Manon Vernay
Manon Vernay | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | 7 January 1989 | ||
Nationality | French | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | GoalKeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Melbourne HC | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
West Adelaide Handbal Club Melbourne HC | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Indoor Handball Australia Beach Handball Australia |
Manon Vernay (born 7 January 1989) is a French-Australian team handball player evolving in Australia. She plays for the club Melbourne HC, and is part of both Australian national team (Indoor) and Australia women's national beach handball team (Beach Handball) squads
Achievements
- 2014 : Part of the All Stars Team, Australian Beach Handball Championships (Goalkeeper)
- 2015 : Australian Beach Handball Championships - Best Defender Award & All Stars Team (Best Goalkeeper)
- 2015 : Australian Indoor Handball Championships - All Stars Team (Best Goalkeeper)
- 2016 : Australian Beach Handball Championships - Most Valuable Player (Mixed division) & All Star Team (Best Goalkeeper)
- 2017 : Australian Women Beach Handball Team - Goalkeeper
International career
Indoor Handball Career
She was captain of the South Australian state team for the Australian championships and contributed to obtaining a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze medal in 2014.
She changed club and joined the Melbourne Handball Club in 2015 > She was then part of the Victorian state team for the Australian championships and contributed in obtain a gold medal in both 2016 and 2015. Her team, also won the Oceanian Club Championship in 2016, winning in finals against the University of Technology Sydney.
She has been preparing with the national squad since 2014, ineligible for selection due to lack of Australian Citizenship.
Beach Handball Career
She has been preparing with the national squad since 2015, ineligible for selection due to lack of Australian Citizenship until mid 2017, Manon was then selected as Goalkeeper of the team for the world game 2017.
She was part of the South Australian state Team since she started beach Handball in 2014 and contributed to 2 bronze medals in 2014 and 2015.
She changed state in late 2015 and was part of the Victorian state team that won the Bronze Medal in the Australian Beach Handball Championships in 2016 and 2017.