Nina Brunner (née Betschart; born 14 October 1995) is a Swiss professional beach volleyball player who plays as a right side defender with her partner Tanja Hüberli. She is a two-time European Champion, winning the title in 2021 and 2023, the silver medallist at the 2018 and 2022 European Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. With her former partner Nicole Eiholzer, she won the gold medal at the first ever European Games in 2015. Alongside Hüberli, Betschart has won combined total of 3 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals on FIVB World Tour and its successor Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Betschart / Hüberli team represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics where they finished in ninth place and played a pivotal role at their country's triumph in the women's event of the inaugural CEV Beach Volleyball Nations Cup in 2022.[1] They achieved a career-high World ranking of No. 2 in November 2021.

Nina Betschart
Betschart in 2019
Personal information
Full nameNina Betschart
Nationality  Swiss
Born (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29)
Steinhausen, Switzerland
HometownSteinhausen, Switzerland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2016–present Tanja Hüberli
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2008–2015
2011–2012
2012–2013
Nicole Eiholzer
Joana Heidrich (temporary)
Anouk Vergé-Dépré (temporary)
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Beach
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vienna Beach
Gold medal – first place 2023 Vienna Beach
Silver medal – second place 2018 Netherlands Beach
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Beach
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Beach
CEV Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Vienna Beach
U21 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Halifax Beach
Gold medal – first place 2012 Halifax Beach
U22 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Varna Beach
Gold medal – first place 2015 Macedo de Cavaleiros Beach
U20 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Vilnius Beach
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cesenatico Beach
U18 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Vilnius Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Brno Beach

A six-time Swiss National Champion, Betschart has also enjoyed a lot of success in junior level, being twice an U21 World Champion and a four-time gold medallist in European Underage Championships, twice in U20 and twice in U22 level.

Career

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Betschart was born in Steinhausen, Switzerland. She began her career in indoor volleyball at VBC Steinhausen with her friend Nicole Eiholzer.[2] Later, Betschart and Eiholzer formed a beach volleyball duo under the supervision of the coach Kurt Brunner, the first and only coach of the pair.[2][3] From 2008 to 2013 they won the Swiss Junior Championships in every category they competed: U15 (2008, 2009),[4][5] U18 (2010)[6] and U21 (2011, 2012, 2013).[7][8][9]

2011 season: Youngest U21 World Champion

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In 2011, along with Eiholzer, Betschart became fifth in the U19 World Championships in Umag.[10] They reached the final at the U18 European Championships in Vilnius but lost to home favorite top-seeded Dumbauskaitė / Povilaityte in three sets (17–21, 22–20, 13–15) and settled for silver medal.[11] For the U21 World Championships in Halifax, Betschart teamed up with Joana Heidrich after replacing Heidrich's original teammate Anouk Vergé-Dépré who was unable to play in the World Championships for health reasons, and they became the U21 World Champions after defeating Canada's top-seeded Altomare / Humana-Paredes in three sets.[12][13] They were the first Swiss pair to claim the World Junior Championship title and at 15 years and 10 months, Betschart became the youngest player to win a gold medal in the history of FIVB U21 World Championships.[2][14] After their international success, Betschart and Heidrich appeared on the cover of September 2011 issue of Swiss Volley magazine.[15]

2012 season: Back-to-back U21 World Championship gold

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The following year Betschart / Eiholzer were third at the U18 European Championships in Brno.[16] At the U19 World Championships in Larnaca and the U20 European Championships in Hartberg, they finished in fifth place.[16] Betschart was again the U21 World Champion at Halifax, this time with Anouk Vergé-Dépré, after beating the Brazilian pair Drussyla Costa / Rebecca Silva in straight sets in the final.[17][18] It was also a milestone in the career of Nina Betschart, she became the second woman after Brazil's Carolina Salgado to win gold in back-to-back years with different partners.[17] Betschart / Eiholzer team made their first senior level tournament podium at Coop Beachtoor event in Locarno by finishing in second place.[19] Alongside Heidrich, Betschart made her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour debut at the last stage of the 2012 World Tour in Bangsaen, Thailand after receiving a wild card by the FIVB. They finished the tournament in respectable ninth place.[20][21]

2013 season: U20 and U22 European double

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In 2013 Betschart / Eiholzer won three Coop Beachtoor (Swiss National Beach Volleyball Tour) tournaments in Locarno,[22] Geneva[23] and Rorschach,[24] respectively and finished fifth in the Swiss National Championships in Bern.[25][26] The duo competed in both U21 and U19 World Championships and finished both competitions in fifth place.[26] They won the U20 European Championships in Vilnius after defeating the second seed Baran / Gruszczynska of Poland in the final in straight sets.[27] They have been clearly the dominant force of the championship and did not lose a single set throughout the tournament.[28] This was the first international title that Betschart had won with her long-time partner, Eiholzer.[3] A week later, Betschart became U22 European Champion in Varna, alongside Anouk Vergé-Dépré. Similar to U20 European Championships, Betschart and her partner won all their matches in championship in straight sets and clinched the title without dropping a single set.[29][30] With the gold medals at U20 and U22 European Championships she became the second woman to win two European Junior Championship gold medals in the same year after Evgenia Ukolova who achieved the double at U20 and U23 European Championships back in 2008 (also with different partners).[31]

2014 season: Second consecutive U20 European title

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In 2014, Betschart / Eiholzer successfully defended their U20 European Championship title in Cesenatico, Italy and thereby they became the first pair to win the U20 European crown for two consecutive years.[32] They continued to compete well in Coop Beachtour, by winning the tournaments in Basel[33] and Olten[34] and reaching the final at Locarno.[35] They moved up one place in the Swiss National Championships and finished fourth after losing the bronze medal game against the "Swiss Tanjas", Tanja Goricanec and Tanja Hüberli.[25][36] Her first World Tour appearance with Eiholzer, came in 2014 Gstaad Grand Slam[37] but the duo failed to qualify for main draw after finishing the qualification in 22nd place (only top-14 qualified).[38] In U21 World Championships in Larnaca, they missed the podium after losing the bronze medal match against the American pair Sara Hughes / Kelly Claes in three sets and finished the championships in fourth place.[39][40]

2015 season: European Games Champion

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Betschart at the 2015 European Games

In 2015 season the duo began to appear in World Tour in more regular basis, their best result was the ninth-place finish in Prague Open.[41] Their biggest international success came in the European Games in Baku. They won the gold medal after beating Austria's Schützenhofer / Plesiutschnig in the final in three sets (21–16, 14–21, 15–13).[42][43] They were 8–11 down in the third set tie-breaker and had trailed for most of the set, but in the end they scored three points in a row – including an ace by Betschart – and crowned the first ever European Games champions in beach volleyball.[44] After the match Betschart admitted that the victory was unlikely to come: "It is unbelievable. Didn't expect it. We were behind them all the time."[42] Following the success at the European Games, the duo made their debut in European Championships in senior level in Klagenfurt, Austria but they struggled throughout the group phase and eliminated after losing all three group matches.[45][46] They put the disappointment behind and made their first podium at continental level after finishing in third place at CEV Satellite tournament in Timișoara, Romania.[47] Then, they went on to win gold medal at the U22 European Championships in Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal.[48] They continued to their success at Coop Beachtour, with claiming two tournament wins in Geneva[23] and Rorschach.[24] At the 2015 Swiss National Championships, the duo again move up one place and won their first national championship medal with a third-place finish.[25][49] At the end of the season Betschart and Eiholzer decided to end their eight-year long partnership.[50]

2016 season: First FIVB World Tour podium

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Betschart about to serve at the 2016 Long Beach Grand Slam

Following the split with Eiholzer, Betschart has teamed up with Tanja Hüberli, who was left partnerless upon the retirement of Tanja Goricanec.[50] The pair has started to make their mark in World Tour with a fifth-place finish at Olsztyn Grand Slam. They pulled off an upset by defeating the reigning World Champions Ágatha / Bárbara of Brazil in the second round (21–19, 17–21, 18–16), before losing to the other Brazilian pair Duda / Elize Maia in the quarter-finals.[51][52] They backed up that performance with another fifth-place finish at Poreč Major.[53][54] They reached their first World Tour podium at A1 Major Klagenfurt where they finished in third place after defeating Argentina's Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug in three sets (14–21, 21–14, 22–20).[55][56] At the home European Championships in Biel/Bienne they lost to eventual champions top-seeded Ludwig / Walkenhorst in the round of 16 and finished the championship in ninth place.[57][58] Alongside Hüberli, Betschart won her first continental level tournament at CEV Satellite Baden in Austria.[59] Since their success in the World Tour, they have started to compete in Coop Beachtour less frequently. Although they finished all tour events they competed in podium places; with her new partner, Betschart could not manage a tournament victory for the first time in four seasons. At the National Championships in Bern, she repeated last year's performance by finishing in bronze medal position.[25][60]

2017 season: Second FIVB World Tour podium and World Tour Finals debut

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Betschart and Hüberli started the season in Swatch Major Series event in Fort Lauderdale in early February where they failed to qualify to the knock-out phase after losing all three group matches.[61] In their very next tournament, a Coop Beach Tour event in Zürich, they reached first podium of the season with a third-place finish. They returned to the World Tour at a 4-Star tournament in Rio de Janeiro with a ninth-place finish after losing to the eventual champions Ágatha / Duda of Brazil in the round of 16 (16–21, 21–18, 12–15).[62] After similar ninth-place results in World Tour at 3-star tournaments in Moscow[63] and The Hague,[64] the duo made their first international level podium in CEV Masters tournament in Baden. They edged out the Czech pair Kolocová / Kvapilová in very closely contested bronze medal match despite being forced to take a medical time-out when 10–12 down in the third set (21–18, 19–21, 16–14).[65] In the 5-star Major Series tournament in Porec, they won all of their matches until the semi-final match against Sluková / Hermannová whom they lost in three sets.[66] They wasted couple of set points in the first set before losing it and despite dominating the second, they ran out of gas in the deciding set (20–22, 21–12, 10–15) and missed the chance to qualify for their first World Tour final.[67] In the bronze medal match, they beat Barbara / Fernanda of Brazil and clinched their second ever medal in World Tour.[68] After that performance they start to struggle in World Tour. They eliminated from Gstaad Major in second round and failed to meet the expectations of the home crowd.[69][70] They skipped the lower-star World Tour events and participated only at the 4-star tournament in Olsztyn, where they also eliminated in second round,[71] until the World Championships. At the World Championships in Vienna, they topped their group after winning all three group matches and beat the Austrian pair Schwaiger / Schützenhofer in the round of 32 before losing to Pavan / Humana-Paredes of Canada in the next round.[72][73] Two weeks later they entered to the European Championships in Jurmala as the 4th seeded team,[74] but suffered an unexpected defeat against Kolocová / Kvapilová in the round of 16 despite winning the first set and having a commanding 13–8 lead in the second (21–13, 18–21, 8–15).[75] After the disappointment at European Championships, Betschart and Hüberli competed in Swatch World Tour Finals in Hamburg after receiving a wild card from FIVB,[76] as one of the highest ranked teams not qualified for the event.[77] Although they lost both two pool matches,[78] they beat Kolocová / Kvapilová in the round of 12 and reached the quarter-finals in their World Tour Finals debut.[79] At the end of the season, they competed at the National Championships where they finished in second-place after losing to Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich in the final in three sets (21–10, 17–21, 17–19).[25][80]

Personal life

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On 12 November 2021, Betschart married her long time boyfriend Swiss national ice hockey player Damien Brunner, the son of her coach Kurt, and started to compete under her married name.[81] She has a younger sister Mara who is also a beach volleyball player, and an older brother.[82] Apart from beach volleyball, Betschart has also started a distance education in psychology with the aim of working with children in the future.[83][84]

Awards and honours

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  • CEV Beach Volleyball Team of the Year: 2022 (with Tanja Hüberli).[85]
  • Most Valuable Player of the Year by Swiss Volley (4): 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.[86][87]
  • Youngster of the Year by Swiss Volley: 2012.[86][88]
  • Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U21 National Championships (2): 2012 and 2013.[89][90]
  • Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U18 National Championships: 2010.[91]
  • Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U15 National Championships (2): 2008 and 2009.[92][93]
  • Sporthilfe Best Young Team of the Year (3): 2011, 2012 and 2013 (with Joana Heidrich, Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Nicole Eiholzer; respectively).[86][94]
  • Zuger Sportswoman of the Year (2): 2013 and 2015 (with Nicole Eiholzer).[86][95]

Career podiums

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FIVB World Tour

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  • 13 medals – (3 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)
Legend
FIVB World Championships
FIVB World Tour Finals
5-Star Tournaments (Elite16 / Major)
4-Star Tournaments
3-Star Tournaments (Challenge)
2-Star Tournaments
1-Star Tournaments (Future)
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Bronze 30 Jul 2016 Swatch Major Series   Klagenfurt, Austria Tanja Hüberli   Gallay / Klug 14–21 21–14 22–20
2. Bronze 1 Jul 2017 Swatch Major Series   Poreč, Croatia Tanja Hüberli   Barbara / Fernanda 21–19 21–14
3. Bronze 7 Jan 2018 FIVB 4-Star   The Hague, Netherlands Tanja Hüberli   Hermannová / Sluková 21–18 21–10
4. Bronze 12 Aug 2018 FIVB 4-Star   Moscow, Russia Tanja Hüberli   Laboureur / Sude 21–19 21–12
5. Gold 23 Aug 2020 FIVB 1-Star   Baden, Austria Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich 21–15 3–1 (r)
6. Silver 29 May 2021 FIVB 4-Star   Sochi, Russia Tanja Hüberli   Claes / Sponcil 18–21 16–21
7. Bronze 8 May 2022 Challenge   Doha, Qatar Tanja Hüberli   Artacho / Clancy 13–21 21–19 15–11
8. Bronze 29 May 2022 Elite 16   Ostrava, Czech Republic Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich 21–16 21–18
9. Silver 13 Aug 2022 Elite 16   Hamburg, Germany Tanja Hüberli   Cheng / Flint 19–21 18–21
10. Silver 5 Feb 2023 Elite 16   Doha, Qatar Tanja Hüberli   Stam / Schoon 22–20 14–21 11–15
11. Gold 21 Apr 2024 Elite 16   Tepic, Mexico Tanja Hüberli   Stam / Schoon 21–14 19–21 19–17
12. Silver 26 May 2024 Elite 16   Espinho, Portugal Tanja Hüberli   Kloth / Nuss 21–17 26–28 10–15
13. Gold 25 Aug 2024 Elite 16   Hamburg, Germany Tanja Hüberli   Müller / Tillmann 21–18 18–21 18–16
Source: [96][97]

CEV European Tour

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  • 9 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
Legend
CEV European Championships
CEV Masters
CEV Challenger & Satellite
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Gold 20 Jun 2015 European Games   Baku, Azerbaijan Nicole Eiholzer   Schützenhofer / Plesiutschnig 21–16 14–21 15–13
2. Bronze 16 Aug 2015 CEV Satellite   Timișoara, Romania Nicole Eiholzer   Motrich / Makroguzova Walkover
3. Gold 11 Jun 2016 CEV Satellite   Baden, Austria Tanja Hüberli   Sinnema / Braakman 21–16 21–16
4. Bronze 23 Jul 2016 CEV Satellite   Vaduz, Liechtenstein Tanja Hüberli   Arnholdt / Schumacher 21–9 21–17
5. Bronze 24 Jun 2017 CEV Masters   Baden, Austria Tanja Hüberli   Kolocová / Kvapilová 21–18 19–21 16–14
6. Silver 21 Jul 2018 European Championships   The Hague, Netherlands Tanja Hüberli   Keizer / Meppelink 16–21 24–26
7. Gold 14 Aug 2021 European Championships   Vienna, Austria Tanja Hüberli   Stam / Schoon 21–15 21–12
8. Silver 20 Aug 2022 European Championships   Munich, Netherlands Tanja Hüberli   Graudiņa / Kravčenoka 21–18 15–21 11–15
9. Gold 5 Aug 2023 European Championships   Vienna, Austria Tanja Hüberli   Moreno / Álvarez 21–12 21–13
Source: [96][97]

Swiss Beach Tour

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  • 25 medals – (14 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)
Legend
Swiss National Championships
Coop Beachtour A1
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Silver 28 May 2012 Coop Beachtour A1     Locarno, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Heidrich / Kayser 18–21 18–21
2. Gold 20 May 2013 Coop Beachtour A1     Locarno, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Kayser / Grässli 22–20 22–20
3. Gold 7 Jul 2013 Coop Beachtour A1     Geneva, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Goricanec / Hüberli 19–21 21–15 15–9
4. Gold 25 Aug 2013 Coop Beachtour A1     Rorschach, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer   Moreira / Bieli Jorge 21–16 21–19
5. Gold 6 May 2014 Coop Beachtour A1     Basel, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Goricanec / Hüberli 22–20 21–17
6. Silver 9 Jun 2014 Coop Beachtour A1     Locarno, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer   Köhler / Schumacher 17–21 14–21
7. Gold 22 Jun 2014 Coop Beachtour A1     Olten, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Kayser / Grässli 24–22 21–15
8. Bronze 24 Aug 2014 Coop Beachtour A1     Rorschach, Switzerland Sarah Leeman     Sciarini / Guerra-Schmocker 21–12 21–13
9. Bronze 7 Jun 2015 Coop Beachtour A1     Olten, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Grässli / Sciarini 21–18 21–19
10. Gold 28 Jun 2015 Coop Beachtour A1     Geneva, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Grässli / Sciarini 19–21 21–19 15–9
11. Gold 23 Aug 2015 Coop Beachtour A1     Rorschach, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer   Schumacher / Seyfferth 12–21 21–12 15–12
12. Bronze 4 Sep 2015 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Nicole Eiholzer     Betz / Seghers 21–15 21–17
13. Silver 9 Apr 2016 Coop Beachtour A1     Zürich, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Heidrich / Zumkehr 14–21 15–21
14. Silver 29 May 2016 Coop Beachtour A1     Olten, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Grässli / Sciarini 21–19 19–21 10–15
15. Bronze 2 Sep 2016 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Grässli / Sciarini 21–16 21–15
16. Bronze 9 Apr 2017 Coop Beachtour A1     Zürich, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Caluori / Steinemann 21–17 21–19
17. Silver 1 Sep 2017 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich 21–10 17–21 17–19
18. Silver 8 Apr 2018 Coop Beachtour A1     Zürich, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich 10–21 15–21
19 Gold 3 Jun 2018 Coop Beachtour A1     Olten, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli   Bieneck / Schneider 22–20 21–15
20. Gold 7 Sep 2018 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Böbner / Vergé-Dépré 21–17 21–17
21. Gold 30 Aug 2019 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich 21–16 12–21 15–9
22. Gold 3 Sep 2021 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Vergé-Dépré / Caluori 21–14 21–9
23. Gold 2 Sep 2022 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Böbner / Vergé-Dépré 26–24 21–17
24. Gold 1 Sep 2023 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Böbner / Vergé-Dépré 21–12 21–17
25. Gold 30 Aug 2024 National Championships     Bern, Switzerland Tanja Hüberli     Böbner / Vergé-Dépré 21–17 21–17
Source: [96][98]

International Junior/Youth Championships

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  • 8 medals – (6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Legend
FIVB U21 World Championships
FIVB U19 World Championships
CEV U22 European Championships
CEV U20 European Championships
CEV U18 European Championships
No. Result Date Category Location Partner Opponents Score
1. Silver 14 Aug 2011 U18 European Champs.   Vilnius, Lithuania Nicole Eiholzer   Dumbauskaitė / Povilaitytė 17–21 22–20 13–15
2. Gold 4 Sep 2011 U21 World Champs.   Halifax, Canada Joana Heidrich   Altomare / Humana-Paredes 21–16 14–21 15–11
3. Bronze 8 Jul 2012 U18 European Champs.   Brno, Czech Republic Nicole Eiholzer   Tresnakova / Filatova 21–13 23–21
4. Gold 2 Sep 2012 U21 World Champs.   Halifax, Canada Anouk Vergé-Dépré   Costa / Silva 21–16 21–17
5. Gold 11 Aug 2013 U20 European Champs.   Vilnius, Lithuania Nicole Eiholzer   Baran / Gruszczynska 21–9 21–18
6. Gold 18 Aug 2013 U22 European Champs.   Varna, Bulgaria Anouk Vergé-Dépré   Lobato / Soria 21–17 21–15
7. Gold 7 Sep 2014 U20 European Champs.   Cesenatico, Italy Nicole Eiholzer   Strauss / Strauss 21–16 21–13
8. Gold 30 Aug 2015 U22 European Champs.   Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal Nicole Eiholzer   Kociołek / Strag 18–21 27–25 15–12
Source: [96][97]

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