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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 17, 2016

(5) Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan, Canada

Heather Bansley
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 13, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$456,750.00

Sarah Pavan
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kitchener, ON

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$603,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	38	0	3	3	1	10	0	7	0	8	4	1	1	US$456,450.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Sarah Pavan - 5th	Heather Bansley - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	4	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	5	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	3	4th	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$17,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool E

Sophie van Gestel / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (20)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	Total	26	14	0	0.538	0	13	2	4
	1	26	14	0	0.538	0	13	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sarah Pavan	Total	13	7	0	0.538	4	4	1	4
	1	13	7	0	0.538	4	4	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/10/2016

Pool E

Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)

Won 21-18, 21-18

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	Total	31	12	0	0.387	0	21	2	0
	1	31	12	0	0.387	0	21	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sarah Pavan	Total	15	9	0	0.600	7	1	1	5
	1	15	9	0	0.600	7	1	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool E

Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	Total	16	8	0	0.500	0	10	1	1
	1	16	8	0	0.500	0	10	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sarah Pavan	Total	23	17	0	0.739	1	4	1	4
	1	23	17	0	0.739	1	4	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/13/2016

Winner 1

Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (16)

Won 21-16, 21-11

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	Total	36	15	0	0.417	0	23	2	2
	1	36	15	0	0.417	0	23	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sarah Pavan	Total	16	11	0	0.688	6	2	1	0
	1	16	11	0	0.688	6	2	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/14/2016

Winner 2

Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4)

Lost 14-21, 14-21

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	Total	33	11	0	0.333	0	13	0	0
	1	33	11	0	0.333	0	13	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sarah Pavan	Total	14	7	0	0.500	1	1	0	2
	1	14	7	0	0.500	1	1	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Heather Bansley	142	60	0	0.423	0	80	7	7
Sarah Pavan	81	51	0	0.630	19	12	4	15
Total	223	111	0	0.498	19	92	11	22
Opponents	253	114	0	0.451	5	73	13	34

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	World Championships	Rome	Elizabeth Maloney - 17th	Did not play
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Sarah Pavan - 17th	Heather Bansley - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Sarah Pavan - 5th	Heather Bansley - 5th
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Sarah Pavan - 4th	Heather Bansley - 4th
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Brandie Wilkerson - 9th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - Country Quota
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Brandie Wilkerson - 9th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 7th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Brandie Wilkerson - 17th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 1st
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Brandie Wilkerson - 17th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
2021	World Tour Finals	Cagliari	Did not play	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 2nd
2022	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
2022	World Tour Finals	Doha	Did not play	Sophie Bukovec - 9th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Did not play	Molley McBain - 17th
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Sophie Bukovec - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Bansley/Pavan lead the series against the field 37-34 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-7
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	4	21-13, 21-16	0:28
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	5	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:41
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-19, 21-12	0:37
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-23, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-13, 21-17	0:35
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	21-16, 25-27, 15-12	0:46
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Bansley/Pavan	17	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-4
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Bronze Medal	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	Bansley/Pavan	3	22-20, 14-21, 15-10	0:58
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Bansley/Pavan	6	25-23, 19-21, 15-12	1:08
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Bansley/Pavan	11	21-19, 21-15	0:37
5/24/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Gold Medal	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Bansley/Pavan	7	21-12, 21-18	0:37
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	12	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	22-20, 22-20	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-5
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bansley/Pavan	5	21-17, 21-19	0:34
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Bansley/Pavan	4	18-21, 21-14, 18-16	1:15
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Pavan	9	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	By Forfeit
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bansley/Pavan	16	21-15, 21-18	0:38
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-15, 22-24, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 4-2
8/14/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Bansley/Pavan	5	21-14, 21-14	0:35
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Bansley/Pavan	4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-15	0:41
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	6	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-11, 21-8	0:25
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	19-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:46
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-15, 21-17	0:37
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-13, 21-15	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Bansley/Pavan	23	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-2
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Semi-Finals	Bansley/Pavan	17	Bawden/Clancy	22	21-13, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Bawden/Clancy	15	Bansley/Pavan	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bawden/Clancy	16	Bansley/Pavan	25	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-2
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	Borger/Buthe	8	21-19, 21-15	0:39
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	22	Borger/Buthe	10	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Bansley/Pavan	6	21-18, 21-12	0:38
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q2	Borger/Buthe	8	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:49
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	13	Bansley/Pavan	4	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:44
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	12	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:47
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Bansley/Pavan	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:57
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	11	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27, Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:38
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Bansley/Pavan	23	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-17, 15-21, 17-15	0:54
5/22/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	Forrer/Verge-Depre	Q3	14-21, 29-27, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	4	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	21-11, 21-11	0:30
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-17, 21-16	0:34
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	21-10, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-2
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bansley/Pavan	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	11	14-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:41
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Bansley/Pavan	3	By Forfeit
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Bansley/Pavan	3	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	0:57
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	Fendrick/Sweat	12	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-18, 21-17	0:37
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Bansley/Pavan	4	Fendrick/Sweat	13	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	14	Bansley/Pavan	2	21-18, 21-14	0:34
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Wang/Yue	1	Bansley/Pavan	7	21-18, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 7-0
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	5	Broder/May	16	21-16, 21-11	0:36
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	3	Broder/May	17	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Bansley/Pavan	3	Broder/May	19	21-19, 21-16	0:37
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	6	Broder/May	18	22-20, 21-14	0:43
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	9	Broder/May	18	21-13, 21-14	0:33
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	19	Broder/May	28, Q5	21-12, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25	Broder/May	24	9-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-18, 21-18	0:45
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	9	Mader/Zumkehr	8	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:52
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	11	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-18, 21-13	0:37
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Mader/Zumkehr	9	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q3	21-10, 16-21, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Bansley/Pavan	5	van Gestel/van der Vlist	20	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Artacho/Laird, Australia 2-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Bansley/Pavan	3	Artacho/Laird	30, Q9	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Bansley/Pavan	22	Artacho/Laird	27	21-14, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	11	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	13-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:43
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Bansley/Pavan	42	Birlova/Ukolova	7	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:46