Joshua "Josh" Binstock (born January 12, 1981), nicknamed Binner, is a male two-time Olympian

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player from

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. He competed in the

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in London and the

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in Rio. He also competed for Canada in volleyball in Israel in the

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, the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games (), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and ...

, the

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, the

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(at which he was Canada's flag-bearer, and won a silver medal), and the

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(at which he won a gold medal). In 2014, he and his partner were Canadian national champions, his third national championship.

Personal life

Binstock, who is Jewish, is tall, and weighs . His parents are Howard and Suzanne, and he has siblings Aaron, Michelle, and Todd. His hometown is

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, and he graduated from Richmond Hill High School (Ontario). He attended the

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, where he received a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education in 2004. He is a trained

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, having earned a Doctorate of Chiropractic at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2009.

Volleyball career

Binstock began competing in volleyball when he was 23 years old, on the beach circuit during his off-season from the University of Toronto. He is known for his defensive ability and is able to play the left and right side. He is known to be a good setter and has a very efficient side out game. He won two straight Canadian National Championships with Matt Zbyszewski, in 2008 and 2009. In 2014 he and partner Sam Schachter were Canadian national champions, his third national championship, and also won a gold medal at the Paraná Open, an FIVB (international volleyball federation) World Tour event. In 2015 they placed 9th at the FIVB World Championship, and came in second at the Major Series tournament in

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, Croatia.

Olympics

Binstock competed in the

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in London with his teammate Martin Reader. He played

in the

in Rio with Sam Schachter.

Maccabiah Games

He competed for Canada in volleyball in the

, the

, and the

in Israel, at which he was Canada's flag-bearer and won a silver medal in the indoor competition. At the

, he and Aaron Nusbaum went undefeated to win the gold medal in men's beach volleyball., YorkRegion.com.

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Personal life

Volleyball career

Olympics

Maccabiah Games

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