Amy Hetzel (born 27 April 1983) is an Australian former
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player and television sports presenter. She was a member of the
Australia women's national water polo team
The Australia national women's water polo team represents Australia in women's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Water Polo Australia. It was one of the most successful women's water polo teams in the world. It is curr ...
that won a bronze medal at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, and silver at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.
Early life
Hetzel was born on 27 April 1983 in
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite.
The Scottish- ...
. She completed secondary school education at
Brisbane State High School
Brisbane State High School (BSHS or commonly State High) is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland, ...
.
Career
She has previously worked as a sports reporter and producer on Sports Tonight for
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as the 10 Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's Paramount Networks UK & Australia, UK & Australia division and is o ...
and
ONE HD. She currently works as a sports presenter and producer for the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...
(ABC) News24.
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.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ...
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Australian female water polo players
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia in water polo
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
21st-century Australian sportswomen
Sportspeople from Rockhampton
Sportswomen from Queensland
Australian women television presenters
Australian women television producers
Australian Broadcasting Corporation people
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