Chris Voth 23, is a member and currently in training with Canada's national men's volleyball team in Gatineau, Que. In 2013, he was a member of Canada's fifth-place Universiade team.
He was also the former captain of the University of Manitoba Bisons men's volleyball team, a four-time academic all-Canadian and the Canada West conference and Canadian Interuniversity Sport rookie of the year. In high school, he led in St. Paul's High School's two provincial volleyball championships, again as captain, and was a nationally ranked badminton player.
Chris is a trailblazer in Manitoba as the first openly gay national-team athlete. Even now, in deciding to speak for this story, Chris knows it's going to surprise, maybe even shock, some people. But he's ready for that because he's not doing it for himself. Those closest to him already knew.
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