Sophie Bukovec Explained

Sophie Bukovec
Sport:Beach volleyball
Birth Date:September 22, 1995
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

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]

Notes and References

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

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