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John Gordon Perrin

Gord Perrin
Personal information
Full name John Gordon Perrin
Nickname Gord
Nationality Canadian
Born (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 (age 28)
Creston, British Columbia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Spike 353 cm (139 in)
Block 329 cm (130 in)
College(s) Thompson Rivers University
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Number 2
Career
Years Teams
2008–2011
2011–2015
2015–2016
2016–
Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Arkas Spor
LPR Piacenza
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
National team
2011–  Canada
Last updated: 31 January 2017

John Gordon "Gord" Perrin (born 17 August 1989) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics,2015 NORCECA Champion, double Turkish Champion (2013, 2015).

Perrin was born in Creston, British Columbia to Dave Perrin and Ruth Boehmer. He has one brother, Marshall, and two sisters, Alicia and Joan. He attended Thompson Rivers University from 2008 to 2011.

Perrin was a member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack men's volleyball team from 2008 to 2011. During his time there, he helped the team win bronze in the 2007/08 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, finishing the tournament as a tournaments all-star, and in 2009/10, Perrin was named Thompson Rivers University athlete of the year. For the 2011/12 season, he signed with Turkish club Arkas Spor, 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 Turkish Men's Volleyball League 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 CEV Champions League.

In 2015, John Gordon Perrin signed with Volley Piacenza in Italy, 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 Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, reuniting him with fellow national team member Gavin Schmitt.


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