Sam Schachter
Sam Schachter (born May 8, 1990)[2][3] is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player.
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| Born | May 8, 1990 North York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Hometown | Richmond Hill, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
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Schachter was born in North York, Ontario and now lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario. His parents Jon and Doris Schachter, and he has an older brother Nathan.[2] He attended Westmount Collegiate Institute for high school.[4] He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University.[2]
In 2014 he and his then partner Josh Binstock were Canadian national champions and also won a gold medal at the Parana Open, an FIVB (international volleyball federation) World Tour event. In 2015 they competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and finished 8th.[5] Schachter competed along with Binstock at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
- Sam Schachter | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games
- COC Profile
- FIVB Profile
- Volleyball Canada
- "Canada's Pan Am beach volleyball team boasts rising stars". CBC Sports. Toronto, Canada. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter win final Canadian Olympic beach volleyball spot". www.olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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