Jay Blankenau

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Jay Blankenau
portrait
Date of birth September 27, 1989
place of birth Sherwood Park, Canada
size 1.94 m
position Player
societies
2010–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
since 2017 		University of Calgary
Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
SWD Powervolleys Düren
Noliko Maaseik
National team
Junior national team
A national team
successes
2016
2016
2016
2017 		Dutch cup winner
Dutch champion
Olympic fifth in the
Bundesliga third

As of May 17, 2017

Jay Blankenau (born September 27, 1989 in Sherwood Park ) is a Canadian volleyball player .

Career

Blankenau also played basketball and handball before he decided on volleyball. After graduating from Bev Facey High School in Sherwood Park, he began his career at Mount Royal College. In 2009 he took part in the NORCECA Championship and the World Championship with the Canadian Juniors . In 2010 he began his studies at the University of Calgary , where he plays in the Dinos team. In 2015, the Canadian international moved to Groningen for the Dutch first division club Abiant Lycurgus . With the team, the setter won the national cup and the championship in the 2015/16 season; these were the first titles in the club's history. He was then committed by the German Bundesliga club SWD Powervolleys Düren . With the Canadian national team he took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . The Canadians reached the quarterfinals in second place, where they were eliminated by Russia . With the SWD Powervolleys, Blankenau took third place in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season . He then moved to the Belgian first division club Noliko Maaseik .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Profile at the University of Calgary (English)
  2. ↑ De first beker ooit is inside voor Abiant Lycurgus. (No longer available online.) Abiant Lycurgus, February 21, 2016, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 11, 2016 (Dutch).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lycurgus.nl  
  3. ↑ Abiant Lycurgus voor het eerst landskampioen. (No longer available online.) Abiant Lycurgus, April 24, 2016, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 11, 2016 (Dutch).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lycurgus.nl  
  4. ↑ Jay Blankenau is the new player for the Powervolleys. Aachener Zeitung , May 11, 2016, accessed on May 11, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Powervolleys Düren: Jay Blankenau moves to Maaseik. Aachener Nachrichten , May 17, 2017, accessed on May 17, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Blankenau, Jay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Sherwood Park , Canada