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Adam Simac

Adam Simac in 2012

Personal information

Nickname

Sheem

Nationality

Canadian

Born

(1983-08-09) August 9, 1983 (age 41)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hometown

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Height

2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)

Weight

101 kg (223 lb)

Spike

348 cm (137 in)

Block

336 cm (132 in)

College / University

Queen's University

Volleyball information

Position

Middle blocker

Career

Years	Teams
2001–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015	Queen's Golden Gaels VBK Klagenfurt SK Aich-Dob VC Franken ACH Volley Arkas Spor Pallavolo Lugano ASUL Lyon

National team

2008–2016

Canada

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing Canada
NORCECA Championship
	2015 Detroit
	2013 Langley
	2011 Mayaguez
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Team

Last updated: 2024-08-07

Adam Simac (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian former professional volleyball player. He played for the Canada men's national volleyball team for eight years, representing Canada at both the 2010 and 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships.

Career

University

Simac played college volleyball at Queen's University at Kingston for the Golden Gaels from 2001 to 2006. His time at Queen's was highlighted by leading the Gaels to a fifth-place finish at the 2006 national championship – their best finish in 34 years.

Club

Simac first played professionally in 2006 for Austrian club VBK Klagenfurt.

SK Aich/Dob

VC Franken

ACH Volley

Arkas Spor.

Lugano Volley

National team

Simac first joined the Canada men's national team in 2008. He participated in the 2009 Pan-Am Cup.

Following the 2015 Pan American Games, Simac had injury troubles with his shoulder and got surgery in December 2015. He spent the 2015-16 season rehabbing his shoulder at the Full-Time Centre in Gatineau with the goal of playing for Canada in the summer of 2016. Following rigorous rehab and training, Simac made the national team roster for the 2016 Olympic Qualifiers in Tokyo, where he helped Canada qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games - their first in 24 years. After being left off the 12-man roster for the Olympics, Simac retired from volleyball.

Personal life

Adam Simac started playing volleyball at age 14 while attending Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School.

Simac is married to former Canada women's national volleyball team member Ashley Voth.

References

^ "Adam Simac: Giving Back After a Memorable Career". SIRC.ca. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Koreen, Mike (July 22, 2009). "Former Gael back in town". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 17. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Player Details - Adam Simac". CEV (old). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ NTV Spor (6 November 2012). "Simac Arkas'ta!" [Simac at Arkas!]. NTV Spor (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Simac, Adam (8 November 2019). "How I Walked Away From Professional Volleyball". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Adam Simac (bio)". olympic.ca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Holder, Gord (July 26, 2013). "Smashing success for Adam Simac". Ottawa Citizen. p. 16. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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