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Heather Bansley
Bansley in May 2014
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 36)
London, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
College / UniversityToronto Varsity Blues
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2016- Brandie Wilkerson
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2013-16 Sarah Pavan
Best results
Years Location Result
2016
2016
2016		 Porec
Moscow
Rio Olympics		 rank 2
Rank 3
5th
National team
Canada Canada

Heather Bansley (born September 13, 1987 in London, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian beach volleyball player, playing as a left-side defender.[2] Bansley has qualified to compete (along with partner Sarah Pavan since 2013) at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

The pair made it to the quarter finals at the Summer Olympics in Rio. They lost to Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst in straight sets (14/21 14/21).

Bansley and her new partner Brandie Wilkerson competed at the Swatch World Tour finals in Toronto (Sept 13-18, 2016) [5]

University career

Bansley played CIS Volleyball for the Toronto Varsity Blues for five seasons from 2005 to 2010 where she was a member of the 2009-10 OUA champions.[6]

References

  1. ^ COC Profile
  2. ^ "Players Details: Heather Bansley". Beach Volleyball Major Series. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 June 2016). "Three beach volleyball teams earn Olympic berths". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ Wake, Bev (7 June 2016). "Heather Bansley: A Q-and-A with the Olympic beach volleyball player". National Post. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ Canada's Bansley, Wilkerson 2-0 as beach v-ball partners at World Tour event
  6. ^ "2009-10 Women's Volleyball Roster, Heather Bansley". Toronto Varsity Blues. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Defender"
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
 Laura Ludwig (GER)
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