Julia Willand (born 6 April 1972 in Nuremberg) is a South African beach volleyball player.[1]
| Julia Willand | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | April 6, 1972 Nuremberg, West Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Willand was born in Nuremberg, West Germany, and came at the age of six years with her family to South Africa.[2] Between 1991 and 2002 she competed in indoor volleyball where she attended the 2001 Women's African Volleyball Championship in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with the South African national team.[3]
In 2002 she decided to move to the beach volleyball and formed a duo with Leigh-Ann Naidoo.[3] They competed at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2003 and 2004 and qualified for the Summer Olympics, in Athens.[4] They lost all three matches in the group stage and did not advance to the medal round.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julia Willand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Attorney Julia Aims to Leap Into Olympics". allAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Julia Willand & Leigh-Ann Naidoo profile". Sisters of Africa. Archived from the original on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Julia Willand Season Summaries 2003-04". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
External links edit
- Julia Willand at the FIVB beach volleyball database
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