Steven Marshall (volleyball)
Steven James Douglas Marshall (born 23 November 1989) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and German club Berlin Volleys. Steven was also a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2020 Summer Olympics, a gold medallist at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in 2015, and a bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
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| Full name | Steven James Douglas Marshall | ||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||
| Born | 23 November 1989 Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||||
| Hometown | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 350 cm (138 in) | ||||
| Block | 322 cm (127 in) | ||||
| College / University | Trinity Western University | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Nice VB | ||||
| Number | 3 | ||||
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Personal life edit
Steven was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia 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 edit
Steven began his post-secondary volleyball career at Trinity Western University, playing with the Spartans men's volleyball team. He spent four years there, highlighted by winning the CIS national championship 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,[1] and helped the team win bronze at both the 2015 NORCECA Championship and Pan American Games.
Steven was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] In June 2021, Marshall was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[3]
Sporting achievements edit
Clubs edit
National Championships edit
- 2009/2010 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with Trinity Western Spartans
- 2011/2012 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with Trinity Western Spartans
- 2016/2017 Volleyball Bundesliga, with Berlin Volleys
- 2017/2018 Volleyball Bundesliga, with Berlin Volleys
National Team edit
- 2015 Pan American Games
- 2015 NORCECA Championship
- 2017 FIVB World League
Individually edit
- 2017 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best outside spiker
References edit
- ^ "Sr Men Indoor - Program Info". volleyball.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
External links edit
- Steven Marshall at Volleyball Canada
- Steven Marshall at FIVB beach volleyball database
- Steven Marshall at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Steven Marshall at Beach Volleyball Database
- Steven Marshall at Volleyball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Steven Marshall at Olympedia