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Full name | Daniel Jansen Van Doorn | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | JVD | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Langley, British Columbia | 21 March 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Langley, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 351 cm (138 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 321 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Trinity Western University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: Aug 10, 2016 |
Daniel Jansen Van Doorn (born 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 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]
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.
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.
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