Volleyball in Canada - Major Volleyball Events

Major Volleyball Events

  1. 1895 - William G. Morgan invents the game of volleyball
  2. 1947 - The FIVB (Fédération International de Volley-Ball) is founded
  3. 1949 - Prague, First Men's World Championship
  4. 1952 - Moscow, First Women's World Championship
  5. 1953 - First Canadian Championship
  6. 1959 - Canadian Men's National Volleyball Team first participates in International Competition (Pan Am Games)
  7. 1964 - Tokyo, First Olympic titles are awarded to Japan (Women's) and USSR (Men's)
  8. 1968 - Canada and USA join the Central American and Caribbean Zone, which thereafter becomes known as NORCECA
  9. 1972 - First international medal won by the Canadian Men's Team by placing third at the NORCECA Championship in Mexico
  10. 1976 - Canada hosts Montreal Olympic Games
  11. 1977 - First Junior Men's and Women's World Championships
  12. 1977 - Canada’s Men’s Team wins bronze medal at the Pan Am Games – first major game medal
  13. 1980 - 1st Gold Medal won by Canada internationally - NORCECA Junior's - Women (Calgary, Canada)
  14. 1983 - Canada hosts Universiade Games in Edmonton. Canadian men qualify for 1984 Olympics by defeating Cuba
  15. 1984 - Canadian men finish fourth at Los Angeles Olympic Games
  16. 1990 - FIVB introduces the World League
  17. 1991 - Canadian Men participate for the first time in the World League
  18. 1991 - Canada hosts NORCECA Championships in Regina and Team Canada Men qualifies for 1992 Olympics
  19. 1996 - Canada hosts NORCECA Olympic qualifiers for Men and Women
  20. 1996 - Team Canada Women participate in Atlanta Olympics
  21. 1996 - Beach Volleyball debuts as a full medal sport in Atlanta Olympic Games
  22. 1996 - Canadians John Child and Mark Heese win bronze medal for beach volleyball in Atlanta Olympics
  23. 1998 - Canadian Men's Junior National Team wins at NORCECA to qualify for Junior World Championships
  24. 1999 - Canada returns to Men’s World League and plays in it for the 1999 and 2000 seasons
  25. 1999 - Canada hosts Women's World Junior Championships in Saskatoon/Edmonton
  26. 1999 - Canada wins the bronze medal for Men’s Indoor and the gold medal for Men’s Beach (Conrad Leinemann/Jody Holden) at the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg
  27. 1999 - New Rules of the game
  28. 2000 - Canada’s Men’s Standing Disabled team wins silver medal at the #2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
  29. 2002 - Canada’s Men’s and Women’s Indoor National Teams qualify for World Championships
  30. 2002 - Canada’s Men’s Standing Disabled team wins gold medal at the 2002 World Disabled Volleyball Championships World Organization Volleyball for Disabled

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