Samuel Cooper (volleyball)
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![]() Cooper with Team Canada in 2023 | |||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||
| Born | 17 June 2001 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Hometown | Hamilton, Ontario[1] | ||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 357 cm (141 in)[2] | ||||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in)[2] | ||||||
| College / University | McMaster University | ||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
| Current club | Free Agent | ||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||
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Samuel Cooper (born 17 June 2001) is a Canadian volleyball player. He is a member of the Canadian national team and competed for Canada at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments as they qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2024, Cooper won the Polish Men's Volleyball Cup as a member of Warta Zawiercie.
Personal life
Cooper was born on 17 June 2001 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Nathan and Carmen Cooper. He has four siblings - Aidan, Noah, Matthias, and Seth.
He is a close friend of Soren Cowie, Sabian Crosswell, Tadgh Taylor-McGreal, Max Gratton, Maurice El-Helhou, and cousins to Josiah Bosch.
Honours
Club
- 2023–24
Polish Cup, with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
National
- 2022
Pan American Cup - 2023
NORCECA Championship
University
- 2019-20
Ontario University Athletics - 2021-22
Ontario University Athletics - 2022-23
U Sports - 2022-23
Ontario University Athletics
References
- ↑ "Samuel Cooper". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- 1 2 "Volleybox profile". Volleybox. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Coghe, Yuri (6 October 2023). "Canadian men outlast the Netherlands in volleyball Olympic qualification tournament opener". CBC Sports. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
- Samuel Cooper at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Samuel Cooper at Volleyball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Samuel Cooper at Volleybox
