Michelle Sawatzky-Koop
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 14, 1970 Steinbach, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||
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Michelle Sawatzky-Koop (born July 14, 1970 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired volleyball player and former radio broadcaster. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia with the Women's National Team, where the team finished 9th.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
From 1997 to 2024, Sawatzky was a radio broadcaster and Morning Show co-host on CHSM, CFAM, and CJRB radio in southern Manitoba.[5] In 2024, she left radio to work for the Southeast Event Centre in Steinbach.[6]
Sawatzky graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Music in 1993 with a Bachelor of Music Piano Performance.[4] She has also organized and participated in the annual Southeastern Manitoba Festival, which takes place in Steinbach.[7]
Sawatzky was elected into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2022 and the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame in 2024. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Michelle Sawatzky-Koop". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. September 29, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Southeast Event Centre Our Team". Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Southeastern Manitoba Festival. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Michelle Sawatzky-Koop part of Manitoba Sport Hall of Fame". University of Manitoba Bisons. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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