 12th , , 5 , , 0 , , 5 , , 3 , , 15 , - , 1981 , colspan=7 rowspan=4 bgcolor=#EFEFEF, ''did not participate'' , - ,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

, - ,

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

, - ,

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

, - ,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

, Round Robin , , 9th , , 11 , , 3 , , 8 , , 11 , , 27 , - ,

, Round Robin , , 8th , , 11 , , 5 , , 6 , , 17 , , 24 , - ,

, Round Robin , , 7th , , 11 , , 5 , , 6 , , 18 , , 23 , - ,

, colspan=7 rowspan=2 bgcolor=#EFEFEF, ''did not participate'' , - ,

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

, - ,

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

, Round Robin , , 7th , , 11 , , 5 , , 6 , , 18 , , 22 , - ,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, Round Robin , , 9th , , 11 , , 4 , , 7 , , 19 , , 28 , - ! Total !! 0 Titles !! 6/14 !! 60 !! 22 !! 38 !! 86 !! 139 {, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=3, World Cup rosters , - ! style="width:20em", Year ! style="width:200em", Roster , - , 2003 Japan , , Ballard, Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie, Ruette, Snider, Winters, Wolfenden, Brett Youngberg. Head Coach: DeRocco , - , 2015 Japan , , Bann, Duff, Hoag, Jansen Van Doorn,

, Marshall, Perrin,

, Schmitt,

, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag , - , 2019 Japan , , Marshall, Hoag, Barnes,

, DeRocco, Vernon-Evans, Jansen Van Doorn, Van Berkel, Keturakis, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Scheerhoorn, Demyanenko
Head coach:

Nations League

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, , Preliminary round , , 8th , , 15 , , 7 , , 8 , , 27 , , 26 , - ,

, , Preliminary round , , 15th , , 12 , , 2 , , 10 , , 10 , , 33 , - ! Total !! 0 Titles !! 4/4 !! 57 !! 25 !! 32 !! 95 !! 112 {, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! colspan=3, Nations League rosters , - ! style="width:20em", Year ! style="width:220em", Roster , - , 2018 Lille , ,

, Gordon Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Van Berkel, Duff,

, Blankenau, DeRocco, Jansen Van Doorn, Schmitt, Barnes, Duquette, Joseph Sclater, Vigrass, Gunter, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Demyanenko, Loeppky
Head coach: Antiga , - , 2021 Rimini , ,

, Gordon Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Pereira,

, Blankenau,

, Jansen Van Doorn, Van Berkel, Vernon-Evans, Loeppky, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Demyanenko
Head coach: Hoag

World League

* 1990 Osaka — did not participate * 1991 Milan — 10th place * 1992 Genoa — 7th place * 1993 São Paulo — did not participate * 1994 Milan — did not participate * 1995 Rio de Janeiro — did not participate * 1996 Rotterdam — did not participate * 1997 Moscow — did not participate * 1998 Milan — did not participate * 1999 Mar del Plata — 8th place * 2000 Rotterdam — 11th place * 2001 Katowice — did not participate * 2002 Belo Horizonte — did not participate * 2003 Madrid — did not participate * 2004 Rome — did not participate * 2005 Belgrade — did not participate * 2006 Moscow — did not participate * 2007 Katowice — 13th place¹ *: Bernier, Brinkman, Cundy,

, Davidiuk, Dodds, Duerden, Gaumont Casias, Grapentine (), Koskie,

, Mainville, Munday, Toews, Winters, Wolfenden Youngberg. Head coach: Hoag * 2008 Rio de Janeiro — did not participate * 2009 Belgrade — did not participate * 2010 Córdoba — did not participate * 2011 Gdańsk — did not participate * 2012 Sofia — 12th place¹ *: Bann, Brinkman, Cundy, Duff, Faucher, Gaumont Casias, Howatson, Kaminski,

, Mainville,

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, Perrin, Schmitt,

, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Winters (). Head coach: Hoag * 2013 Mar del Plata — 5th place *: Bann, Duff, Howatson,

, Mainville, Perrin, Schmitt,

, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (). Head coach: Hoag * 2014 Florence — 13th place¹ *: Blankenau, Derocco, Duff, Hoag,

, Marshall,

, Perrin,

, Schmitt,

, Simac, Soonias, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (). Head coach: Hoag * 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place¹ *: Bann, Blankenau, Burt, Derocco, Duff, C. Hoag, N. Hoag, Howatson,

, Marshall, Perrin,

, Schmitt,

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, Simac, Van Berkel, Van Doorn, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (). Head coach: Hoag * 2016 Kraków — 13th place *: Bann, Blankenau, Duff, Hoag,

, Marshall, Perrin,

, Simac, Van Doorn, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (). Head coach: Hoag * 2017 Curitiba — Bronze medal world centered-2

Bronze medal *: Bann, Barnes, Derocco, Hoag,

, Marshall, Perrin (),

, Szwarc, Van Berkel, Van Doorn, Vernon-Evans, Vigrass, Walsh. Head coach: Antiga. ¹ players during all matches of intercontinental round

NORCECA Championship

* 1969 Mazatenango — 4th place * 1971 Havana — did not qualify * 1973 Tijuana — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1975 Los Angeles — 4th place * 1977 Santo Domingo — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1979 Havana — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal * 1981 Mexico City — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1983 Indianapolis — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal * 1985 Santiago — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1987 Havana — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1989 San Juan — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal * 1991 Regina — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1993 New Orleans — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1995 Edmonton — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1997 Caguas — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 1999 Monterrey — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2001 Bridgetown — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2003 Culiacán — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal * 2005 Winnipeg — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2007 Anaheim — 4th place * 2009 Bayamón — 4th place * 2011 Mayaguez — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2013 Langley — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal * 2015 Córdoba — Gold medal northamerica

Gold medal *:

, Perrin,

, Verhoeff, Duff, Simac,

, Van Lankvelt, Van Doorn, Burt, Winters (), Hoag, Bann, Marshall. Head coach: Hoag * 2017 Colorado Springs — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2019 Winnipeg — Bronze medal northamerica

Bronze medal * 2021 Durango City — Silver medal northamerica

Silver medal

Pan American Games

* 1955 Mexico City — did not participate * 1959 Chicago — 6th place * 1963 São Paulo — 8th place * 1967 Winnipeg — 6th place * 1971 Cali — 9th place * 1975 Mexico City — 6th place * 1979 San Juan — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal * 1983 Caracas — 5th place * 1987 Indianapolis — 5th place * 1991 Havana — 6th place * 1995 Mar del Plata — 5th place * 1999 Winnipeg — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal * 2003 Santo Domingo — 5th place * 2007 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place *: Bernier, Carroll, Cundy, Duerden, Grapentine, Daniel Lewis, Munday, Soonias,

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, Winters, Wolfenden, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag * 2011 Guadalajara — 6th place *: Bann, Burt, Halpenny, Kilpatrick, Leiske, Mainville,

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, Nault, Parkinson, Ratsep,

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. Head Coach: Vincent Pichette * 2015 Toronto — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal *: Hoag,

, Marshall, Perrin,

, Schmitt,

, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

Pan-American Cup

* 2006 Mexicali & Tijuana — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal * 2007 Santo Domingo — 4th place * 2008 Winnipeg — Silver medal with cup

Silver medal * 2009 Chiapas — Silver medal with cup

Silver medal * 2010 San Juan — 5th place * 2011 Gatineau — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal * 2012 Santo Domingo — 6th place * 2013 Mexico City — did not participate * 2014 Tijuana — 7th place * 2015 Reno — 4th place * 2016 Mexico City — Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal * 2017 Gatineau — 4th place * 2018 Córdoba — 6th place * 2019 Colima City — 7th place * 2021 Santo Domingo — Silver medal with cup

Silver medal * 2022 Gatineau — Silver medal with cup

Silver medal

America's Cup

* 1998 Mar del Plata — 6th place * 1999 Tampa — 5th place * 2000 São Bernardo — 5th place * 2001 Buenos Aires — 6th place * 2005 São Leopoldo — 5th place * 2007 Manaus — 5th place * 2008 Cuiabá — did not participate

Team

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Coaching Staff

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Coach History

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Kit providers

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Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Inter Pipeline other sponsors:

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and UNIGLOBE Travel International.

References

External links

Official websiteFIVB profile
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History

Early years

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010–2016

2017–present

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

Nations League

World League

NORCECA Championship

Pan American Games

Pan-American Cup

America's Cup

Team

Coaching Staff

Coach History

Kit providers

Sponsorship

See also

References

External links