John Gordon Perrin

Gord Perrin
Personal information
Full name John Gordon Perrin
Nickname Gord
Nationality Canadian
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989
Creston, British Columbia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Spike 353 cm (139 in)
Block 329 cm (130 in)
College(s) Thompson Rivers University
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Number 2
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2011
2011–2015
2015–2016
2016–		Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Arkas Spor
LPR Piacenza
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
National team
2011– Canada
Honours
Representing  Canada
Men’s Volleyball
FIVB World League
2017 Curitiba
NORCECA Championship
2015 Mexico
2013 Canada
2011 Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Men's tournament
Last updated: 31 January 2017

John Gordon "Gord" Perrin (born 17 August 1989) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] 2015 NORCECA Champion, double Turkish Champion (2013, 2015).

Personal life

Perrin was born in Creston, British Columbia to Dave Perrin and Ruth Boehmer. He has one brother, Marshall, and two sisters, Alicia and Joan. He attended Thompson Rivers University from 2008 to 2011.

Career

Club

Perrin was a member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack men's volleyball team from 2008 to 2011. During his time there, he helped the team win bronze in the 2007/08 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, finishing the tournament as a tournaments all-star, and in 2009/10, Perrin was named Thompson Rivers University athlete of the year. For the 2011/12 season, he signed with Turkish club Arkas Spor, helping the club finish runners up in the national championship in his first season. During his time in Turkey, he helped the team win the Turkish Men's Volleyball League twice, in 2013 and 2015, as well as being awarded the Best Server award for the 2013/2014 season. In addition to domestic success, Perrin also helped the team finish a record high of 4th place in the CEV Champions League.[2]

In 2015, John Gordon Perrin signed with Volley Piacenza in Italy, but his season was cut short due to a surgery required to fix a torn left meniscus in March 2015. For the 2016/17 season, he signed with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, reuniting him with fellow national team member Gavin Schmitt.

National team

Perrin was a member of the Canada men's youth national team in 2006. With the team, they finished 4th at the Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. Two years later, he joined the Canada men's junior national volleyball team, and helped the team finish second at the 2008 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.

He joined the senior Canada men's national volleyball team program in 2011. He has been a member of every FIVB World League squad since 2012, helping the team finish a national team record 5th place in 2013. He was also member of the squad that finished a national team record 7th place at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, and he helped the team win bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. In addition to all this, Perrin also helped the team win bronze at the 2011 NORCECA Championship, silver at the 2013 NORCECA Championship, and gold at the 2015 NORCECA Championship.

Perrin was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

National team

Individually

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. ↑ "Turkish Volleyball Federation". Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
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