Annette Huygens Tholen

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Annette Huygens Tholen Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday January 1, 1966
place of birth Brisbane, Australia
size 1.70 m
Partner 1993–1994 Kerri Pottharst
1994–1996 Jacqui Vikosa
1996–1997 Angela Clarke
1998–2000 Sarah Straton
2002 Nicole Sanderson
successes
1997 - World Cup participant
1999 - World Cup participant
2000 - Olympic participant
(As of May 25, 2014)

Annette Huygens Tholen (now Annette Lynch ; born January 1, 1966 in Brisbane ) is a former Australian beach volleyball player .

Career

Huygens Tholen played her first international tournaments in 1993/94 with Kerri Pottharst . In addition to the top ten results in open tournaments, the duo reached fifth place at the Grand Slam in Carolina . With her new partner Jacqui Vikosa , Huygens Tholen twice achieved 13th place on the World Tour. In 1996 and 1997 she competed with Angela Clarke . Clarke / Huygens finished fifth in Busan and three times ninth in their first year . In 1997 they achieved seventh place in Osaka . They also took part in the first official World Championship in Los Angeles ; there they took 17th place.

In 1998 Huygens Tholen formed a new duo with Sarah Straton . In their first year together, Straton / Huygens finished seventh in Espinho and ninth at the Open tournaments in Marseille and Dalian . In 1999 they took part in the World Cup in Marseille and came in 13th. In 2000 they did not get a top ten placement. Even so, they took part in the Olympic Games in Sydney . After the initial defeat against the US duo Davis / Jordan , they also had to admit defeat to the German team Friedrichsen / Müsch and finished the tournament in 19th place.

In 2002 Huygens played Tholen with Nicole Sanderson . In open tournaments, the duo was fifth in Montreal and ninth in Madrid and Osaka. They also completed the Grand Slams in Marseille and Klagenfurt .

After the end of her sporting career, Huygens Tholen began working as a motivational trainer . In lectures she speaks about how one can also perform successfully outside of sport.

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personal data
SURNAME Huygens Tholen, Annette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lynch, Annette (after marriage)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane , Australia