Blair Cameron Bann (born 26 February 1988) is a Canadian male

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player. He is a member of the

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and German club

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, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a gold and silver medalist at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in

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and

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Personal life

Blair was born in

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to parents Robert and Gisele Bann. He started playing volleyball at the age of 14 for his school team, Ecole J.H. Picard, while playing for local club NAVC Gold during his high school years.

Career

Club

After playing for the

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for 5 years, Blair signed with German club

in 2011. He has spent the majority of his career there, apart from a one-year stint at

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in the 2013–14 season.

National team

Blair first joined the national team in 2009. He has helped the team win gold and silver at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in

and

, and was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In June 2021, Bann was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

Sporting achievements

Club

* 2014/2015 Bronze medal with cup

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, with

National team

* 2013

NORCECA Championship * 2015 Gold medal with cup

NORCECA Championship * 2017 Bronze medal with cup

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Individual

* 2009/2010 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship - Libero of the year * 2010/2011 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship - Libero of the year * 2011

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- Best Digger * 2013 NORCECA Championship - Best Receiver * 2017

- Best Libero

References

External links

* * 1988 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players Liberos Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic volleyball players for Canada Sportspeople from Edmonton University of British Columbia alumni UBC Thunderbirds men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub