7 Christie Mokotupu

BIO

Christie Mokotupu is a former Australian National Team Female Volleyball Player. Christie competed with the Australian Women’s National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 9th in the Olympics. Christie has been inducted into Bankstown Sporting Hall of Fame and also into Lake Ginninderra College Sporting Hall of Fame for her already formidable service to the Sport of Volleyball in Australia.

A brief Summary of Christie’s Playing Career:

1995

• Bronze Medalist, NSW Schools Cup

1996

• NSW 16U Australian Junior Championships Adelaide – Gold Medal
• Australian National All Star 6 Player
• SVL – Silver Medal
• Gold Medal Westfields Cup
• Gold Medal Trans Tasman Cup
• Bronze Medal – Metro Schools
• Gold Medal – Westfield’s Side-out Tournament
• Silver Medal – SIVC

1997

• NSW 16U Australian Junior Championships Adelaide – Gold Medal
• Australian National All Star 6 Player
• Gold Medal CHS TCU Cup
• NSW 17U Australian Junior Championships Gold
• National 17U All Star 6
• Gold Medal – Trans Tasman
• Gold Medal – Schools Cup Opens
• Strathfield Girls High – NSW School Champions

1998

• NSW 19U Australian Junior Championships Silver
• National 19U All Star 6 Player
• National Women’s Volleyball Team Selection and A.I.S Scholarship holder
• CIT Canberra Cougars AVL Champions

1999

• 10th Asian Senior Women Championship
• Asian Senior High School Championship
• 21U National Junior Championships Bronze
• Australian Junior Team Captain
• CIT Canberra Cougars – AVL Champions

2000

• Sydney 2000 Olympics – Australian Women’s National Team Member
• Youngest Australian Volleyball Olympian at 17 years old.

2001

• 21U Australian Junior Championship – Bronze Medal
• 21U All Star 6 Player
• United States Professional League Tour
• 3rd East Asian Games Osaka, Japan
• China International Women’s Volleyball Tournament
• 11th Asian Senior Women Championship, Thailand
• A2 Italian Professional Volleyball League, Padova, Italy (2001-2002)

2002

• 200 Games for Australia
• World Championships Germany

2005

• FIVB World Beach Tour with Larry Busch. Competed in:
  • Shanghai, CHINA
  • Osaka, JAPAN
  • Stavenger, NORWAY
  • St Petersburg, RUSSIA
  • Gstaad, Switzerland
  • Espinho, Portugal
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Milan, Italy

2013

• Inducted into Bankstown Sporting Hall of Fame

2015

• Endeavour Academy VB – Newcastle – State Cup – Gold Medalists & Captain
• Endeavour Academy VB – SVL Honours – Final Four & Captain
• Endeavour Academy VB – SVL MVP
• Endeavour Academy VB – AVL – Trials & Captain

2016

• Endeavour Academy VB – Manly – State Cup – Gold Medalists & Captain
• Endeavour Academy VB – SVL Honours Silver Medalists & Captain
• Endeavour Academy VB – SVL All Star 6 Player
• Sydney AMAZONS – AVL –  Bronze Medalists & Team Captain
• AVL – Best Blocker in the Women’s National League

2017

• Endeavour Academy VB – SVL Honours Gold Medalists & Team Captain
• Endeavour Academy VB –  SVL All Star 6 Player
• Sydney AMAZONS VB –  AVL FINAL FOUR & Team Captain
• Inducted into Lake Ginninderra College Sporting Hall of Fame

More on Christie: 

My Favourite Netflix Shows: ………………..Documentaries

My Favourite Athlete: …………………………..David Goggins 

My Favourite Politician: ……………………….Ben Carson 

My Favourite Pastors: ………………………….Ps Corri Byrne & Ps Damien Wong 

My Favourite Topics: ……………………………Families, Christianity, Aviation, Politics, Medicine, Science and Healing. 

My Favourite Hobbies: ……………………….Reading, Studying, Aviation, Extreme Sports, Motorsport, Water Sports, Solitude with God, Travelling.

My Pet Peeve is: …………………………………Crossing boundaries 

My Heros are: ……………………………………..God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit 

My Greatest Loves are: .……………………….God and My Son 

A Surprising Fact about me: ……………….I love beautiful dresses and stilettos! I love fashion and really elegant and classic pieces.

My Favorite Memory is: ……………………..Holding my son in my arms for the first time when he was born.