Eric Loeppky (born 1 August 1998) is a Canadian volleyball player and member of the Canadian national team.
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1998 Steinbach, Manitoba[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in)[2] | ||||||||
| Block | 328 cm (129 in)[2] | ||||||||
| College / University | Trinity Western University | ||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||
| Current club | Vero Volley Monza | ||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||
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Honours
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Career edit
Loeppky started playing volleyball at a young age and helped lead the Steinbach Regional Secondary School Sabres to their first AAAA provincial volleyball title in 2014, the top high school league in the province of Manitoba.[3] After high school he went to play volleyball with the Trinity Western University Spartans. Loeppky joined the men's national team and helped the team to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.[4] Following his qualification to the Olympics he told CTV Winnipeg that it was his childhood dream come true, saying that "for it to finally be true is pretty surreal. Reflecting on all the time and hours and money and just energy put towards this thing, it feels like it just all came together in this one game. It was pretty, pretty special.”[3]
Personal life edit
He is married to American national volleyball player Samantha Seliger-Swanson and they live together in Italy with their family where Loeppky plays professionally.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ "Eric Loeppky profile". Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Volleybox profile". Volleybox. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b Alexandra Holyk (11 October 2023). "'Pretty special': Manitoban plays key role in helping Canada's men's volleyball team qualify for Olympics". CTV Winnipeg. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Yuri Coghe (30 September 2023). "Canadian men outlast the Netherlands in volleyball Olympic qualification tournament opener". CBC Sports.
- ^ Terry Frey (4 December 2020). "Loeppky suits up in elite Italian league". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External links edit
- Eric Loeppky at Volleyball Canada
- Eric Loeppky at WorldofVolley
- Eric Loeppky at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
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