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
Nationality	Canadian
Born	September 13, 1987 London, Ontario
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
College(s)	Toronto Varsity Blues
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]

University career

Bansley played CIS Volleyball for the Toronto Varsity Blues for five seasons from 2005 to 2010 where she was a member of the 2009-10 OUA champions.[6]

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
6. "2009-10 Women's Volleyball Roster, Heather Bansley". Toronto Varsity Blues. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

External links

• Media related to Heather Bansley at Wikimedia Commons
• Heather Bansley at FIVB