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Quick facts for kids Tonya Slacanin |
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| Full name | Tonya Denise Williams (-Slacanin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Teee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Tonya Denise Williams March 28, 1968 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 129 in (328 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 120 in (304 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | University of Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tonya Slacanin (born March 28, 1968) is a retired American volleyball player. She was also known as "Teee" Williams or "Teee" Sanders. Tonya won a bronze medal with the USA National Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She also played in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where her team finished seventh.
Tonya also helped the national team win a silver medal. This was at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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College Volleyball Success
Tonya Slacanin played college volleyball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. She was a key player when Hawaii won the national title in 1987. Tonya was named one of the best college players three times. She was also the National Player of the Year in both 1987 and 1989.
She set an amazing record with 99 attacks in one match. This happened against Cal Poly in 1989. In the same year, she set a school record with 44 kills in a match. This was against UC Santa Barbara. In 1998, Tonya was honored by being added to the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor.
Playing Around the World
After college, Tonya played volleyball in other countries. She played for Orion Sesto San Giovanni Milano in Italy from 1992 to 1993. Then she played for PVF Parmalat Matera from 1996 to 1998.
In 1994, she won the European "CEV-Cup" with the German team USC Münster. She also helped USC Münster win the German national Championship and Cup title in 2004.
Beach Volleyball Fun
Tonya also enjoyed playing beach volleyball. In 2003, she won a German beach volleyball tournament. Her partner for this win was Ines Pianka.
About Tonya's Life
While playing volleyball at the University of Hawaii, Tonya's name changed to Teee Williams-Sanders. Later, her name became Tonya Williams again. She is now known as Tonya Slacanin.
Major Competitions
Tonya Slacanin competed in many important volleyball events. Here are some of her top achievements:
- 1990 – World Championships (bronze medal)
- 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1995 – Pan American Games (silver medal)
- 1995 – Canada Cup (gold medal)
- 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold medal)
