Tim Landeryou

Tim Landeryou
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1984-03-16) March 16, 1984
Wallaceburg, Ontario
Residence Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Racquetball
Coached by Loren Prentice
Medal record
Men's Racquetball
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2018 San José Doubles
2012 Santo Domingo Men's Team
2010 Seoul Doubles
2010 Seoul Men's Team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Men's doubles
2015 Toronto Men's team
2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2010 San Pedro Sula Doubles

Tim Landeryou (born March 16, 1984) is a Canadian racquetball player. He has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2010, and is a multiple medalist in international competitions.

International career

Landeryou's first international appearance with Team Canada was at the 2010 Pan Am Championships, where he won the men's doubles event with Mike Green, as they defeated Mexicans Ruben Estrada and Alejandro Landa in the final, 15-9, 12-15, 11-9.[1]

In all, Landeryou has represented Canada seven times, including the 2010 World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, where he and Green were silver medalists in doubles,[2] losing to Americans Ben Croft and Mitch Williams in the final, 15-2, 15-13, and also a silver medalist in the men's team event.[3]

At the 2012 World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Landeryou lost in the Round of 16 to Carlos Keller of Bolivia. But he was part of the Canadian men's team that earned the silver medal in the team competition, although Landeryou didn't play in that part of the competition.[4]

Landeryou was a bronze medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games in men's doubles with Kris Odegard, losing to Venezuelans Cesar Castro and Jorge Hirsekorn in the semi-finals, 15-14, 3-15, 11-10.

Landeryou also played in the 2011 and 2012 Pan American Racquetball Championships, finishing 11th 2011 in men's singles,[5] and in 2012 he played doubles with Nathaniel Husulak, losing in the quarter finals to Mexicans Alejandro Cardona and Edson Martinez.[6]

Also, Landeryou played in the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he lost to Colombian Alejandro Herrera in the Round of 16.

Canadian career

Landeryou was runner up in Men's singles at the 2013 Canadian Championships, losing to Mike Green in the final 15-10, 15-8.[7] That was Landeryou's second runner-up finish at Canadian Nationals, as he was 2nd in 2010, when he also lost to Green in the final, 15-11, 9-15, 11-4.[8] He finished 3rd in 2012,[9] and 4th in 2011.[10]

Personal life

Landeryou has a B.Sc. in Kinesiology from the University of Saskatchewan. He married Kaitlyn Schmeiser in 2012, and they live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Landeryou also plays squash, and competed for Saskatchewan at the 2013 Canadian Team Championships in Montreal, where Saskatchewan finished 8th.[11]

Landeryou's younger brother James is also a racquetball player, and has been ranked in the top 10 Canadian racquetball players. They have played doubles together several times at the Canadian Championships.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  2. ↑ "Men's Doubles Open Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - 15th IRF World Racquetball Championships 2010". r2sports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Men's Team Competition Open Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - 15th IRF World Racquetball Championships 2010". r2sports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Sports Centre Manitoba". cscm.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Men's Singles Open Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2010 Racquetball Canada National Championships". r2sports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Men's Singles Open Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - Racquetball Canada Sr. Canadian Championships". r2sports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  10. ↑ "Men's Singles Open Gold Single Elimination - Racquetball - 2011Canadian National Championships". r2sports.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  11. ↑ Welcome to Club Sportif MAA, Montreal. "Club Sportif MAA : English : Fitness : Squash : 2013 Canadian Men'S Team Championships". clubsportifmaa.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
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