Daniel Dearing

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Daniel Dearing
Personal information
Born (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport Beach volleyball
Medal record
Men's Beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Men's

Daniel Dearing (born January 13, 1990) is a Canadian volleyball athlete competing primarily in the beach discipline. [1]

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Career

In November 2021, Dearing came out of a seven-year retirement and teamed up with Sam Schachter with the aim of qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] In the summer of 2022, Dearing and Schachter won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [1] At the 2022 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Finals, Dearing and Schachter won the gold medal. [4]

In June 2024, Dearing qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] [6] [7]

Personal life

Dearing is an alumnus of North Albion Collegiate Institute in Toronto and York University. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Dearing". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. Cordonier, Emily (November 17, 2021). "Schachter and Dearing Team Up in New Beach Partnership". www.momentumvolleyball.ca/. Momentum Volleyball. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. Mewhirter, Travis. "Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: From considering retirement to the honeymoon phase". www.sandcastvolleyball.com. Sandcast Volleyball. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. "Canada's Schachter, Dearing strike gold at Beach Volleyball Tour Finals". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. December 11, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  5. "Canadian beach volleyball teams qualify for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  6. "Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson officially named to Canada's Olympic beach volleyball team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  7. Fenton, Caela (June 28, 2024). "Six Team Canada beach volleyball players ready to serve it up at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  8. Winer, David (September 13, 2016). "Beach Volleyball Star Dearing to Head up Brampton Pakmen". www.pakmen.com/. Pakmen. Retrieved July 7, 2024.