Benjamin Saxton (born November 21, 1988, in Calgary, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian beach volleyball player. Saxton has qualified to compete (along with partner Chaim Schalk) at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
editSaxton played volleyball and beach volleyball as a youth in his home town at the Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club. Together with Will Pasieka they became the 2004 Canadian U16 champions.[3] In both 2004 and 2005 they were the Canadian U18 runners-up, but returned as the U20 Canadian champions in 2006[4] and also participated in the U19 World Championships. In 2007, Saxton played with Mark Ellingson in international tournaments. After Saxton had played two smaller tournaments with Martin Reader in 2008, he started with Jessi Lelliott, and in 2010 with Steve Marshall on the FIVB World Tour, but with little success. Even with Christian Redmann there were no top-ten places on the FIVB World Tour, but Redmann / Saxton won the silver medal at the NORCECA Championship 2011 in Mexico. Since 2013 Saxton played successfully alongside Chaim Schalk. At the World Cup in Stare Jabłonki Saxton / Schalk made it to the quarterfinals. Here they were defeated by the Brazilians Alison / Emanuel and took fifth place.
References
edit- ^ "Ben Saxton". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (June 11, 2016). "Three beach volleyball teams earn Olympic berths". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Wall of Fame - Club Championships". Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Wall of Fame - Club Championships". Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
External links
edit- Ben Saxton at FIVB.com
- Ben Saxton at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Ben Saxton at Team Canada
- Ben Saxton at Olympics.com
- Ben Saxton at Olympedia (archive)
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