Joana Heidrich
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Joana Heidrich (born 1991) is a Swiss beach volleyball player. As of 2016, she plays with Nadine Zumkehr. They have qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Joana will be looking for a new partner as Zumkehr has retired, as of the FIVB 2016 finals.[1]
Professional Career
The pair participated in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio with a 14th seed,[2] as of June 12, 2016, placement. They lost against Brazil's #1 seed team of Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca in a nail biting match of 3 sets (21-23, 27-25, 15-13),which was also the longest match at Rio, in the quarter final Played August 14, 2016.[3][4]
World tour 2016
She is competing at the World Tour finals in Toronto. The pair played against fellow country mates of Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre and won in 3 sets of (14-21, 21-15, 15-10). The pair advanced to Gold medal match against Germany's Olympic Gold medalists of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst. They lost to the German's in straight sets of (18-21, 16-21) and finish with Silver medal.[5]
References
External links
- Joana Heidrich at the FIVB
- Joana Heidrich at the Beach Volleyball Database
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