Sophie Bukovec

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Sophie Bukovec
Personal information
Born (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 29)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport Beach volleyball
Medal record
Women's Beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rome Women's

Sophie Bukovec (born September 22, 1995) is a Canadian volleyball athlete competing primarily in the beach discipline. [1]

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Career

Bukovec was paired up with Brandie Wilkerson and they would go on to win the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships. [2] Later in 2022, Wilkerson and Bukovec would split, as the former paired up Melissa Humana-Paredes for the 2024 Olympics cycle. [3] Bukovec would go onto pair up Sarah Pavan, Humana-Paredes' former partner. [4] However, their partnership only lasted three tournaments before dissolving. [3]

In 2023, Bukovec reached out to Heather Bansley to pair up, with the latter coming out of retirement to pair up with Bukovec. [3] They competed in their first tournament together in Edmonton in July 2023. [5] The duo would go on to win silver at the 2024 Recife Challenge, as part of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. [6]

In June 2024, Bukovec and Bansley qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sophie Bukovec". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Doug (19 June 2022). "Wilkerson, Bukovec earn world silver medal in hard-fought beach volleyball final". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Mewhirter, Travis (20 March 2024). "Partnership with veteran Heather Bansley pays off for Sophie Bukovec". www.volleyballmag.com/. Volleyball Mag. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Canada mixes up women's beach volleyball pairings ahead of Paris podium pursuit". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bansley and Bukovec start new team on the right foot in Edmonton". www.en.volleyballworld.com/. FIVB. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Canada's Bansley, Bukovec win silver at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Brazil". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Canadian beach volleyball teams qualify for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson officially named to Canada's Olympic beach volleyball team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Fenton, Caela (28 June 2024). "Six Team Canada beach volleyball players ready to serve it up at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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