Heather Cooper
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| Heather Cooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Queensland HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Australia | 18 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Heather Cooper (born 9 May 1995) is an Australian handball player for Queensland HC and on both, Australian national team and the beach handball team teams.[1][2] She represented Australia in the National team for World Beach Games.[3][4]
Indoor handball career
She was part of the Queensland state team for the Australian Championships and contributed to obtaining a gold medal in 2013 & 2014 and a silver medal in 2016.[5]
Beach handball career
She was part of the Queensland state team and contributed to winning gold during the Australian Championships 2015 and Silver in 2013, 2016 & 2017. She was also one of the top scorers in the Australian National volleyball 2021 championships.[6]
- 2015 : Australian Beach Handball Championships – All Star Team (Best Left Wing attack)
- 2016 : Australian Beach Handball Championships – All Star Team (Best Left Wing defense)
- 2019: World Beach Games.[7]
International indoor handball career
She has been part of the Australian Junior team since 2012 and was selected to represent Australia with the Senior team at the Oceania Qualifiers in Australia (2016) and in New Zealand (2013) as well as the 4 Nations Tournament in Kazakhstan (2015).
International beach handball career
Currently selected in the Australian Team for the 2017 World Games, she was part of the National Australian team[8] that secured an 8th position at World Championships in Hungary, July 2016 and also participated to the World Championships 2014 in Brazil.
References
- ^ "Australian Beach Handball National Teams". Beach Handball Australia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Eurosport". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "AOC announces Australian Team for inaugural World Beach Games". Australian Olympic Committee. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Australia, Handball (16 September 2019). "AOC announces World Beach Games teams". Handball Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Has the handball at Rio got you thinking 'sign me up'? Enquire within". ABC News. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "IHF | Three champions crowned at Australian Beach Handball Club Championship 2021". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Australia, Handball (16 September 2019). "AOC announces World Beach Games teams". Handball Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "National Women's Beach Handball Team". Handball Australia. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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