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Jansen Van Doorn Retires From Team Canada

Middle Blocker Daniel Jansen Van Doorn announces his retirement after 11 years with Team Canada, and reflects on the disappointment of being left off the Olympic roster.

He wanted to be there more than anything. Seeing Team Canada on the court at the Tokyo Olympics while he watched from back home in British Columbia, was not how Daniel Jansen Van Doorn had hoped to close out his professional volleyball career. The 31 year old middle blocker was made an alternate for Team Canada when the Olympics roster was finally announced just weeks before the games. The Trinit...



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Emily is the Lead Editor of Momentum Volleyball. She is an experienced broadcaster as the Olympic Volleyball Commentator in London 2012 and Rio 2016. She is also an accomplished journalist with Embracing Ottawa, Ottawa Life Magazine, CBC Radio Canada and Global Television. Emily is also an accomplished volleyball athlete. She is a U Sports National Championship Silver Medallist 2005 & 2006, CanWest Championship 2006, CanWest Player of the Year 2006, U Sports All-Canadian 2005 & 2006​, and a Therese Quigley Award (U Sports WVB Top Student Athlete 2005). She won the Marilyn Pomfret Trophy (UBC Most Outstanding Female Athlete 2005), 5-Year Women’s National Team member (3-Year Team Captain) and played professional Volleyball in France​. Emily was inducted into the UBC Hall of Fame in 2017.

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