Tanya Beths

Biography

Tanya Beths (born 16 January 1989) is an Australian beach handball player. 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 ==

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 – 63 kg Class: GOLD Bobsled: Australia Squad: 2011,2012

== Beach handball career == 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 == 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 == 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 == 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.