Sophie Bukovec

Sophie Bukovec
Personal information
Born (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 29)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportBeach volleyball
Medal record
Women's Beach volleyball
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome Women's

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]

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. ^ a b c 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.