Canada men's national volleyball team facts for kids

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Canada

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Association	Volleyball Canada
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Daniel Lewis
FIVB ranking	15 (as of September 2014)
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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	(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
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976	Preliminary Round	9th	4	0	4	0	12	Squad
1980	did not participate due to US-led boycott
1984	Semifinals	4th	6	3	3	10	9	Squad
1988	did not qualify
1992	9th–10th places	10th	6	1	5	11	15	Squad
1996	did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	3	10	10	Squad
2020	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	4	9	12	Squad
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
1949	did not participate
1952
1956
1960
1962
1966	did not qualify
1970
1974	19th–24th places	20th	10	5	5	18	20
1978	17th–20th places	20th	9	3	6	12	18
1982	9th–12th places	11th	9	4	5	16	18
1986	did not qualify
1990	9th–12th places	12th	6	1	5	3	16	Squad
1994	Final Round	9th	4	1	3	5	9	Squad
1998	9th–12th places	12th	12	4	8	15	28	Squad
2002	First Round	17th	3	1	2	4	7	Squad
2006	9th–12th places	11th	11	5	6	18	24	Squad
2010	First Round	19th	3	1	2	3	7	Squad
2014	Second Round	7th	9	6	3	18	13	Squad
2018	Second Round	9th	8	5	3	18	14	Squad
2022	First Round	17th	3	1	2	3	6	Squad
2025	Qualified
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
1965	did not participate
1969
1977	Final Group	12th	5	0	5	3	15
1981	did not participate
1985
1989
1991
1995	Round Robin	9th	11	3	8	11	27
1999	Round Robin	8th	11	5	6	17	24
2003	Round Robin	7th	11	5	6	18	23	Squad
2007	did not participate
2011
2015	Round Robin	7th	11	5	6	18	22	Squad
2019	Round Robin	9th	11	4	7	19	28	Squad
Total	0 Titles	6/14	60	22	38	86	139	—

World League

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
1990	Did not participate
1991	Intercontinental round	10th	16	2	14	17	45
1992	Intercontinental round	7th	12	6	6	22	24
1993	Did not participate
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999	Intercontinental round	8th	12	5	7	19	25
2000	Intercontinental round	11th	12	3	9	15	32
2001	Did not participate
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007	Intercontinental round	13th	12	2	10	10	32	Squad
2008	Did not participate
2009
2010
2011
2012	Intercontinental round	12th	12	3	9	15	30	Squad
2013	Intercontinental round	5th	12	9	3	29	16	Squad
2014	Intercontinental round	13th	12	6	6	25	23	Squad
2015	Intercontinental round	15th	12	6	6	29	21	Squad
2016	Group 2 final round	13th	11	10	1	32	7	Squad
2017	Semifinals	3rd	13	7	6	26	27	Squad
Total	0 Titles	11/28	136	59	77	239	282	—

Nations League

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
2018	Preliminary round	7th	15	8	7	29	24	Squad
2019	Preliminary round	9th	15	8	7	29	29	Squad
2021	Preliminary round	8th	15	7	8	27	26	Squad
2022	Preliminary round	15th	12	2	10	10	33	Squad
2023	Preliminary round	12th	12	3	9	15	31	Squad
2024	Quarterfinals	6th	13	8	5	29	22	Squad
2025	Preliminary round	14th	12	5	7	23	24	Squad
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
1969	Semifinals	3rd	5	3	2	9	9
1971	Did not participate
1973	Semifinals	3rd	5	3	2	9	9
1975	Semifinals	4th	4	1	3	3	10
1977	Semifinals	3rd	6	5	1	16	6
1979	Round Robin	2nd	6	4	2	14	8
1981	Semifinals	3rd	6	4	2	14	7
1983	Final	2nd	5	4	1	12	5
1985	Semifinals	3rd	7	5	2
1987	Semifinals	3rd	7	5	2	16	6
1989	Final	2nd	7	6	1	18	5
1991	Round Robin	3rd	8
1993	Semifinals	3rd	3	2	1	6	3
1995	Semifinals	3rd	5	3	2	12	6
1997	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	1	13	5
1999	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	1	14	7
2001	Semifinals	3rd	6	3	3	13	10	Squad
2003	Final	2nd	4	3	1	10	6	Squad
2005	Semifinals	3rd	6	3	3	11	9	Squad
2007	Semifinals	4th	6	3	3	11	9	Squad
2009	Semifinals	4th	6	3	3	12	12	Squad
2011	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	1	14	4	Squad
2013	Final	2nd	4	3	1	9	3	Squad
2015	Final	1st	4	4	0	12	3	Squad
2017	Semifinals	3rd	4	3	1	9	4	Squad
2019	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	1	13	3	Squad
2021	Final	2nd	7	4	3	9	11	Squad
2023	Final	2nd	5	4	1	9	5	Squad
Total	1 Title	27/28	146	93	45	285	166	—

Pan American Games

Pan-American Cup

America's Cup

Team Members

Current Roster

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

Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo

Coaching Staff

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

Coach History

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

Team Gear and Sponsors

Kit Provider

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

Sponsorship

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

See also

In Spanish: Selección de voleibol de Canadá para niños

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