Louis-Pierre Mainville
Personal Details
Biography
Club:
Team Canada Volleyball
Languages spoken:
French, English, Spanish
Idols (in sport or other):
My parents
Favourite activities outside of sport:
Reading, cooking
Sibling(s) Name(s) (date of birth):
Samuel Mainville (brother) 22 years of age, volleyball player, Alex Mainville ( sister) 19 years of age, volleyball player, Élie Mainville ( sister ), 14 years of age, Dancer
Pre-competition rituals / superstitions:
I have to slap hands with all of my teammates once I return to the bench from the back line (when the libero replaces me)
Training Location(s):
Gatineau, QC
Coach(es):
Glenn Hoag
Senior national athlete since:
2006
Nickname (s):
LP
College/ University (year graduated):
Cégep de Sherbrooke, 2006
Focus of studies:
Natural Sciences
Favourite movies / TV shows:
Shawshank redemption, KungFu Panda, 24
Favourite quote / motto:
Si un mouton manque au troupeau, il ne faut pas accuser le tigre si la montagne est infestée de loups
It would surprise you to know that I …:
I need to eat cereal every morning and I need at least three kinds in my bowl.
National titles (include event, year):
Eastern Canadian Champion – 2002, Sherbrooke
Western Canadian Champion – 2002, Calgary
Career notes (inc. Top results) in 2011:
4th in the Greece A2 League with SPAK Karditsa
Career notes (inc. Top results) in 2009:
2nd in the Argentina A1 League with La Union de Formosa
Career notes (inc. Top results) in 2008:
10th in the Greece A1 League with PAOK Thessaloniki
Career notes (inc. Top results) in 2007:
Trained fulltime at the National Team Training Centre in Winnipeg
Career notes (inc. Top results) in 2006:
Champion provincial collégial AAA au Québec
Champion provincial -21ans au Québec
4e championnat canadien -21 ans
4e championnat canadien collégial CCAA
Career notes prior (excluding Olympic):
2nd championnat du monde Universiades 2007 Bangkok
11th championnat du monde 2006, Japon
2nd ligue A1 d’Argentine en 2008-2009
2nd Jeux du Canada 2005
World Championship appearances – Best results by year:
11th – 2006 in Japon
2nd – 2007 World University Championships in Bankok
1st round – 2010World Championships in Italy
