Elisabeth Bachman

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Elisabeth ("Wiz") Bachman (born November 7, 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired volleyball player from the United States, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA National Team.

Career

At the 2000 USA Volleyball Open Championships playing with the Westwood Volleyball Club of Los Angeles, Bachman won the championship and she was selected All-Tournament.[1]

Personal life

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, Todd and Barbara, were attacked in an incident in Beijing when they attended the 2008 Olympics. Todd was killed, while Barbara was critically injured. A 47 year old Chinese man named Tang Yongming assaulted them at the Drum Tower eight kilometres from the main Olympic site before leaping to his death from the 40-metre high balcony.[2]

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

  • 2003 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"
  • 2004 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"

References

  1. Ohio Valley Region. "2000 U.S.A. Open Volleyball Championship". Retrieved October 12, 2010. 
  2. Magnier, Mark; Evan Osnos (August 10, 2008). "Killing brings grief but not fear". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2007. 

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