Sam Schachter
Schachter at the 2017 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Vienna
Personal information
NicknameSammy[1]
Nationality Canada
Born (1990-05-08) May 8, 1990
North York, Ontario, Canada
HometownRichmond Hill, Ontario
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[3]
College / UniversityWilfrid Laurier University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Daniel Dearing
Previous teammates
Teammate
Garrett May, Josh Binstock
Honours
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamBeach volleyball
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastBeach volleyball
Maccabiah Games
Men's indoor volleyball
Silver medal – second place 2013 Israel Indoor

Samuel Schachter (born May 8, 1990) is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player.[3] In 2010 he won the FIVB World Junior (U-21) Championship with Garrett May. At the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and Team Canada won a silver medal. He and partner Josh Binstock were 2014 Canadian national champions, and represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he and Binstock earned silver medals.

Early and personal life

Schachter was born in North York, Ontario, now lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and is Jewish.[4] His parents are Jon and Doris Schachter, and he has an older brother Nathan.[3]

He attended Westmount Collegiate Institute for high school.[5] He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, competing for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, with whom he was Ontario University Athletics Rookie of the Year.[6][3] He has coached the Toronto Varsity Blues, George Brown College, and York University men's volleyball teams.[7][6][8][9]

Volleyball career

In 2010 he won the FIVB World Junior (U-21) Championship with Garrett May.[2]

At the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and Team Canada won a silver medal in volleyball, losing the gold medal to the Israelis.[10][4]

In 2014 he and his then-partner Josh Binstock were Canadian national champions.[4] They also won a gold medal at the Parana Open, an FIVB (international volleyball federation) World Tour event.[4] He was named the (U.S.) National Volleyball League (NVL) 2014 Best Defensive Player.[11]

In 2015 they competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and finished 8th, after Schachter suffered a back injury prevented them from playing in the relegation round.[12] They finished 9th at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[4] In June of that year they also came in second at the Major Series tournament in Porec, Croatia, the first time a Canadian men's team had reached the podium in a major FIVB World Tour event since 1997.[2] They competed in the 2015 FIVB World Championship, finishing ninth.[2]

In May 2016, they finishing second at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Cincinnati Open.[2]

Schachter competed along with Binstock at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where they came in 19th.[13]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he and Binstock earned silver medals.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Beach Volleyball | Athlete Profile: Sam SCHACHTER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sam Schachter".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "FIVB Profile".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jewish Olympians Binstock and Schachter are ready for Rio". The Canadian Jewish News. August 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sam Schachter". Volleyball Canada.
  6. 1 2 "Sam Schachter - Men's Volleyball Coach". York University Athletics.
  7. ↑ Mewhirter, Travis (March 16, 2022). "Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: Considering retirement to honeymooning".
  8. ↑ "Sam Schachter - Men's Volleyball - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Toronto Athletics.
  9. 1 2 "George Brown College Athletics". George Brown College Athletics.
  10. ↑ "2013 Delegation". Maccabi Canada.
  11. ↑ "Sam Schachter," Beach Volleyball Database.
  12. ↑ "Canada's Pan Am beach volleyball team boasts rising stars". CBC Sports. Toronto, Canada. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter win final Canadian Olympic beach volleyball spot". www.olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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