Elisabeth Bachman
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Nickname | Wiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 7, 1978 Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S. | (age 45)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elisabeth Anne "Wiz" Bachman (born November 7, 1978)
Career
Elisabeth Bachman played at
Bachman was one of nine selected to train with the USA Women's National Team in Colorado Springs, CO. She was selected from a group of 70, due to her aggressive playing on the court and her natural talent that came to her while blocking. After practicing with the team, she was selected to compete on the 2004 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball Team in Athens, Greece.
While competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics, Bachman led her team to a four-way tie for fifth.[4] Their first match was against China where they lost in a 3-1 match. After losing, they then played Russia where they came to a loss of 3-2.
Personal life
Bachman is the youngest of three daughters to the late Todd and Barbara Bachman. She received her bachelor's degree in communication at UCLA. As of 2013, she was serving as co-chair of the Bruin Athletic Council. She has also attended the Pac-10 Leadership Conference as a BAC representative.[1]
Bachman is married to Hugh McCutcheon, the former coach of the U.S. men and women's volleyball team and current coach of the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team.
Her parents were attacked in an incident in Beijing when they attended the
International competitions
- 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters
- 2001 – World Championship Qualifier
- 2001 – World Grand Prix(gold medal)
- 2001 – NORCECA Zone Championships
- 2001 – World Grand Champions Cup
- 2002 – World Championships (silver medal)
- 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters
- 2003 – Pan American Cup (gold medal)
- 2003 – Pan American Games (bronze medal)
- 2003 – NORCECA Zone Championships (gold medal)
- 2003 – World Cup(bronze medal)
- 2004 – Olympic Games (fifth place)
Individual awards
References
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Elisabeth Bachman - UCLA Official Athletic Site - UCLA". UCLA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "Elisabeth Bachman Invited to Train with U.S. National Team". Pac-12. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Ohio Valley Region. "2000 U.S.A. Open Volleyball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Wiz Bachman Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Magnier, Mark; Evan Osnos (August 10, 2008). "Killing brings grief but not fear". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
External links
- Elisabeth Bachman at WorldofVolley
- Elisabeth Bachman at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Elisabeth Bachman at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Elisabeth Bachman at Olympedia