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Graham Vigrass a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re dans l\u2019uniforme du Canada en 2008 au Championnat continental junior de la NORCECA, remportant une m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent. En 2009, il a particip\u00e9 au Championnat du monde junior de la FIVB en 2009. Il est devenu membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale senior\u00a0B en 2009-2010, puis membre \u00e0 temps plein en 2012-2013. C\u2019est en 2012 qu\u2019il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la Ligue mondiale de la FIVB pour la premi\u00e8re fois, faisant partie ensuite de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a pris le cinqui\u00e8me rang (2013) et la m\u00e9daille de bronze (2017) de cette comp\u00e9tition. Il a notamment \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 meilleur contreur central du circuit en 2017. Ce podium \u00e9tait le premier de l\u2019histoire du Canada dans un tournoi international de la FIVB.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s avoir aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 prendre le septi\u00e8me rang, r\u00e9alisant ainsi sa meilleure performance au Championnat du monde de la FIVB en 2014, Graham a \u00e9galement fait partie de la formation qui a termin\u00e9 septi\u00e8me \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de 2015. Toujours en 2015, il a aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 remporter la m\u00e9daille de bronze aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de Toronto et s\u2019est d\u00e9marqu\u00e9 comme le meilleur contreur de l\u2019\u00e9quipe. Il a fait partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne m\u00e9daill\u00e9e d\u2019or au Championnat continental de la NORCECA en 2015. \u00c0 son premier tournoi olympique \u00e0 Rio en 2016, Vigrass et les Canadiens ont pris le cinqui\u00e8me rang, le meilleur r\u00e9sultat du pays en volleyball masculin depuis les Jeux de Los Angeles en 1984.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

En 2018, il a fait partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne dans la nouvelle Ligue des Nations de la FIVB, prenant le septi\u00e8me rang. Il a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a termin\u00e9 neuvi\u00e8me au Championnat du monde de la FIVB. Une autre performance parmi les 10 meilleures a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e \u00e0 la Ligue des Nations de la FIVB en 2019. En janvier 2020 il a aid\u00e9 le Canada \u00e0 remporter tous ses matchs au tournoi de qualification continental de la NORCECA pour d\u00e9crocher le billet pour les Jeux de Tokyo 2020. Le Canada a termin\u00e9 huiti\u00e8me \u00e0 ces Jeux apr\u00e8s avoir atteint les quarts de finale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vigrass a jou\u00e9 avec l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Calgary et il a men\u00e9 les Dinos \u00e0 leur premier titre d\u2019U Sports (\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, le SIC) en 17\u00a0ans, en plus d\u2019\u00eatre nomm\u00e9 joueur par excellence du Championnat de SIC. En 2010-2011, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 sacr\u00e9 joueur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e de SIC en volleyball masculin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vigrass est pass\u00e9 chez les professionnels en 2013 et il a jou\u00e9 en France, en Tunisie, en Allemagne, en Pologne et en Turquie. Il a remport\u00e9 la Coupe de Tunisie avec le club \u00c9toile Sportive du Sahel et a pris le troisi\u00e8me rang au Championnat des clubs d\u2019Afrique. Avec le club Berlin Volley, il a remport\u00e9 deux titres cons\u00e9cutifs de la Bundesliga allemande en 2017 et 2018, atteignant les demi-finales de la Ligue des Champions en 2017. En 2021, il a remport\u00e9 la Super Coupe de Turquie et a pris le deuxi\u00e8me rang du championnat national avec le club de Fenerbah\u00e7e.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de Graham<\/b><\/h3>\n

D\u00e9buts :<\/b> Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer au volleyball \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 13\u00a0ans \u2026\u00a0 <\/span>Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats :<\/b> Appuie l\u2019organisme SportJeunesse de Calgary\u2026 <\/span>De tout et de rien :<\/b> Son oncle Don Saxton faisait partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de volleyball du Canada aux Jeux de Los Angeles 1984\u2026 Son cousin Ben Saxton a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada au volleyball de plage aux Jeux de Rio 2016\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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En 2009, il a particip\u00e9 au Championnat du monde junior de la FIVB en 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":141680,"template":"","tags":[1104411,415987367,273078766,713425,57868344,20292794,415986975,415984543],"hof-categories":[],"year-inducted":[],"gender":[42123],"season":[415983968],"sport":[24641],"game":[415984561,193413370,334881982],"team":[415983094,682163215,383844542],"event":[176925371,4092],"province":[415983152],"class_list":["post-103832","athletes","type-athletes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-equipe-canada","tag-graham-vigras","tag-graham-vigrass","tag-rio-2016","tag-tokyo-2020","tag-toronto-2015","tag-volley-ball","tag-volleyball-interieur","gender-masculin","season-ete","sport-volleyball-interieur","game-2016-rio","game-tokyo-2020","game-2015-toronto","team-rio-2016-volleyball","team-tokyo-2020-volleyball","team-toronto-2015-volleyball-hommes-2","event-equipes-hommes","event-men","province-alberta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGraham Vigrass - \u00c9quipe Canada | Site officiel de l'\u00e9quipe olympique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/team-canada\/graham-vigrass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graham Vigrass - \u00c9quipe Canada | Site officiel de l'\u00e9quipe olympique\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Graham Vigrass a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re dans l\u2019uniforme du Canada en 2008 au Championnat continental junior de la NORCECA, remportant une m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent. 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