Nationality Canada Block 330 cm (130 in) Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Number 17 | Weight 97 kg (214 lb) Name Graham Vigrass Spike 354 cm (139 in) | |
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Born 17 June 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-06-17 ) | ||
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Graham Saxton Vigrass (born 17 June 1989) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and German club Berlin Volleys. He was a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, a silver medalist at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in 2013, and a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
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- TOP 10 Best Volleyball Actions by GRAHAM VIGRASS VNL 2018
- Volleyball Machine Graham Vigrass AN HD
- Personal life
- Career
- National Team
- Club
- Individual
- References
Personal life
Graham was born in Calgary to parents Richard and Sandy Vigrass. His uncle, Don Saxton, played on the Canadian indoor volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and his cousin, Ben Saxton, played beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Graham started playing volleyball at the age of 13, and played for the Canuck Volleyball Club during his high school years.
Career
Graham played post-secondary volleyball at the University of Calgary. His time there was highlighted by leading the team to win the 2010 CIS National Championship, in addition to being named CIS Championship MVP in 2010 and CIS Men's volleyball player of the year in 2011. Graham spend the 2012-13 season at the Team Canada National Training Center in Gatineau, before signing for Arago de Sète in France. He helped Étoile Sportive du Sahel win the Tunisian Volleyball Cup in 2015, before joining up with national team coach Glenn Hoag at Arkas Spor for the 2015-16 season. In 2016, Graham joined Berlin Volleys, teaming up with national teammate Steven Marshall.
National Team
Graham first joined the national team program in 2008 as a member of the Canada men's junior national volleyball team. He helped the team win silver at the 2008 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and qualify for the 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. Graham joined the senior national "B" team in 2010, before becoming a full national team member in 2012. He was a member of the squad that finished 7th place at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, and helped the team win silver at the 2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship and 2015 Pan American Games. He also helped the national team finish 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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National Team
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