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Garth Pischke was born on 8 August, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian volleyball coach. Discover Garth Pischke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 8 August, 1955
Birthday 8 August
Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Garth Pischke Height, Weight & Measurements

At 68 years old, Garth Pischke height is 1.94m and Weight 84 kg.

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Weight 84 kg
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Children Taylor Pischke

Garth Pischke Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Garth Pischke worth at the age of 68 years old? Garth Pischke’s income source is mostly from being a successful Coach. He is from Canada. We have estimated Garth Pischke's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

1921

During that period the team rose from the 21st ranked team in the world to the 10th ranked team in the world.

Pischke’s background with volleyball did not start with coaching.

His volleyball career began as an elite middle blocker where he has won many National Championships as a player.

These include three Canadian Under-20 Championships, three U SPORTS Championships, five Volleyball Canada Open Championships, and three USVBA Open Championships.

1955

Garth Pischke (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian volleyball coach.

He is a former head coach of the University of Manitoba men's volleyball team.

Pischke played for the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba in his university career, winning the CIS championship three times.

After university, Garth played professionally in the International Volleyball Association for both El Paso and Denver, where he was both rookie of the year and MVP.

On the international level, Garth Pischke represented Team Canada at two Olympic games.

1976

He played for both the youth and junior national teams, and was named to the 1976 Olympic Men's Volleyball team in his grade 12 year.

Pischke was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

1978

Pischke began his coaching career with the University of Manitoba Bisons in 1978, when he was just 23 years old.

He also played professional volleyball in the United States (El Paso and Denver) in the International Volleyball Association (IVA), where he was named League Rookie in 1978 and League MVP in 1979.

Individually, he has been named to 12 All-Star Teams at Canadian National Championships where he received six MVP awards.

Pischke was named All-American at eight USVBA Championships and awarded an MVP award.

1981

With Pischke at the helm, the Manitoba Bisons collected nine U SPORTS gold medals, nine U SPORTS silver medals, five U SPORTS bronze medal, two fourth place finishes, and two fifth place finishes and 1 no result due to COVID-19, in 28 appearances at the U SPORTS National Championships.In addition, Pischke has been selected as U SPORTS Coach of the Year a record six times (1981–82, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2016–17).

1989

Pischke was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete in 1989, again in 2012 in the team category as a coach, and again in 2016 in the team category as a player, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999, the Canadian Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2000 as an athlete, and again in 2019 in the team category, the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2009; honored with the Royal Canadian Legion Sports Foundation C.A.P. award, and his greatest accomplishment was being named MANITOBA’S AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE 20th CENTURY in the fall of 2000.

1991

He has won 30 National Championships including the 1991 Canadian Beach Doubles Championship.

1996

On the international level, Pischke coached the Canadian men's national team from 1996 to 2000.

2000

In 2000, True North Volleyball Magazine named Pischke as “Canada’s Best Male Volleyball Player” of all time.

He joins the company of Canadian athletes and builders who have, over the course of their career, distinguished themselves in Olympic and Pan American competition or contributed to the growth and development of the Olympic movement.

Pischke is married to the former Cindy Shepherd, a three time U SPORTS National Champion at the University of Saskatchewan and Junior National Team player.

The couple, married for 36 years, currently resides in south Winnipeg.

They have two children, Dane and Taylor.

Dane holds a Business Degree from the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba and has successfully completed his CPA designation.

He currently works full-time with the R.M. of East St. Paul as Financial Manager.

Dane was a member of the University of Manitoba Bisons for five years.

He was named a first team All-Canadian in both of his final two seasons.

Taylor completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba and her Masters in Business Administration Degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She was also on the Canadian Beach National Team and represented Canada on the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Tour.

2003

Pischke reached the milestone plateau of his 1,000th coaching victory with the Bisons on November 9, 2003 with a victory over the Trinity Western Spartans during the 2003-04 season.

2007

He captured 1,100 win when Manitoba defeated Laval 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 15-7) on January 6, 2007 at Excalibur Volleyball Classic tournament title held at York University.

2012

Another milestone was achieved in the 2011-12 season as he captured his 1,200th victory when the Bisons defeated the No. 1 ranked Trinity Western Spartans by a 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 25-17) score on January 27, 2012 at the Investors Group Athletic Centre.

2014

The Winnipeg native reached a phenomenal milestone in the 2014-15 season.

Pischke captured his 1,240th victory during league action win a 3-0 win (25-17, 25-17, 25-18) over the University of Regina on Oct. 18, 2014.

At that point, he surpassed the old mark set by UCLA legendary coach Al Scates to establish the new North American all-time coaching match win record for men’s volleyball.

2017

On January 14, 2017 at home against UBC, Pischke reached the milestone plateau with his 1,300 overall match win when the Bisons won 3-1 (25-23, 27-29, 25-16, 25-23).

2019

He coached them for 38 years, retiring at the end of the 2019-20 season.

During Pischke’s 38 years as the Bison men’s volleyball head coach, the Bisons qualified for the U SPORTS National Championships 28 times, including a streak of 14 straight years winning a medal at the Championship as well as a streak of 19 straight seasons of qualifying for the National Championship.

At the completion of the 2019-20 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball season, Pischke finished with an overall coaching match record at 1,361-419 (76.5% winning percentage).

This is the most overall coaching wins by a U SPORTS head coach in history.