{{short description|Canadian volleyball player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = John Perrin | image = John Gordon Perrin (Legavolley 2015).jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = John Gordon Perrin | nickname = ''Gord'' | nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Creston, Canada | hometown = | height = 2.01 m | weight = 95 kg | spike = 358 cm | block = 326 cm | college = Thompson Rivers University | position = Outside hitter | currentclub = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos Piraeus | currentnumber = 8 | years = 2008–2011<br> 2011–2015<br> 2015–2016<br> 2016–2017<br> 2017–2018<br> 2018–2019<br> 2019–2020<br> 2020–2021<br> 2021–2022<br> 2022–2023<br> 2023<br> 2023–2024<br> 2024– | teams = {{flagicon|CAN}} Thompson Rivers WolfPack<br> {{flagicon|TUR}} Arkas İzmir<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Piacenza<br> {{flagicon|POL}} Asseco Resovia<br> {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing Volleyball<br> {{flagicon|RUS}} Belogorie Belgorod<br> {{flagicon|BRA}} Sada Cruzeiro<br> {{flagicon|RUS}} Ural Ufa <br> {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Novosibirsk<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} BluVolley Verona<br> {{flagicon|RUS}} Lokomotiv Novosibirsk<br> {{flagicon|TUR}} Halkbank<br> {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos Piraeus | nationalyears = 2011–2021 | nationalteam = {{vb|CAN}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's volleyball }} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|FIVB World League}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Curitiba|}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Gatineau|}} {{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Championship}} {{MedalGold|2015 Mexico|}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Canada|}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Puerto Rico|}} {{MedalBronze|2017 United States|}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Canada|}} {{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Champions Cup}} {{MedalGold|2015 Detroit|}} | updated = 6 April 2026 }}
'''John Gordon "Gord" Perrin ''' (born 17 August 1989) is a Canadian volleyball player. He was a three–time Turkish Champion (2013, 2015, 2024). Perrin is a retired<ref>{{cite web |title=Gord Perrin announces retirement from the National Team |url=https://sirc.ca/news/gord-perrin-announces-retirement-from-the-national-team/ |website=SIRC |publisher=SIRC |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, participating in two Olympic Games (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020), as well as winning gold at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship.<ref>{{cite news |first=Asif |last=Hossain |title=Canada’s men’s volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/22/canadas-mens-volleyball-team-ready-for-rio-after-long-olympic-absence/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=22 July 2016 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== Perrin was born in Creston, British Columbia to Dave Perrin and Ruth Boehmer. He has one brother, Marshall, and two sisters, Joan and Alicia, who played volleyball for the Canadian national women's team. He attended Thompson Rivers University from 2007 to 2010.
==Career== ===University=== Perrin was a member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack men's volleyball team for three seasons from 2007 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gowolfpack.ca/news/2010/7/15/end-of-an-era-at-tru-gord-perrin-leaves-mvb_3116.aspx |title=End of an era at TRU:Gord Perrin leaves MVB |publisher=Thompson Rivers WolfPack |date=July 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://truomega.ca/2016/06/27/two-from-wolfpack-volleyball-to-watch-for-at-the-rio-olympics/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627141453/http://truomega.ca/2016/06/27/two-from-wolfpack-volleyball-to-watch-for-at-the-rio-olympics/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2016 |title=Two from WolfPack volleyball to watch for at the Rio Olympics |publisher=truomega.ca |date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> During his time there, he helped the team win bronze in the 2008 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, finishing the tournament as a tournaments all-star, and for the 2009-10 season, Perrin was named Thompson Rivers University athlete of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canadawest_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/Volleyball-Men/YIR/vbm_2007-08.pdf |title=2007-08 Men's Volleyball |publisher=Canada West |access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>
===Club=== For the 2011/12 season, he signed with Turkish club Arkas Spor, helping the club finish runners up in the national championship in his first season. During his time in Turkey, he helped the team win the Turkish Men's Volleyball League twice, in 2013 and 2015, as well as being awarded the Best Server award for the 2013/2014 season. In addition to domestic success, Perrin also helped the team finish a record high of 4th place in the CEV Champions League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish Volleyball Federation |url=http://www.tvf.org.tr/icerik/64/ |website=Turkish Volleyball Federation |accessdate=30 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724060726/http://www.tvf.org.tr/icerik/64/ |archive-date=24 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2015, Perrin signed with Volley Piacenza in Italy, but his season was cut short due to a surgery required to fix a torn left meniscus in March 2015. For the 2016/17 season, he signed with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, reuniting him with fellow national team member Gavin Schmitt. In April 2017 Perrin extended a contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, and he wanted to continue his career in PlusLiga. In July 2017 he talked publicly about his moving to Chinese league despite the currently signed contract with Resovia. The club did not want to cancel their agreement and applied to FIVB on blocking unprofessional situations when a player wants to void already signed contract without previous fulfillment. Perrin broke agreement and went to Beijing Volleyball.
===National team=== Perrin was a member of the Canada men's youth national team in 2006. With the team, they finished 4th at the Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. Two years later, he joined the Canada men's junior national volleyball team, and helped the team finish second at the 2008 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.
He joined the senior Canada men's national volleyball team program in 2011. He has been a member of every FIVB World League squad since 2012, helping the team finish a national team record 5th place in 2013. He was also member of the squad that finished a national team record 7th place at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, and he helped the team win bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. In addition to all this, Perrin also helped the team win bronze at the 2011 NORCECA Championship, silver at the 2013 NORCECA Championship, and gold at the 2015 NORCECA Championship.
Perrin was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |first=Asif |last=Hossain |title=Canada’s men’s volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/22/canadas-mens-volleyball-team-ready-for-rio-after-long-olympic-absence/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=22 July 2016 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> In June 2021, Perrin was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Awad |first=Brandi |title=Team Canada’s men’s volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/30/team-canadas-mens-volleyball-squad-set-for-tokyo-2020/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> At the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the Canadian team finished 4th in their group, qualifying them for the quarterfinals. In the quarters, they lost to Russia (Russian Olympic Committee), 3-0.
Perrin announced he was retiring from the national team in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gord Perrin announces retirement from the National Team |url=https://sirc.ca/news/gord-perrin-announces-retirement-from-the-national-team/ |website=SIRC |publisher=SIRC |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
==Sporting achievements== ===Clubs=== * '''FIVB Club World Championship''' ** 16px Brazil 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro * '''CSV South American Club Championship''' ** 16px Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro * '''CEV Challenge Cup''' ** 16px 2018/2019 – with Belogorie Belgorod * '''National championships''' ** '''2011/2012''' 16px Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** '''2012/2013''' 16px Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** '''2014/2015''' 16px Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir ** '''2017/2018''' 16px Chinese Championship, with Beijing Volleyball ** '''2021/2022''' 16px Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk ** '''2022/2023''' 16px Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk ** '''2023/2024''' 16px Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara ** '''2024/2025''' 16px Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus
* '''National cups''' ** '''2011''' {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} 16px Turkish Super Cup, with Arkas Izmir ** '''2013''' {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} 16px Turkish Super Cup, with Arkas Izmir ** '''2023''' {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} 16px Turkish Super Cup, with Halkbank Ankara ** '''2019/2020''' 16px Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** '''2023/2024''' 16px Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara ** '''2024/2025''' 16px Hellenic League Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** '''2024''' {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} 16px Hellenic Super Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** '''2024/2025''' 16px Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** '''2025/2026''' 16px Hellenic League Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** '''2025''' {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} 16px Hellenic Super Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
===Youth national team=== * '''2008''' 16px NORCECA U21 Championship
===Individual awards=== * '''2008:''' NORCECA U21 Championship – Best blocker * '''2013:''' Turkish Championship – Best server * '''2015:''' NORCECA Championship – Best outside hitter * '''2025:''' Hellenic Cup – MVP <ref>{{cite web |title=Κύπελλο βόλεϊ ανδρών: Ο Πέριν του Ολυμπιακού MVP του Final Four (Men's Volleyball Cup: Olympiacos' Perin named Final Four MVP) |url=https://www.sport24.gr/volley/kipello-volei-andron-o-perin-tou-olimpiakou-mvp-tou-final-four-ton-sikosan-sta-xeria-oi-simpaiktes-tou-meta-tin-paralavi-tou-vraveiou/ |website=sport24.gr |lang=el |date=29 March 2025 |accessdate=21 April 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons}} * {{FIVB player|124556|John Gordon Perrin}} * {{CEV player|name=John Gordon Perrin}} * [https://volleybox.net/john-gordon-perrin-p257 John Gordon Perrin] at ''Volleybox.net'' * {{Olympics.com|name=John Gordon Perrin}} * {{Volleyball Canada|gordon-perrin|Gordon Perrin}} * {{Team Canada|name=Gord Perrin}} * {{Olympedia|name=Gord Perrin}} * {{Instagram|name=John Gordon Perrin}}
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