Steven Marshall (volleyball)

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Steven Marshall
Personal information
Full nameSteven James Douglas Marshall
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989 (age 33)
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Hometown Abbotsford, British Columbia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike350 cm (138 in)
Block322 cm (127 in)
College / University Trinity Western University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club Nice VB
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–
Trinity Western Spartans
Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz
SVG Lüneburg
Berlin Volleys
İnegöl Belediye
PAOK Thessaloniki
Chaumont VB 52
Nice VB
National team
2014– Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIVB World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Curitiba
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

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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Personal life

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

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

Clubs

National Championships

National Team

Individually

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References

  1. "Sr Men Indoor - Program Info". volleyball.ca. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2021.