Heather Bansley

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]

Heather Bansley
Bansley in May 2014
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987
London, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
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

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]

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