MAY 01, 2023: Canada’s men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams are ready for the opportunity to earn a spot in the 2024 Paralympic Games next week in Edmonton, Alberta. 

• Tournament web site: https://paravolleypanam.com/zonal2023/

At this Zonal Championship, held May 9 to 13 at the Saville Community Sports Centre, the winner of the men’s competition will receive the berth, and the highest placed non-qualified team women’s team (either Canada or the U.S) will take the coveted spot at Paris 2024.

Iran (men) and Brazil (women) have already qualified by winning the 2022 World Championships. Brazil defeated Canada’s women’s team at the 2022 World Championship for the gold.

In Edmonton, participating women’s teams are: Canada and the United States; men’s teams: Canada, United States, Brazil and Argentina.

Matches will be streamed at www.cbcsports.ca and on YouTube. Tickets are available at the door!

Canada men's roster
#2 Mikael Bartholdy — Calgary, AB
#3 Austin Hinchey — Edmonton, AB
#5 Nasif Chowdhury — Toronto, ON
#6 Bryce Foster — Thunder Bay, ON
#7 Douglas Learoyd (C) — Calgary, AB
#9 Andrew Tucker — Brampton, ON
#10 Christopher Bird — Brandon, MB
#11 José Rebelo — Saint-Hubert, Que.
#12 Nicholas Aldrich — Toronto, ON
#13 Dariusz Symonowicz — Toronto, ON
#14 Connor Compton — Calgary, ON
#19 Jason Beaman — Vancouver, BC
#20 Jesse Buckingham — Toronto, ON

Canada women's roster
#2 Julie Kozun — Melfort, SK
#3 Danielle Ellis (C) — White Rock, BC
#4 Jennifer Oakes — Calgary, AB
#5 Payden Vair — Cardston, AB
#6 Angelena Dolezar — St. Albert, AB
#7 Anne Fergusson — Carleton Place, ON
#9 Sarah Melenka — Vegreville, AB
#10 Jayme Lepp — Vancouver, BC
#11 Heidi Peters — Neerlandia, AB
#14 Katelyn Wright — Edmonton, AB
#15 Felicia Voss-Shafiq — Burnaby, BC
#16 Jennifer McCreesh — Smithers, BC
#17 Allison Lang — Edmonton, AB

ParaVolley PanAmerica Zonal Championship 

(SCHEDULE REVISED MAY 04)

May 9

14:00  M - BRA v. USA

16:30  M - CAN v. ARG

19:00  W - CAN v. USA

May 10

14:00  M - BRA v. ARG

16:30  W - CAN v. USA

19:00  M - CAN vs. USA

May 11

14:00  M – USA v. ARG

16:30  M - CAN v. BRA

19:00  W - CAN vs. USA

May 12

14:00 Men’s Semifinals

16:30 W - CAN vs. USA

19:00 Men’s Semifinals

May 13

11:00     BRONZE - Men           

13:30     GOLD - Men       

16:00     FINAL - Women        

Note: times are local (MT)

More information on ParaVolley Pan America can be found here: https://paravolleypanam.com

Volleyball Canada Media Contact:
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca