Steven Marshall | |||||
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Full name | Steven James Douglas Marshall | ||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||
Born | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 23 November 1989||||
Hometown | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||
Spike | 350 cm (138 in) | ||||
Block | 322 cm (127 in) | ||||
College / University | Trinity Western University | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Nice VB | ||||
Number | 3 | ||||
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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.
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.
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]
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