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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]
