Amy Hetzel (born 27 April 1983) is an Australian former water polo player and television sports presenter. She was a member of the Australia women's national water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,[1] and silver at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.

Amy Jones (nee Hetzel)
Personal information
Born27 April 1983 (1983-04-27) (age 41)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne Team competition

Early life

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Hetzel was born on 27 April 1983 in Rockhampton, Queensland. She completed secondary school education at Brisbane State High School.[citation needed]

Career

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She has previously worked as a sports reporter and producer on Sports Tonight for Network Ten and ONE HD. She currently works as a sports presenter and producer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News24.[citation needed]

Hetzel is a member of the Board of Directors for the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). She was also appointed by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) as deputy Chef de Mission to lead Australia’s Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games team.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Hetzel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Amy Appointed To Key Role for Pacific Games". 1 December 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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