Gavin Schmitt

Gavin Schmitt
Gavin Schmitt at the 2012 World League Competition in Katowice, Poland.
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	Gavin Charles Schmitt (1986-01-27) January 27, 1986 Grande Prairie, Alberta[1]
Height	2.05 m
Weight	102 kg
Spike	369 cm
Block	339 cm
College(s)	Red Deer College (2004–2006) U of S (2006–2007)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter
Current club	Funvic Taubaté São Paulo FC
Career
Years Teams 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015– Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Arago de Sète Samsung Fire Bluefangs Iskra Odintsovo Arkas Izmir Funvic Taubaté São Paulo FC
National team
2007–  Canada
Honours NORCECA Championship Silver 2013 Langley Team Bronze 2011 Mayaguez Team Pan-American Cup Silver 2008 Winnepeg Team Silver 2009 Chiapas Team Bronze 2011 Gatineau Team

Gavin Charles Schmitt is a Canadian volleyball player, who won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 2013 NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Langley, Canada. He plays as an opposite hitter for Brazilian club Funvic Taubaté São Paulo FC.

From 2009 to 2012, Schmitt played for the Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs in the South Korean V-League, where he led the team to three consecutive titles winning the MVP awards in the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons.

Schmitt led the national team in scoring in six of the seven matches he played for Canada at the 2014 World Championship in Poland, where Canada finished seventh for its best result ever in the championship that has been held 18 times since 1949.

Individual awards

• 2008 Pan-American Volleyball Cup "Best Spiker"
• 2009 Pan-American Volleyball Cup "Best Spiker"
• 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup "Best Spiker"
• 2011 Pan-American Volleyball Cup "Best Scorer"

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