Sam Schachter
Canadian beach volleyball player
Samuel Schachter (born May 8, 1990) is a Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player. In 2010 he won the FIVB World Junior (U-21) Championship with Garrett May. He and partner Josh Binstock were 2014 Canadian national champions, and represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he and Binstock earned silver medals. He competed with partner Daniel Dearing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's tournament. In 2025 he partnered with Jonny Pickett and they recently competed together in the FIVB World Championships in Adelaide, Australia where they finished a strong 17th after a loss to number 1 seeds from Norway.
Early and personal life
Schachter was born in North York, Ontario, lived in Richmond Hill, Ontario, now lives in Scarborough, Ontario, and is Jewish. His parents are Jon and Doris Schachter, and he has an older brother Nathan. He was married to former Canadian beach volleyball player Julie Gordon in September 2024.
He attended Westmount Collegiate Institute for high school.
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