Taliqua Clancy
| Taliqua Clancy | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Born |
25 June 1992 Kingaroy, Queensland |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Taliqua Clancy (born 25 June 1992) is an indigenous Australian volleyball and beach volleyball player who represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in beach volleyball, partnered with Louise Bawden.[1][2] She is the first indigenous Australian volleyballer to represent Australia at the Olympics.[1] She has the aboriginal flag tattooed on her left wrist and painted the flag on her fingernails for the Olympic matches.[3]
Professional career
Rio de Janeiro 2016
She participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with partner Louise Bawden, reaching the Quarter-finals.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Taliqua Clancy". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Taliqua Clancy". FIVB website. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics: Taliqua Clancy's journey from Kingaroy to Copacabana". theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
External links
- Taliqua Clancy at the FIVB
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