Elisabeth Bachman

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]

Playing as a middle blocker she joined the national team in March 2001. She was named "Best Blocker" at the 2003 Pan American Cup in Mexico after helping Team USA to win the championship with a 5-0 record and earn a berth at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.

Personal life

Bachman is married to Hugh McCutcheon, the coach of U.S. men'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
• 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". http://www.ovr.org/archives/2000/mw/usopen/results/open_w_final.pdf. Retrieved October 12, 2010. 
2. ^ Magnier, Mark; Evan Osnos (August 10, 2008). "Killing brings grief but not fear". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-death10-2008aug10,0,2856078.story?page=1. Retrieved September 8, 2007. 

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Persondata
Name	Bachman, Elisabeth
Alternative names	Bachman, Wiz
Short description	American Volleyball player
Date of birth	November 7, 1978
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death