Canada men's national volleyball team

Canada hosted the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto where they beat Puerto Rico for the bronze medal.

Canada competed at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in 2015 for the first time in 12 years, finishing seventh.

Canada's first appearance at a major international competition was at the 1959 Pan American Games, held in Chicago.

[4] The next year, Canada appointed Ken Maeda as the head coach, and in the team's first competition under him, they won bronze at the 1977 NORCECA Championship.

At the 1979 Pan American games, Canada won bronze, winning five matches while losing two in the tournament.

They finished top of their group in the first round, ahead of East Germany and Italy on their set ratio.

They met the United States in the semis, losing in straight sets, sending them to the bronze medal match where they lost to Italy again.

That same year, Canada hosted the NORCECA Championship for the first time, with the tournament taking place in Regina.

In 1993, Canada finished in 3rd place at the NORCECA Championship, beating Puerto Rico in the bronze medal match.

Canada also won bronze in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, beating Argentina in their final match.

The following year, Canada placed 13th in World League, after finishing bottom of their group with two wins in 12 matches.

In the 2007 and 2009 editions of the NORCECA Championship, Canada were held off of the podium for the first time since 1975, finishing in 4th place both years.

The same year, Canada won bronze at the NORCECA Championship, beating Puerto Rico in the deciding match.

However, following two straight-set losses to Brazil and Germany, Canada finished fourth in the group and did not advance to the third round.

In the 2016 World League season, Canada finished top of Group 2, advancing to the Final Round.

Canada began the tournament with two five-set losses to Poland and Iran, before beating Australia in five sets.

[5] At the 2017 World League, Canada played with a much younger team than was on display at the Olympics the previous year.

With the retirements of many leaders within the squad, Antiga looked to younger talent such as Ryley Barnes and Sharone Vernon-Evans to step up and contribute.

Canada began their 2017 World League with a strong first week, beating both Belgium and the reigning Olympic Bronze medalists USA in five sets, while losing to Serbia.

[6] Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo[7] [8] The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Canada national volleyball team.

Canadian team at 2012 World League
Canadian team at 2019 FIVB Nations League