John Gordon "Gord" Perrin (born 17 August 1989) is a Canadian

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player. He was a two–time Turkish Champion (2013, 2015). Perrin is a retired member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, participating in two

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), as well as winning gold at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship.

Personal life

Perrin was born in

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to Dave Perrin and Ruth Boehmer. He has one brother, Marshall, and two sisters, Joan and Alicia, who played volleyball for the Canadian national women's team. He attended

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from 2007 to 2010.

Career

University

Perrin was a member of the

Wolfpack men's volleyball team for three seasons from 2007 to 2010. During his time there, he helped the team win bronze in the 2008 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, finishing the tournament as a tournaments all-star, and for the 2009-10 season, Perrin was named

athlete of the year.

Club

For the 2011/12 season, he signed with Turkish club

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, helping the club finish runners up in the national championship in his first season. During his time in Turkey, he helped the team win the

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twice, in 2013 and 2015, as well as being awarded the Best Server award for the 2013/2014 season. In addition to domestic success, Perrin also helped the team finish a record high of 4th place in the

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. In 2015, Perrin signed with

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, but his season was cut short due to a surgery required to fix a torn left meniscus in March 2015. For the 2016/17 season, he signed with

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club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, reuniting him with fellow national team member Gavin Schmitt. In April 2017 Perrin extended a contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, and he wanted to continue his career in

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. In July 2017 he talked publicly about his moving to Chinese league despite the currently signed contract with Resovia. The club did not want to cancel their agreement and applied to FIVB on blocking unprofessional situations when a player wants to void already signed contract without previous fulfillment. Perrin broke agreement and went to Beijing Volleyball.

National team

Perrin was a member of the Canada men's youth national team in 2006. With the team, they finished 4th at the

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. Two years later, he joined the Canada men's junior national volleyball team, and helped the team finish second at the 2008

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. He joined the senior Canada men's national volleyball team program in 2011. He has been a member of every

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squad since 2012, helping the team finish a national team record 5th place in 2013. He was also member of the squad that finished a national team record 7th place at the

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, and he helped the team win bronze at the 2015

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. In addition to all this, Perrin also helped the team win bronze at the 2011 NORCECA Championship, silver at the 2013 NORCECA Championship, and gold at the 2015 NORCECA Championship. Perrin was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the

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. In June 2021, Perrin was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. At the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the Canadian team finished 4th in their group, qualifying them for the quarterfinals. In the quarters, they lost to Russia (

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), 3-0. Perrin announced he was retiring from the national team in November 2021.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Brazil 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro * CSV South American Club Championship ** Gold medal southamerica

Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro *

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2018/2019 – with Belogorie Belgorod * National championships ** 2011/2012 Silver medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** 2017/2018 Silver medal with cup

Chinese Championship, with Beijing Volleyball ** 2021/2022 Silver medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk ** 2022/2023 Bronze medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk ** 2023/2024 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara * National cups ** 2019/2020 Simple gold cup

Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2023/2024 Simple gold cup

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, with Halkbank Ankara ** 2024/2025 Simple gold cup

Hellenic League Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** 2024 Simple gold cup

Hellenic Super Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** 2024/2025 Simple gold cup

Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus

Youth national team

* 2008

NORCECA U21 Championship

Individual awards

* 2008: NORCECA U21 Championship – Best blocker * 2013: Turkish Championship – Best server * 2015: NORCECA Championship – Best outside hitter * 2025: Hellenic Cup – MVP

References

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