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Daniel Dearing

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Daniel Dearing
Personal information
Born (1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportBeach volleyball
Medal record
Men's Beach volleyball
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Men's

Daniel Dearing (born January 13, 1990) is a Canadian volleyball athlete competing primarily in the beach discipline.[1]

Career

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In November 2021, Dearing came out of a seven-year retirement and teamed up with Sam Schachter with the aim of qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3] In the summer of 2022, Dearing and Schachter won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] At the 2022 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Finals, Dearing and Schachter won the gold medal.[4]

In June 2024, Dearing qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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Dearing is an alumnus of North Albion Collegiate Institute in Toronto and York University.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Daniel Dearing". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Cordonier, Emily (17 November 2021). "Schachter and Dearing Team Up in New Beach Partnership". www.momentumvolleyball.ca/. Momentum Volleyball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ Mewhirter, Travis. "Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: From considering retirement to the honeymoon phase". www.sandcastvolleyball.com. Sandcast Volleyball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada's Schachter, Dearing strike gold at Beach Volleyball Tour Finals". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Canadian beach volleyball teams qualify for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson officially named to Canada's Olympic beach volleyball team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ Fenton, Caela (28 June 2024). "Six Team Canada beach volleyball players ready to serve it up at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ Winer, David (13 September 2016). "Beach Volleyball Star Dearing to Head up Brampton Pakmen". www.pakmen.com/. Pakmen. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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