Michelle Sawatzky-Koop (born July 14, 1970 in

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) is a Canadian former volleyball player and radio broadcaster. She competed at the

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with the Women's National Team, where the team finished 9th. As a university player for the

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, she was a two-time

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Championship MVP in 1990 and 1991, as well a two-time CIS player of the year for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. Sawatzky was a part of the Bison's women's volleyball team that won three CIS championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1995, she joined the Canadian national team, who won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Argentina. In July 1996 the team finished 9th at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Michelle Sawatzky-Koop - Canadian Olympic Women's Volleyball Team
Retrieved 20 April 2011. Since 1997, Sawatzky has been a radio broadcaster and Morning Show co-host on

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, and

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radio in southern Manitoba. Sawatzky graduated from the

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1970 births Living people Canadian Mennonites Canadian women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Canada Sportspeople from Steinbach, Manitoba Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics University of Manitoba alumni {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games