May the 01 Sitting Women Senior
Teams and Schedule Confirmed for ParaVolley PanAmerica Championship
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