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Bradley Scott Willock (born September 15, 1962 in
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
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) is a former
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and CIAU All-Canadian
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player. Willock was a two-time CIAU All-Canadian playing with the
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Thunderbirds, in 1981-2 and 1983-4. He was also named a
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All-Star in 1981-2, 1982-3, 1983-4, and 1985-6. Willock earned his bachelor's degree in science. A resident of
Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. It occupies almost the entirety of Lulu Island (excluding Queensborough), between the two estuarine distributaries of the Fraser River. Encompassing the ad ...
(at the time of the Olympics at any rate), Willock played for
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at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. Canada finished the tournament in tenth place. Willock has worked for the Royal Bank of Canada for over twelve years and is currently a portfolio manager for RBC Asset Management. Upon retiring from the national team he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the
University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins ...
.


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''www.ciri.org''Canadian Olympic Committee webpage
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Willock, Brad 1962 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Canada People from Richmond, British Columbia Sportspeople from Edmonton University of British Columbia alumni University of Calgary alumni Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics UBC Thunderbirds men's volleyball players