Sandi Bowen
| Sandi Bowen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sandra Bowen | ||
| Nationality | Australian | ||
| Born | 12 February 1976 Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Spiker / Setter | ||
| Current club | Monbulk VC | ||
| Number | 10 (national team, 2000 Olympics) | ||
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| Last updated: 2025-08-21 | |||
Sandra "Sandi" Bowen (born 12 February 1976 in Melbourne) is a retired Australian volleyball player. She was a member of the Australia women's national volleyball team from 1996 to 2002, competing at both the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Career
[edit]Bowen played over 150 matches for Australia and served as co-captain of the national team from 1999 to 2000.[1] She represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing jersey number 10, where the team finished 9th.[2] She later competed at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany, where she wore jersey number 8.[3]
On the domestic level, Bowen played with Monbulk VC.[4]
Post-playing career
[edit]After retiring from competition, Bowen became a remedial massage therapist.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement, a Diploma of Remedial Massage, and additional certifications in dry needling, myofascial cupping, and functional release techniques.[1] She now practices in Caringbah South, New South Wales.[1] Bowen is married to fellow AIS athlete and former wrestler, Sean Smith. They have four daughters.[5]
Clubs
[edit]- Monbulk VC (2002)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Sandi Bowen Smith". Move Well Remedial Massage. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australian volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 2002 – Teams Composition. - Australia". Todor66.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Australian Olympic Committee: Sandi Bowen". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "About Us – Move Well Remedial Therapies". Move Well Remedial Therapies. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandi Bowen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "Sandi Bowen and Sean Smith : AIS : Australian Sports Commission". Ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Australian Olympic Committee: Sandi Bowen". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- Olympedia profile