Nationality Canada Block 329 cm (130 in) Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Number 2 | Weight 95 kg (209 lb) Name John Perrin Spike 353 cm (139 in) | |
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Born 17 August 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-08-17 ) | ||
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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 Chinese club Beijing Volleyball, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2015 NORCECA Champion, double Turkish Champion (2013, 2015).
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- Canada s john gordon perrin discusses team s chances in next round
- Personal life
- Club
- National team
- National championships
- Individually
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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.
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.
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. In April 2017 Perrin extended a contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, and he wanted to continue his career in PlusLiga. In July 2017 he talked publicly about his moving to Chinese league despite the currently signed contract with Resovia. The club did not want to cancel their agreement and applied to FIVB on blocking unprofessional situations when a player wants to void already signed contract without previous fulfillment. Perrin broke agreement and went to Beijing Volleyball.
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.