Tania Van Heer
Personal information | |
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Full name | Tania Van Heer |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian |
Born | Colombo,Sri Lanka | 30 December 1970
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | 100 metres 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay |
Achievements and titles | |
Commonwealth finals | 1998 |
Tania Van Heer(born 30 December 1970) is an Australiansprinterwho won two gold medals at the1998 Commonwealth GamesinKuala Lumpur.
Athletics career
[edit]A junior prodigy, born inSri Lanka(her Sri Lankan 200m women Under 18 record that established in 1986 with 24.8s held for 32 years until it was broken byShelinda Jansenin 2018), Van Heer won the Under-20 sprint treble (100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres) at the 1988Australian Championships in Athletics.[1]
Badly affected by injury through most of her career,[2]Van Heer was selected to represent Australia internationally on six occasions.[1]
During her best years (1998–99), when coached by1950 Commonwealth Gamesgold medalist,[3]Scotchy Gordon,Van Heer won a bronze medal over100 metresat the1998 Commonwealth Games,followed by two gold medals as part of Australia's victorious 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay teams.[1]
In 1999, although again hampered by injuries, Van Heer ran in the1999 World Championships in Athletics,just failing to make the final of the200 metres.She also ran well in the 4 × 400 metres relay for Australia.[1]
Van Heer was again injured during 2000 and was unable to qualify for Australia's Olympic team.[4]
Van Heer attempted an international comeback in 2006 for theCommonwealth Gamesin Melbourne, having had children by that time. Despite finishing fourth in the official100 metrestrial, she was not chosen in the Games team.
Personal life
[edit]Her sonAidan Murphyis also an athlete who competes in sprint events and represented Australia in the 200 metres at the2022 World Athletics Championships.[5][6]
Relay teams
[edit]Van Heer has won a number of international medals in 4 × 100 metre and 4 × 400 metre relays:[1]
- InKuala Lumpur 1998,Van Heer led off the Australian 4 × 100 metres relay team ofLauren Hewitt,Nova Peris-KneeboneandSharon Crippsto win theCommonwealth Gamesevent.
- Shortly afterwards, Van Heer joined withLee Naylor,Tamsyn LewisandSusan Andrewsto win the 4 × 400 metres relay in a time of 3-27.28s.
- At the1999 World Indoor ChampionshipsinMaebashi,Van Heer combined withSusan Andrews,Tamsyn LewisandCathy Freemanto win a silver medal in an Australian record of 3-26.87.
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]- as at 10 March 2008[7]
Event | Time | Place | Date |
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100 m | 11.29 | Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | 17 September 1998 |
200 m | 22.42 | Canberra,Australia | 6 February 1999 |
400 m | 51.28 | Melbourne,Australia | 19 March 1999 |
800 m | 2-06.83 | Adelaide,Australia | 26 February 1995 |
Yearly progression
[edit]- as at 10 March 2008[7]
Year | 100m | 200m | 400m |
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1989 | 11.67 | 23.88 | |
1990 | |||
1991 | 11.57 | 23.79 | 53.16 |
1992 | 11.90 | 23.82 | 54.05 |
1993 | 11.74 | 23.56 | |
1994 | 11.7 | 24.7 | |
1995 | 11.99 | 24.39 | 52.97 |
1996 | 11.58 | ||
1997 | 11.56 | 23.68 | 53.45 |
1998 | 11.29 | 22.93 | 52.44 |
1999 | 11.53 | 22.42 | 51.28 |
2000 | 11.39 | 23.24 | 52.55 |
2001 | |||
2002 | |||
2003 | |||
2004 | |||
2005 | 12.00 | 24.2 | |
2006 | 11.67 | 23.90 | 56.55 |
References
[edit]- ^abcde[1][dead link]
- ^"Tania Van Heer - Athletics Gold".27 October 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2009.Retrieved11 August2022.
- ^[2][dead link]
- ^"BBC SPORT | ATHLETICS-TRACK | Aussies drop Van Heer".News.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved11 August2022.
- ^"Murphy selected in squad for World Athletics Championships".Adelaideunisport.au.
- ^"Tania Van Heer's Teenage Son Aidan Murphy Set For Melbourne Track Classic Debut".Heraldsun.au.Retrieved11 August2022.(subscription required)
- ^ab[3][dead link]
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Australian female sprinters
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia
- Athletes from Adelaide
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- 21st-century Australian women
- 20th-century Australian women
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games