Frederic Winters
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Biography
With more than 250 caps, Frederic Winters was the most experienced member of the Canadian team that competed at the 2014 FIVB World Championship and finished a best-ever seventh. It was his third appearance at the global quadrennial event. Winters was also on the teams that finished seventh at the 2015 FIVB World Cup and won bronze at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. In 2016 he helped Canada win the FIVB World League Group 2 which earned the team a spot in the elite Group 1 in 2017. The captain of the men’s national team has played professionally in Austria, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Russia, China, and Brazil.
Getting to know…
Family: Parents Barry Winters and Maggie Pajak… Sister Hayley… Getting into the Sport: Started playing volleyball at age 12… Outside Interests: Collects sports shoes, especially basketball models… Enjoys golfing and going to NBA and MLB games (especially the Blue Jays)… Attended Pepperdine University on scholarship… Odds and Ends: Favourite motto: Go for the jugular (from his mom)…
Olympic Highlights
| Games | Sport | Event | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Rio | Volleyball | Men | 5 |
Notable International Results
Olympic Games: 2016 - 5th
Pan American Games: 2015 – BRONZE; 2007 – 7th
FIVB World League: 2016 – 13th; 2015 – 15th; 2014 – 13th
FIVB World Championships: 2014 – 7th; 2010 – 17th; 2006 – 11th
FIVB World Cup: 2015 – 7th
NORCECA: 2013 – SILVER; 2011 – BRONZE
