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- Updated: September 19, 2016
Toronto, Canada, September 18, 2016 – Switzerland’s Nadine Zumkehr stood on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals podium and whispered something to her partner, Joana Heidrich.
“What an amazing way to end my career,” Zumkehr said to Heidrich, as a sold-out crowd applauded her for winning the silver medal. “This is a big, big privilege.”
Zumkehr, 31, who represented Switzerland at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, announced that the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals would be her final tournament. She will continue to play for fun, but not competitively.
“I don’t know if I will ever find anything in my life that will give me so many emotions,” she said.
Zumkehr, who began her FIVB career in 2005, has played with Heidrich since 2013.
“She gave everything for this game,” Heidrich said. “This was the perfect moment to stop.”
Anouk Verge-Depre, who won the bronze medal in Toronto, grew up watching Zumkehr in Switzerland.
“She is one of the most successful players in our sport,” Verge-Depre said. “She is a role model to a lot of young girls.
Zumkehr was not the only player to announce her …
