John Gordon Perrin

John Gordon "Gord" Perrin (born 17 August 1989) is a Canadian volleyball player. He was a two–time Turkish Champion (2013, 2015). Perrin is a retired^[1] member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, participating in two Olympic Games (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020), as well as winning gold at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship.^[2]

John Perrin
Personal information
Full name	John Gordon Perrin
Nickname	Gord
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 35) Creston, Canada
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Spike	358 cm (141 in)
Block	326 cm (128 in)
College / University	Thompson Rivers University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Olympiacos Piraeus
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 2008–2011 2011–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023 2023–2024 2024– Thompson Rivers WolfPack Arkas İzmir Volley Piacenza Asseco Resovia Beijing Volleyball Belogorie Belgorod Sada Cruzeiro Ural Ufa Lokomotiv Novosibirsk BluVolley Verona Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Halkbank Olympiacos Piraeus
National team
2011–2021  Canada
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Canada FIVB World League 2017 Curitiba Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Pan American Cup 2011 Gatineau NORCECA Championship 2015 Mexico 2013 Canada 2011 Puerto Rico 2017 United States 2019 Canada NORCECA Champions Cup 2015 Detroit

Personal life

Perrin was born in Creston, British Columbia 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 Thompson Rivers University from 2007 to 2010.

Career

University

Perrin was a member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack men's volleyball team for three seasons from 2007 to 2010.^[3][4] 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 Thompson Rivers University athlete of the year.^[5]

Club

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.^[6]

In 2015, 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. In April 2017 Perrin extended a contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, and he wanted to continue his career in PlusLiga. 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 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. Two years later, he joined the Canada men's junior national volleyball team, and helped the team finish second at the 2008 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.

He joined the senior Canada men's national volleyball team program in 2011. He has been a member of every FIVB World League 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 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, and he helped the team win bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. 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 2016 Summer Olympics.^[7] In June 2021, Perrin was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.^[8] 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 (Russian Olympic Committee), 3-0.

Perrin announced he was retiring from the national team in November 2021.^[9]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Brazil 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2018/2019 – with Belogorie Belgorod
• National championships
  • 2011/2012 Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir
  • 2012/2013 Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir
  • 2014/2015 Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir
  • 2017/2018 Chinese Championship, with Beijing Volleyball
  • 2021/2022 Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
  • 2022/2023 Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
  • 2023/2024 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

• National cups
  • 2019/2020 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
  • 2023/2024 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
  • 2024/2025 Hellenic League 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

References

1. "Gord Perrin announces retirement from the National Team". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
3. "End of an era at TRU:Gord Perrin leaves MVB". Thompson Rivers WolfPack. July 15, 2010.
4. "Two from WolfPack volleyball to watch for at the Rio Olympics". truomega.ca. June 27, 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "2007-08 Men's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
6. "Turkish Volleyball Federation". Turkish Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
7. Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
8. Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
9. "Gord Perrin announces retirement from the National Team". SIRC. SIRC. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External links

• John Gordon Perrin at Volleyball Canada
• John Gordon Perrin at the European Volleyball Confederation
• John Gordon Perrin at WorldofVolley
• John Gordon Perrin at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• John Gordon Perrin at Olympics.com
• John Gordon Perrin at Olympedia
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Player profile at Volleybox.net