The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship is the prestige volleyball tournament that brings together some of the best teams of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean. Among the teams that take part at the tournament are: Cuba (totally 24 medals: 15 Gold medals, 5 Silver medals as well as 4 Bronze medals); the United States (totally 23 medals: 9 Gold medals, 10 Silver medals as well as 4 Bronze medals); Mexico (totally 5 medals: 3 Silver medals as well as 2 Bronze medals), Puerto Rico (totally 3 medals: 1 Silver medal as well as 2 Bronze medals); Dominican Republic (1 Silver medal) and, of course, Canada (totally 19 medals: 1 Gold medal, 6 Silver medals as well as 13 Bronze medals).

It’s interesting to know that the history of the championship dates back to 1969. The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship took place in such countries as Barbados (Bridgetown), Canada (Edmonton, Regina as well as Winnipeg), Cuba (Havana), the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo as well as Santiago de los Caballeros), Mexico (Cordoba, Culiacan, Langley as well as Mexico City and Monterrey), Puerto Rico (Bayamon, Caguas as well as Mayaguez and San Juan) and the United States (Anaheim, Colorado Springs, Indianapolis as well as Los Angeles and New Orleans).

The volleyball tournament takes place once per two years. If you take a look at the statistics, then you’ll be able to figure out that that Cuba men’s national volleyball team as well as the United States men’s national volleyball team has demonstrated the best results at the NORCECA championships. It’s also important to note that the Canada men’s national volleyball team participates in the NORCECA championships on a regular basis.

Today, we’ll dig deeper into the history of the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship. And of course, we’ll keep the main focus on the Canada men’s national volleyball team. So, you’ll get an opportunity to analyze the medal statistics as well as the best achievements of the team at the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Canada’s Medal Statistics at Men’s NORCECA Volleyball Championship

Canada has always demonstrated great results at the NORCECA championships. The statistics shows that the Canada men’s national volleyball team has totally won 19 medals at the NORCECA championships: 1 Gold medal (in 2015), 6 Silver medals (in 1979, in 1983, in 1989, in 2003, in 2013 and in 2017) as well as 13 Bronze medals (in 1973, in 1977, in 1981, in 1985, in 1987, in 1991, in 1993, in 1995, in 1997, in 1999, in 2001, in 2005 and in 2011).

Canada’s Best Achievements at Men’s NORCECA Volleyball Championship

– The first NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship took place in Mexico City, Mexico in 1969. Canada lost to United States in the 3-rd place match. As a result, the Canada men’s national volleyball team took the 4-th place.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1973 took place in Tijuana, Italy. Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3 – 1 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1975 took place in Los Angeles, United States. Canada lost to United States in the 3-rd place match. As a result, the Canada men’s national volleyball team took the 4-th place.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1979 took place in Havana, Cuba. Canada lost to Cuba in the final match and earned the Silver medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1981 took place in Mexico City, Mexico. Canada defeated Mexico 3 – 1 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1983 took place in Indianapolis, the United States of America. Canada lost to the United States in the final match and earned the Silver medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1985 took place in Santiago de los Caballeros, the United States. Canada defeated Dominican Republic in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1987 took place in Havana, Cuba. Canada defeated Dominican Republic in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1989 took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Canada lost to Cuba 0 – 3 in the final match and earned the Silver medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1991 took place in Regina, Canada. Canada defeated Mexico in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1993 took place in New Orleans, United States. Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3 – 0 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1995 took place in Edmonton, Canada. Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3 – 0 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1997 took place in Caguas and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Canada defeated Mexico 3 – 1 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 1999 took place in Monterrey, Mexico. Canada defeated Mexico 3 – 2 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2001 took place in Bridgetown, Barbados. Canada defeated Dominican Republic 3 – 0 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2003 took place in Culiacan, Mexico. Canada lost to United States 1 – 3 in the final match and earned the Silver medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2005 took place in Winnipeg, Canada. Canada defeated Dominican Republic 3 – 0 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2007 took place in Anaheim, the United States. Canada lost to Cuba 0 – 3 in the 3-rd place match. As a result, the Canada men’s national volleyball team took the 4-th place.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2009 took place in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Canada lost to Puerto Rico 2 – 3 in the 3-rd place match. As a result, the Canada men’s national volleyball team took the 4-th place.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2011 took place in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3 – 0 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2013 took place in Langley, Canada. Canada lost to United States 0 – 3 in the final match and earned the Silver medal.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2015 took place in Cordoba, Mexico. Canada defeated Cuba 3 – 1 in the final match and earned the Gold medal. For the first time in the history of volleyball sport the Canada men’s national volleyball team became the champion of the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship. Among volleyball players, who represented Canada at NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2015, were: Bann, Burt, Duff, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schneider, Simac, Van Doorn, Van Lankvelt as well as Verhoeff and Winters (C). The team’s head coach: Glenn Hoag. Later, the team successfully represented Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics that took place in Rio de Janeiro and took the 5-th place.

– The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2017 took place in Colorado Springs, the United States. Canada defeated Mexico 3 – 1 in the 3-rd place match and won the Bronze medal.

– The next NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship is going to be held in Winnipeg, Canada in 2019. The NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championship 2019 will begin on September 2 and last until September 7 this year.

Thank you so much for reading this article. As you can see, the Canada men’s national volleyball team has demonstrated excellent performance at the NORCECA championships. The team has become the winner of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the tournament many times. Totally, the Canada men’s national volleyball team has earned 19 medals. All of this means that the sport of volleyball is on rise in Canada these days. Hopefully, Canadian volleyball players will win more medals in the nearest future. Best of luck!