Daniel Jansen Van Doorn

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn
Personal information
Full name Daniel Jansen Van Doorn
Nickname JVD
Nationality Canadian
Born (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990
Langley, British Columbia
Hometown Langley, British Columbia
Height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Spike 351 cm (138 in)
Block 321 cm (126 in)
College(s) Trinity Western University
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
Current club Tours VB
Number 11
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–
Trinity Western Spartans
Tourcoing Lille Metropole
Pamvohaikos
Tours VB
National team
2014–Canada
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]

Personal life

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn was born in Langley, British Columbia to parents Marvin and Carolyn. He has four siblings, two of which 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]

Career

Club

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 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 season, as well as a second place finish in 2009/2010. 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.

National Team

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.

Sporting Achievements

Club

National Team

Individual

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Daniel Jansen Vandoorn". olympic.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Daniel Jansen Vandoorn". olympic.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2017.


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