| Sharone Vernon-Evans | |||||
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| Nationality |  Canadian | ||||
| Born | 28 August 1998 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 382 cm (150 in) | ||||
| Block | 347 cm (137 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Current club |  Osaka Blazers Sakai | ||||
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Sharone Vernon-Evans (born 28 August 1998) is a Canadian volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and Japanese club Osaka Blazers Sakai.
Vernon-Evans started playing volleyball at a young age in his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario and attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute. He initially wanted to play basketball but switched to volleyball after his school's basketball team folded. [1] He played club volleyball for the Pakmen Volleyball Club, winning multiple provincial championships and national medals. [2] At the Team Canada tryouts, Vernon-Evans set a national record, touching 12'6.5" in the spike touch test [3]
Vernon-Evans began his post high-school volleyball career with the Team Canada FTC in Gatineau. In 2017, he signed with PlusLiga club ONICO Warszawa, joining up with national team head coach Stephane Antiga. [4]
Vernon-Evans first joined the national team volleyball program in 2016 with the Canada men's junior national volleyball team. With the junior national team, he helped them to a bronze medal finish at the 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship and the 2017 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup. In May 2017, he was announced to be a member of the Senior National Team's roster for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League. [5] He helped the team to a team best finish of 3rd place in World League. [6] Few months later Vernon-Evans was named the Best Opposite Spiker at the 2017 Norceca Championship, helping the team win bronze along the way. [7] In June 2021, Vernon-Evans was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [8]
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