Adam Simac (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian former professional volleyball player. He played for the Canada men's national volleyball team for eight years, representing Canada at both the 2010 and 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships.[1]
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.jpg) Adam Simac in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Sheem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 9, 1983 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 336 cm (132 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Queen's University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editUniversity
editSimac played college volleyball at Queen's University at Kingston for the Golden Gaels from 2001 to 2006.[1] His time at Queen's was highlighted by leading the Gaels to a fifth-place finish at the 2006 national championship – their best finish in 34 years.[2]
Club
editSimac first played professionally in 2006 for Austrian club VBK Klagenfurt.[3][4]
SK Aich/Dob[4]
VC Franken[4]
Lugano Volley[3]
National team
editSimac first joined the Canada men's national team in 2008.[2] He participated in the 2009 Pan-Am Cup.
Following the 2015 Pan American Games, Simac had injury troubles with his shoulder and got surgery in December 2015. He spent the 2015-16 season rehabbing his shoulder at the Full-Time Centre in Gatineau with the goal of playing for Canada in the summer of 2016. Following rigorous rehab and training, Simac made the national team roster for the 2016 Olympic Qualifiers in Tokyo, where he helped Canada qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games - their first in 24 years. After being left off the 12-man roster for the Olympics, Simac retired from volleyball.[5]
Personal life
editAdam Simac started playing volleyball at age 14 while attending Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School.[6][7]
Simac is married to former Canada women's national volleyball team member Ashley Voth.[7][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Adam Simac: Giving Back After a Memorable Career". SIRC.ca. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Koreen, Mike (July 22, 2009). "Former Gael back in town". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 17. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Player Details - Adam Simac". CEV (old). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e NTV Spor (6 November 2012). "Simac Arkas'ta!" [Simac at Arkas!]. NTV Spor (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Simac, Adam (8 November 2019). "How I Walked Away From Professional Volleyball". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Adam Simac (bio)". olympic.ca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b Holder, Gord (July 26, 2013). "Smashing success for Adam Simac". Ottawa Citizen. p. 16. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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