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Association Volleyball Canada
Confederation NORCECA
Head coach Daniel Lewis
FIVB ranking 15 (as of September 2014)
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Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 6 (First in 1976)
Best result 4th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 1974)
Best result 7th (2014)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1977)
Best result 7th (2003, 2015)
NORCECA Championship
Appearances 28 (First in 1969)
Best result Gold medal northamerica.svg (2015)
Website Volleyball.ca

The Canada men's national volleyball team plays for Canada in big international volleyball games. Volleyball Canada is the group that manages the team.

The team finished fourth at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. They also won three bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1979, 1999, and 2015. Canada has played in six Olympic Games. They finished fifth at the Rio 2016 Olympics, which was their first time back at the Games in 25 years.

Canada hosted the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. There, they won the bronze medal by beating Puerto Rico. In 2015, Canada also played in the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup for the first time in 12 years, finishing seventh. They had also finished seventh in 2003. At the 2014 FIVB World Championship, they tied for seventh place.

Team History

Early Years and First Games

The Canadian Volleyball Association (CVA) started in 1953. They joined the FIVB (the world volleyball group) in the same year. Canada played in its first major international event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. They finished sixth.

In 1968, Canada joined NORCECA, a volleyball group for North, Central America, and the Caribbean. They played in their first NORCECA Championship in 1969, finishing fourth.

1970s: Medals and Olympics

In 1973, Canada won a bronze medal at their second NORCECA Championship. A year later, they played in their first FIVB World Championship in Mexico. They finished 20th overall.

Canada played in their first Olympic tournament in 1976 because they were the host country. They finished ninth. In 1977, Ken Maeda became the head coach. Under him, the team won bronze at the 1977 NORCECA Championship. Canada won another bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games.

1980s: Olympic High

At the 1981 NORCECA Championship, Canada finished third. In 1982, they played in their third FIVB World Championship in Argentina, finishing 11th. The next year, they won a silver medal at the 1983 NORCECA Championships.

In 1984, Canada played in the Olympic Games for the second time. They made it to the semi-finals, which was a first for them. They finished fourth, which is still their best Olympic result ever. Canada also won bronze medals at the NORCECA Championship in 1985 and 1987, and silver in 1989.

1990s: World League and More Medals

Canada played in the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, finishing 12th. In 1991, they joined the FIVB World League for the first time. They finished last that year.

Canada hosted the NORCECA Championship in Regina in 1991, finishing third. This helped them qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where they finished tenth.

In 1993, Canada won another bronze medal at the NORCECA Championship. At the 1994 FIVB World Championship, they finished ninth. Canada continued to win bronze medals at the NORCECA Championships in 1995, 1997, and 1999. They also won bronze at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

2000s: New Challenges

In the 2000 World League, Canada finished 11th. They won bronze at the 2001 NORCECA Championship. At the 2002 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished 17th.

In 2003, Canada won a silver medal at the NORCECA Championship. They also won bronze in 2005. In 2006, Canada finished 11th at the FIVB World Championship in Japan. In 2007 and 2009, Canada finished fourth at the NORCECA Championship, missing out on a medal for the first time in a while.

2010–2016: Return to the Olympics

At the 2010 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished 19th. In 2011, they finished 12th in the World League and won bronze at the NORCECA Championship. Canada finished fifth in the 2013 World League and won silver at the NORCECA Championship.

In 2014, Canada had their best World Championship result ever, finishing seventh at the FIVB World Championship in Poland.

In 2015, Canada hosted the Pan American Games and won their third bronze medal.

In the 2016 World League, Canada won their group and then won the final, which qualified them for Group 1 in the 2017 World League. After this, Canada qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, their first Olympics in 24 years. They finished fifth, their best Olympic result since 1984.

2017–Present: New Coaches and Medals

After Glenn Hoag retired as head coach, Stephane Antiga took over in 2017. The team had many younger players. At the 2017 World League, Canada played well and made it to the semi-finals. They won their first-ever World League medal, a bronze, by beating USA. Graham Vigrass and Blair Bann were named tournament all-stars.

The team continued to compete in major events. They finished seventh in the 2018 Nations League and ninth in 2019. In 2021, they finished eighth. In 2022, they were 15th, and in 2023, they finished 12th. In 2024, Canada reached the quarterfinals of the Nations League, finishing sixth.

Canada also continued to perform well in regional championships. They won silver at the 2021 NORCECA Championship and again at the 2023 NORCECA Championship.

Team Records

Olympic Games

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976 Preliminary Round 9th 4 0 4 0 12 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 did not participate due to US-led boycott
United States 1984 Semifinals 4th 6 3 3 10 9 Squad
South Korea 1988 did not qualify
Spain 1992 9th–10th places 10th 6 1 5 11 15 Squad
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 5th 6 3 3 10 10 Squad
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
France 2024 Preliminary Round 10th 3 0 3 3 9 Squad
Total 0 Titles 6/16 31 9 22 43 77

World Championship

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 did not participate
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Czechoslovakia 1966 did not qualify
Bulgaria 1970
Mexico 1974 19th–24th places 20th 10 5 5 18 20
Italy 1978 17th–20th places 20th 9 3 6 12 18
Argentina 1982 9th–12th places 11th 9 4 5 16 18
France 1986 did not qualify
Brazil 1990 9th–12th places 12th 6 1 5 3 16 Squad
Greece 1994 Final Round 9th 4 1 3 5 9 Squad
Japan 1998 9th–12th places 12th 12 4 8 15 28 Squad
Argentina 2002 First Round 17th 3 1 2 4 7 Squad
Japan 2006 9th–12th places 11th 11 5 6 18 24 Squad
Italy 2010 First Round 19th 3 1 2 3 7 Squad
Poland 2014 Second Round 7th 9 6 3 18 13 Squad
ItalyBulgaria 2018 Second Round 9th 8 5 3 18 14 Squad
PolandSlovenia 2022 First Round 17th 3 1 2 3 6 Squad
Philippines 2025 Qualified
N/A 2027 Future event
Total 0 Titles 13/21 87 37 50 133 180

World Cup

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Poland 1965 did not participate
East Germany 1969
Japan 1977 Final Group 12th 5 0 5 3 15
Japan 1981 did not participate
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995 Round Robin 9th 11 3 8 11 27
Japan 1999 Round Robin 8th 11 5 6 17 24
Japan 2003 Round Robin 7th 11 5 6 18 23 Squad
Japan 2007 did not participate
Japan 2011
Japan 2015 Round Robin 7th 11 5 6 18 22 Squad
Japan 2019 Round Robin 9th 11 4 7 19 28 Squad
Total 0 Titles 6/14 60 22 38 86 139

World League

Canada volleyball team
Canadian team at 2012 World League

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1990 Did not participate
Italy 1991 Intercontinental round 10th 16 2 14 17 45
Italy 1992 Intercontinental round 7th 12 6 6 22 24
Brazil 1993 Did not participate
Italy 1994
Brazil 1995
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999 Intercontinental round 8th 12 5 7 19 25
Netherlands 2000 Intercontinental round 11th 12 3 9 15 32
Poland 2001 Did not participate
Brazil 2002
Spain 2003
Italy 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2006
Poland 2007 Intercontinental round 13th 12 2 10 10 32 Squad
Brazil 2008 Did not participate
Serbia 2009
Argentina 2010
Poland 2011
Bulgaria 2012 Intercontinental round 12th 12 3 9 15 30 Squad
Argentina 2013 Intercontinental round 5th 12 9 3 29 16 Squad
Italy 2014 Intercontinental round 13th 12 6 6 25 23 Squad
Brazil 2015 Intercontinental round 15th 12 6 6 29 21 Squad
Poland 2016 Group 2 final round 13th 11 10 1 32 7 Squad
Brazil 2017 Semifinals 3rd 13 7 6 26 27 Squad
Total 0 Titles 11/28 136 59 77 239 282

Nations League

Canada men's national volleyball team in a match against Iran
Canadian team at 2019 FIVB Nations League

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
France 2018 Preliminary round 7th 15 8 7 29 24 Squad
United States 2019 Preliminary round 9th 15 8 7 29 29 Squad
Italy 2021 Preliminary round 8th 15 7 8 27 26 Squad
Italy 2022 Preliminary round 15th 12 2 10 10 33 Squad
Poland 2023 Preliminary round 12th 12 3 9 15 31 Squad
Poland 2024 Quarterfinals 6th 13 8 5 29 22 Squad
China 2025 Preliminary round 14th 12 5 7 23 24 Squad
N/A 2026 qualified
Total 0 Titles 7/7 94 41 53 162 189

NORCECA Championship

     Champions       Second place       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Guatemala 1969 Semifinals 3rd 5 3 2 9 9
Cuba 1971 Did not participate
Mexico 1973 Semifinals 3rd 5 3 2 9 9
United States 1975 Semifinals 4th 4 1 3 3 10
Dominican Republic 1977 Semifinals 3rd 6 5 1 16 6
Cuba 1979 Round Robin 2nd 6 4 2 14 8
Mexico 1981 Semifinals 3rd 6 4 2 14 7
United States 1983 Final 2nd 5 4 1 12 5
Dominican Republic 1985 Semifinals 3rd 7 5 2
Cuba 1987 Semifinals 3rd 7 5 2 16 6
Puerto Rico 1989 Final 2nd 7 6 1 18 5
Canada 1991 Round Robin 3rd 8
United States 1993 Semifinals 3rd 3 2 1 6 3
Canada 1995 Semifinals 3rd 5 3 2 12 6
Puerto Rico 1997 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 13 5
Mexico 1999 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 14 7
Barbados 2001 Semifinals 3rd 6 3 3 13 10 Squad
Mexico 2003 Final 2nd 4 3 1 10 6 Squad
Canada 2005 Semifinals 3rd 6 3 3 11 9 Squad
United States 2007 Semifinals 4th 6 3 3 11 9 Squad
Puerto Rico 2009 Semifinals 4th 6 3 3 12 12 Squad
Puerto Rico 2011 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 14 4 Squad
Canada 2013 Final 2nd 4 3 1 9 3 Squad
Mexico 2015 Final 1st 4 4 0 12 3 Squad
United States 2017 Semifinals 3rd 4 3 1 9 4 Squad
Canada 2019 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 13 3 Squad
Mexico 2021 Final 2nd 7 4 3 9 11 Squad
United States 2023 Final 2nd 5 4 1 9 5 Squad
Total 1 Title 27/28 146 93 45 285 166

Pan American Games

  • Mexico 1955 Mexico City — did not participate
  • United States 1959 Chicago — 6th place
  • Brazil 1963 São Paulo — 8th place
  • Canada 1967 Winnipeg — 6th place
  • Colombia 1971 Cali — 9th place
  • Mexico 1975 Mexico City — 6th place
  • Puerto Rico 1979 San Juan — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
  • Venezuela 1983 Caracas — 5th place
  • United States 1987 Indianapolis — 5th place
  • Cuba 1991 Havana — 6th place
  • Argentina 1995 Mar del Plata — 5th place
  • Canada 1999 Winnipeg — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
  • Dominican Republic 2003 Santo Domingo — 5th place
  • Brazil 2007 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place
    Bernier, Carroll, Cundy, Duerden, Grapentine, Daniel Lewis, Munday, Soonias, Wilcox, Winters, Wolfenden, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag
  • Mexico 2011 Guadalajara — 6th place
    Bann, Burt, Halpenny, Kilpatrick, Leiske, Mainville, Miller, Nault, Parkinson, Ratsep, Santoni. Head Coach: Vincent Pichette
  • Canada 2015 Toronto — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
    Hoag, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

Pan-American Cup

  • Mexico 2006 Mexicali & Tijuana — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
  • Dominican Republic 2007 Santo Domingo — 4th place
  • Canada 2008 Winnipeg — Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal
  • Mexico 2009 Chiapas — Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal
  • Puerto Rico 2010 San Juan — 5th place
  • Canada 2011 Gatineau — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
  • Dominican Republic 2012 Santo Domingo — 6th place
  • Mexico 2013 Mexico City — did not participate
  • Mexico 2014 Tijuana — 7th place
  • United States 2015 Reno — 4th place
  • Mexico 2016 Mexico City — Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal
  • Canada 2017 Gatineau — 4th place
  • Mexico 2018 Córdoba — 6th place
  • Mexico 2019 Colima City — 7th place
  • Dominican Republic 2021 Santo Domingo — Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal
  • Canada 2022 Gatineau — Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal

America's Cup

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

Team Members

Current Roster

This is the team that played in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo

  • 2 Luke Herr S
  • 4 Nicholas Hoag (c) OH
  • 5 Brodie Hofer OH
  • 6 Danny Demyanenko MB
  • 7 Stephen Maar OH
  • 8 Brett Walsh S
  • 11 Xander Ketrzynski OP
  • 12 Lucas Van Berkel MB
  • 14 Arthur Szwarc OP
  • 18 Justin Lui L
  • 33 Fynn McCarthy MB
  • 80 Eric Loeppky OH

Coaching Staff

Name Position
Canada Daniel Lewis Head coach
Brazil João Paulo Bravo Assistant coach
Canada Jason Haldane Assistant coach
Canada Schad Richea Athletic Therapist
Canada Michael Cook Strength Coach
Canada Kyle Paquette Mental Performance Coach
Canada Julien Boucher General manager

Coach History

Name From To
United States Bill Neville 1972 1977
Japan Ken Maeda 1977 1984
Canada Paul Brasson 1984 1985
Canada Brian Watson 1985 1992
Canada Clement Lemieux 1992 1996
Canada Garth Pischke 1996 2000
Canada Stelio DeRocco 2001 2006
Canada Glenn Hoag 2006 2016
France Stephane Antiga 2017 2018
Canada Glenn Hoag 2018 2021
Canada Ben Josephson 2021 2022
Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo 2022 2024
Canada Daniel Lewis 2025

Team Gear and Sponsors

Kit Provider

This table shows who has provided the team's uniforms over the years.

Period Kit provider
2000– Mizuno

Sponsorship

The main sponsors for the team include Inter Pipeline, Lululemon Athletica, Wilson Sporting Goods, and UNIGLOBE Travel International.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Canadá para niños

  • Canada men's junior national volleyball team
  • Canada women's national volleyball team
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