Jay Blankenau

Jay Blankenau
Jay Blankenau
	Jay Blankenau in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jay Michael Blankenau
Nationality	Canadian
Born	27 September 1989 (age 32); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	340 cm (134 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
College(s)	Mount Royal University; University of Calgary
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Projekt Warsaw
Number	9
Career
2007–2009; 2009–2012; 2013–2014; 2015–2016; 2016–2017; 2017–2019; 2019–2021; 2021–	Mount Royal Cougars; Calgary Dinos; MAS Niki Aiginio; Abiant Lycurgus Groningen; SWD Powervolleys Düren; Noliko Maaseik; Arkas İzmir; Projekt Warsaw
National team
2014–	Canada

Jay Michael Blankenau (born 27 September 1989) is a Canadian volleyball player, member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, participant of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020).^[1]. At the professional club level, he plays for Projekt Warsaw, Dutch Champion (2016), two–time Belgian Champion (2018, 2019)^[2]

Personal life[]

Jay Blankenau was born in Edmonton to Shannon Schurman and Mike Blankenau. He attended both, Mount Royal University, and the University of Calgary, as well as played for both respective teams.

Career[]

Blankenau began his post–school volleyball career training at the Team Canada Full Time Training Center in Gatineau. He spent the 2012/13 and 2014/15 season there, spending a season at Greek club MAS Niki Aiginio in between. In 2015, he signed a contract with Dutch club Abiant Lycurgus, helping them win the championship. For the 2016/17 season, he joined SWD Powervolleys Düren in Germany.

National team[]

Blankenau joined the senior national team in 2014. He was a member of the Canadian national team that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In June 2021, Blankenau was named to the Canada's 2020 Olympic team.^[3]

Sporting achievements[]

Clubs[]

National championships
- 2015/2016 Dutch Supercup, with Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
- 2015/2016 Dutch Cup, with Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
- 2015/2016 Dutch Championship, with Abiant Lycurgus Groningen
- 2017/2018 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2018/2019 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik

References[]

^ "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". www.olympic.ca. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Jay Blankenau podpisał kontrakt z VERVĄ Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa". www.vervawarszawa.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links[]

Player profile at Olympic.org
Player profile at Olympic.ca
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at Volleybox.net

[1] "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". www.olympic.ca. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[2] "Jay Blankenau podpisał kontrakt z VERVĄ Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa". www.vervawarszawa.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[3] "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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