Sarah Pavan

Sarah Pavan
Paven in Prague in 2014
Personal information
Nickname	SP, Pav[1]
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1986-08-16) August 16, 1986 Kitchener, Ontario
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
College(s)	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate 2016- Melissa Humana-Paredes
Best results
Years Location Result 2016 2016 2016 Porec Moscow Rio Olympics rank 2 Rank 3 5th
Indoor volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
Career
Years Teams 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2017 2017–present Spes Volley Conegliano Korea Expressway MC Carnaghi Unilever Rio de Janeiro GS Caltex Seoul Shanghai Pomi Casalmaggiore
National team
2003–2010 Canada
Honours Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Beach volleyball

Sarah Lindsey Pavan is a Canadian beach volleyball and former indoor volleyball player. She was part of the Canada women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan.^[2]

Pavan played college volleyball at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she led her team to win the 2006 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Her collegiate accolades are numerous, and include winning the Honda-Broderick Cup (2007), the AVCA National Player of the Year (2006), and thrice the Big 12 Player of the Year (2005–07). She also won several academic awards, including twice winning ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year (2007–08) and earning a degree in biochemistry with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Beach Volleyball

In beach volleyball, Pavan plays as a right-side blocker.^[3] After contacting Heather to find out if she knew anyone looking for a partner, she paired up with Heather Bansley in 2013 when she changed over to Beach Volleyball.^[4] After qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the pair competed in Pool-E and won all 3 matches with a 2-0 set score. For the Round of 16 match they were paired with the other Canadian team of Broder and Valjas, which they won in straight sets of (21–16, 21–11). They lost to Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst in straight sets of (14–21, 14–21) in the quarterfinals.

As of September 2016 Sarah partnered with Melissa Humana-Paredes.^[5]. The pair beat Australia 21-19, 22-20 in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia to become the first women to win a gold medal in beach volleyball in that competition.

References

External links

• Sarah Pavan at the FIVB
• Sarah Pavan at the Canadian Olympic Committee
• Sarah Pavan at the International Olympic Committee

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Awards
Preceded by  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker" 2015	Succeeded by  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
Preceded by  Kira Walkenhorst (GER)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Best Blocker" 2017	Succeeded by Incumbent