Sam Schachter
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| Personal information | |||
| Nationality |
 Canada | ||
| Born |
May 8, 1990 North York, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Hometown | Richmond Hill, Ontario | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | ||
| Beach volleyball information | |||
| Current teammate | |||
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Sam Schachter (born May 8, 1990)[2][3] is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player.
Schachter was born in North York, Ontario, lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is Jewish.[1][4][2][3] His parents Jon and Doris Schachter, and he has an older brother Nathan.[2] He attended Westmount Collegiate Institute for high school.[5] He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.[2]
In 2014 he and partner Josh Binstock were Canadian national champions and also won a gold medal at the Parana Open, an FIVB (international volleyball federation) World Tour event.[6] In 2015 they placed 9th at the FIVB World Championship,[6] and that year they also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and finished 8th.[7] Schachter competed along with Binstock at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Sam Schachter | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games
- 1 2 3 4 COC Profile
- 1 2 FIVB Profile
- ↑ Jewish quartet clash on the beach in Argentina - The Canadian Jewish News
- ↑ Volleyball Canada
- 1 2 Jewish Olympians Binstock and Schachter are ready for Rio
- ↑ "Canada's Pan Am beach volleyball team boasts rising stars". CBC Sports. Toronto, Canada. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter win final Canadian Olympic beach volleyball spot". www.olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.