Michelle Sawatzky-Koop
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Michelle Sawatzky-Koop (born July 14, 1970 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a Canadian former volleyball player and radio broadcaster. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia with the Women's National Team, where the team finished 9th.[1]
As a university player for the Manitoba Bisons, she was a two-time CIS Championship MVP in 1990 and 1991, as well a two-time CIS player of the year for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.[2] Sawatzky was a part of the Bison's women's volleyball team that won three CIS championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1995, she joined the Canadian national team, who won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Argentina. In July 1996 the team finished 9th at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3]
Since 1997, Sawatzky has been a radio broadcaster and Morning Show co-host on CHSM, CFAM, and CJRB radio in southern Manitoba.[4]
Sawatzky graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Music in 1993 with a Bachelor of Music Piano Performance.[3] She has been a key organizer and participant in the annual Southeastern Manitoba Festival, which takes place in Steinbach.[5]
References[]
- ^ Team Canada Women's History. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Women's Volleyball- A Brief History Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ a b Michelle Sawatzky-Koop - Canadian Olympic Women's Volleyball Team. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ CFAM Radio 950. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Southeastern Manitoba Festival. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
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- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
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