Tanya Beths (born 16 January 1989) is an Australian Beach Handball player.

Tanya Beths
Personal information
Born (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 35)
Brisbane
Nationality Australian
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Right Wing/ Defense
Club information
Current club University of Queensland
Number 1
National team
Years Team
2014-2016
Australia (indoor)
2013-current
Australia (beach)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Beach Handball Oceania Qualification
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sydney Regional
Representing Queensland
Gold medal – first place 2013 Adelaide Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brisbane Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gold Coast Regional
Women's Beach Handball
Representing  Australia


Gold medal – first place 2018 Adelaide Regional
Silver medal – second place 2020 Gold Coast Regional

She competed for Australia at the 2014 Beach Handball World Championships in Brazil and the 2019 World Beach Games in Qatar. She is also a secondary school teacher that has launched her own pilot program in a number of schools throughout Queensland. A high performance sport program for students with disabilities.

Achievements

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  • General:
    • Queensland Day Award: 2019
  • Handball:
    • Australia Squad: 2013,2014,2015,2019,2020
    • All Star: 2015
    • World Beach Handball Championships 2014: 12th
    • The World Games 2013: 9th
    • The World Beach Games 2019: 11th
    • The Caribbean Pre World Championships Exhibition Tournament: SILVER
    • National Champion:2013,2014,2015, 2019
  • Volleyball:
    • Australian Trans Tasmin Team - Vice Captain
    • Current National Tour Series Ranking: 5th
    • Current Queensland State Tour Ranking: 3rd
    • Queensland Best Defender: 2015, 2016
    • Queensland Best Setter: 20018, 2019
    • Queensland Australian Volleyball League Squad Member (AVL): 2007,2008, 2009
  • Cheerleading:
    • Australia Squad: 2007,2008,2012,2013
    • JamFest Championships, Las Vegas: 2012
    • Calgary Stampede: 2008
  • Olympic Weightlifting:
    • Contract: Leeds, England: 2011–2012
    • Club: Leeds Carnegie High Performance
    • British Weightlifting University Championships – 63kg Class: GOLD
  • Bobsled:
    • Australia Squad: 2011,2012

Beach handball career

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She is part of the Queensland state team and contributed to winning gold during the Australian Championships 2015, and Silver in 2013, 2016, 2020.

  • 2015 : Australian Beach Handball Championships - All Star Team (Best right wing defense)
  • 2016 : Australian Beach Handball Championships - All Star Team (Best right wing defense)

Indoor handball career

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She was part of the Queensland state team for the Australian Championships and contributed to obtaining a gold medal in 2014.

International indoor handball career

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She was part of the Australian Indoor team in 2015 & 2016 and was selected to represent Australia with the Senior team at the Oceania Qualifiers in Australia (2016).

International beach handball career

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Selected in the Australian Team for the 2019 World Beach Games in Qatar, she was part of the Australian team that secured a 12th position at World Championships in Brazil.She is currently in the Australian squad with selections for the 2020 World Championships due to be made in April.

See also

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References

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