Daniel Lewis (volleyball)
Daniel Lewis | |||||
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Nickname | Dan | ||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||
Born | Oakville, Ontario | April 3, 1976||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||
Spike | 339 cm (133 in) | ||||
Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||
College / University | University of Manitoba | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Libero/Receiver | ||||
Number | 6 | ||||
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Last updated: 16 October 2016 |
Daniel Lewis (born April 3, 1976) is a Canadian former volleyball player, a member of Canada men's national volleyball team, bronze medallist at the 2011 NORCECA Championship, bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games, as well as a double Polish Champion, four-time Slovenian Champion.
Career
[edit]Lewis played at the University of Manitoba for the Bisons for five seasons from 1995 to 2001.[1] In the 1995–96 season, he was named the CIAU men's volleyball Rookie of the Year and won the 1996 CIAU championship while being named the Championship MVP.[2][3] He finished his university career much like how he started it, by winning the CIAU national championship as a member of the Bisons in 2001.[1][4]
Lewis played beach volleyball at the 1999 Pan American Games, finishing in seventh place alongside Brian Gatzke.
In season 2013/2014, Lewis played for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[5] ZAKSA, including Lewis, achieved silver medal of Polish Cup. In January 2015 went to French club Rennes Volley 35.[6]
He ended up his sporting career in April 2017.[7][2]
Sporting achievements
[edit]University
[edit]- 1996 CIAU Men's Volleyball Championship, with Manitoba Bisons
- 2001 CIAU Men's Volleyball Championship, with Manitoba Bisons
Clubs
[edit]- 2007/2008 – with Skra Bełchatów
National championships
[edit]- 2006/2007 Polish Cup, with Skra Bełchatów
- 2006/2007 Polish Championship, with Skra Bełchatów
- 2007/2008 Polish Championship, with Skra Bełchatów
- 2009/2010 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2009/2010 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2009/2010 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2010/2011 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2010/2011 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2011/2012 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2011/2012 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2012/2013 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley
- 2012/2013 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley
- 2013/2014 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
[edit]Individually
[edit]- 1996 CIAU Men's Volleyball Championship MVP
- 1995-96 CIAU Men's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
- 2010 CEV Champions League – Best Receiver
- 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Champions Cup MVP[8][circular reference]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Three former Bison men's volleyball players were part of Canada's men's volleyball team earning a berth to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Manitoba Bisons. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b Volleyball Canada. "Daniel Lewis - A legendary playing career to respected leader". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 2 May 2017.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Past Awards - U SPORTS". U SPORTS. U SPORTS. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Manitoba wins second straight CIAU men's volleyball title". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 March 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Dan Lewis w ZAKSIE – plusliga.pl – 19-07-2013
- ^ Ligue B : Dan Lewis nouveau libero du Rennes Volley – ouest-france.fr – 02-01-2015
- ^ Dan Lewis zakończył karierę - wp.pl - 28-04-2017
- ^ 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Champions Cup
External links
[edit]- PlusLiga player profile
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle player profile at archive.today (archived 2014-04-05)
- Daniel Lewis at the European Volleyball Confederation
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
- Canadian men's beach volleyball players
- Canadian men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Skra Bełchatów players
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
- BBTS Bielsko-Biała players
- Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Beach volleyball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
- Manitoba Bisons volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games