Daniel Jansen Van Doorn

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn (born (1990-03-21)21 March 1990) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and French club Tours VB, a gold medallist at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and a competitor at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Jansen Van Doorn
NicknameJVD
NationalityCanadian
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990
Langley, British Columbia
HometownLangley, British Columbia
Height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike351 cm (138 in)
Block321 cm (126 in)
College / UniversityTrinity Western University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019-2020		Trinity Western Spartans
Tourcoing Lille Metropole
Pamvohaikos
Tours VB
Vammalan Lentopallo
Knack Roeselare
National team
2014–Canada
Honours
Representing  Canada
Men’s Volleyball
FIVB World League
Bronze medal – third place2017 Curitiba
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Mexico
Last updated: Aug 10, 2016

Personal life

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn was born in Langley, British Columbia to parents Marvin and Carolyn. He has four siblings, two of whom have also played volleyball at a high level. Daniel started playing volleyball at the age of 14, and grew up idolizing former national team member Sébastien Ruette, who became his inspiration to pursue a career in volleyball.[2]

Career

Club

Daniel was a member of the Trinity Western Spartans from 2009 to 2013. During his time there, he helped the team win back to back CIS Volleyball Championships in 2011 and 2012, as well as a second-place finish in the 2010 tournament. After graduating in 2013, he signed with French team Tourcoing Lille Metropole. He helped the team rise from a 12th place standing at the halfway mark in the season to finish first in the Pro B Championship, and earn promotion to the Pro A Championship.[3] After two years with the team, he left and joined Greek side Pamvohaikos, before moving back to France to play for Tours VB. In 2017, he helped the team win the CEV Cup against Trentino.

National team

Daniel joined the senior national team in 2014. He has helped the team win gold at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics. During the 2017 World League Finals, he also helped the team win bronze.

Sporting achievements

Club

National team

Individual

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Daniel Jansen Vandoorn". olympic.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Daniel Jansen Vandoorn". olympic.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2017.


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