Dustin Schneider
{{short description|Canadian volleyball player (born 1985)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Dustin Schneider
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| nickname =
| nationality = Canadian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|27 |df=yes}}
| birth_place = Brandon, Manitoba
| hometown = Brandon, Manitoba
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| spike = {{convert|322|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
| block = {{convert|297|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}
| college = University of Winnipeg
| position = Setter
| currentclub =
| currentnumber =
| years = 2004–2008
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2013–2014
2015–2016
| teams = Winnipeg Wesmen
VCA Niederösterreic
S.L. Benfica
Chaumont VB 52
ZAKSA
Maccabi Tel Aviv
| nationalyears = 2007–2016
| nationalteam = Canada
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's volleyball }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Mexico|}}
{{Medal|Silver|2013 Langley|}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Mayaguez|}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Toronto | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan-American Cup|}}
{{Medal|Silver|2009 Chiapas|}}
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| updated =
}}
Dustin Schneider (born 27 February 1985) is a Canadian retired professional volleyball player. He was the setter for the Canada men's national volleyball team for 9 years, helping the team win medals at the NORCECA Championship three separate times, as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Career
=Club=
Dustin began his post-secondary volleyball career with the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in 2004. He would go on to lead the team to a CIS championship in 2007, being named MVP along the way. In 2009, he began his professional career with Austrian club VCA Niederösterreic, before going on to play for several different European clubs throughout his career.
=National Team=
Dustin joined the national team program in 2007. He helped the team win bronze, silver, and gold at the NORCECA Championship in 2011, 2013, and 2015 respectively, as well as a bronze medal at the 2009 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup and 2015 Pan American Games. He announced his retirement from volleyball in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Rosset |first1=Mitch |title=Manitoban Dustin Schneider steps away from volleyball |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3095069/manitoban-dustin-schneider-steps-away-from-volleyball/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |date=November 29, 2016}}
Sporting achievements
=Clubs=
==National championships==
- 2006/2007 16px CIS Championship, with Winnipeg Wesmen
- 2007/2008 16px CIS Championship, with Winnipeg Wesmen
- 2010/2011 16px Portuguese Volleyball First Division, with S.L. Benfica
- 2011/2012 16px French Ligue B, with Chaumont VB 52
- 2013/2014 16px Polish Men's Volleyball Cup, with ZAKSA
=National team=
- 2009 16px Pan American Cup
- 2011 16px NORCECA Championship
- 2013 16px NORCECA Championship
- 2015 16px Pan American Games
- 2015 16px NORCECA Championship
References
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Dustin}}
Category:Canadian men's volleyball players
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
Category:Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba
Category:Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
{{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub}}