John Barrett (volleyball)

{{short description|Canadian volleyball player and coach}}

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| name = John Barrett

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| college = University of Calgary
University of Manitoba

| nationalteam = {{vb|CAN}}

| nationalyears = 1984

| currentcoachteam = Toronto Varsity Blues

| coachyears = 2006–2011
2011–present

| coachteams = {{flagicon|Canada}}Toronto Varsity Blues (AC)
{{flagicon|Canada}}Toronto Varsity Blues (HC)

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John Barrett (born 11 August 1962) is the head coach for the Toronto Varsity Blues' men's volleyball team and is a former Canadian volleyball player. He played CIAU men's volleyball for the Calgary Dinosaurs before transferring to play for the Manitoba Bisons with whom he won a national championship while being named the tournament's most valuable player.{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/2123021-canuck-initiated-the-spike-serve/|title=Canuck initiated the spike serve|publisher=Hamilton Spectator|date=30 January 2008}}{{cite web|url=https://thevarsity.ca/2011/09/19/olympian-john-barrett-to-coach-mens-volleyball/|title=Olympian John Barrett to coach men’s volleyball|publisher=The Varsity|last=Baker|first=Nicole|date=19 September 2011}} He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics where the Canadian team finished in fourth place.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/john-barrett-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/john-barrett-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=John Barrett Olympic Results |accessdate=4 February 2019}}

Barrett joined the Toronto Varsity Blues in 2006 as an assistant coach where he spent five years in that role. He was named the program's head coach on 19 September 2011.