Dustin Schneider | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1985 |
Birth Place: | Brandon, Manitoba |
Hometown: | Brandon, Manitoba |
Height: | 1.820NaN0 |
Weight: | 820NaN0 |
Spike: | 3220NaN0 |
Block: | 2970NaN0 |
College: | University of Winnipeg |
Position: | Setter |
Years: | 2004–2008 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2013–2014 2015–2016 |
Teams: | Winnipeg Wesmen VCA Niederösterreic S.L. Benfica Chaumont VB 52 ZAKSA Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Nationalyears: | 2007–2016 |
Nationalteam: | Canada |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Dustin Schneider (born 27 February 1985) is a Canadian retired professional volleyball player. He was the setter for the Canada men's national volleyball team for 9 years, helping the team win medals at the NORCECA Championship three separate times, as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Dustin began his post-secondary volleyball career with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in 2004. He would go on to lead the team to a CIS championship in 2007, being named MVP along the way. In 2009, he began his professional career with Austrian club VCA Niederösterreic, before going on to play for several different European clubs throughout his career.
Dustin joined the national team program in 2007. He helped the team win bronze, silver, and gold at the NORCECA Championship in 2011, 2013, and 2015 respectively, as well as a bronze medal at the 2009 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup and 2015 Pan American Games. He announced his retirement from volleyball in 2016.[1]