Nina Betschart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nina Betschart
Occupation	Volleyball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1995(1995-10-14)
Age	29
Birthplace	Steinhausen
Country	Switzerland
Birth City	Canton of Zug
Horoscope	Libra

Nina Betschart Biography

Nina Betschart is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on October 14, 1995 in Steinhausen, Canton of Zug, Switzerland. Nina Betschart (born 14 October 1995) is an Swiss professional volleyball player. She was awarded her first gold medal in the inaugural ever European Games in 2015. In her primary role as a defensive specialist; Betschart has enjoyed a number of successes at the junior competition, including being U21 World Champions and four times gold medallist at European Underage Championships, twice at U20 level and once at the U22 age group.

Betschart and Huberli began their season with a Swatch Major Series event in Fort Lauderdale in early February which they were unable to advance to knock- out stages after losing in all three group matches. Their next tournament that was one of the Coop Beach Tour in Zurich the pair made it to their their first podium of the season with the third place finishing. They made their return to their place on the World Tour at a 4-Star tournament in Rio de Janeiro with a ninth-place finish, after losing to eventual champions Agatha and Duda from Brazil at the end of the Round 16 (16-21 21, 18 12-15). Following similar results of ninth place in World Tour at 3-star tournaments in Moscow and The Hague, the duo achieved their first international podium in the CEV Masters tournament in Baden. They beat the Czech team Kolocova Kvapilova and Kolocova in a competitive bronze medal matches despite having to take medical time-outs when they were 10-12 down in the 3rd set (21-18 19-21, 20-21 16-14). In the five-star Major Series tournament in Porec the team won all their matches up to the semi-final game against Slukova and Hermannova which they defeated by three sets. They lost a couple of sets in the initial set before losing and, despite dominating the second set, they were unable to keep up in the decisive set (20-22 21-12, 20-22, 10-15) and missed out on the chance to be a part of the first time in a World Tour final. At the bronze-medal match they defeated Barbara and Fernanda from Brazil and won their second medal ever in World Tour. After their performance, they began to struggle on World Tour. They lost out at Gstaad Major in the second round and did not meet the expectations of their home crowd. They opted out of the less-star World Tour events and participated only in the tournament for four stars in Olsztyn and were lost in the second round prior to their participation in their participation in the World Championships. The World Championships in Vienna, they were the top team in their group after winning the three group matches. They defeated the Austrian team of Schwaiger and Schutzenhofer during the 32nd round, before losing to Pavan Humana-Paredes / Pavan Canada in the following round. The following week, they were invited into in the European Championships in Jurmala as the 4th seeded team however, they fell in a surprise defeat against Kolocova and Kvapilova during Round 16, despite being able to win the initial set and holding an impressive lead of 13-8 at the end of the set (21-13 18-21 8-15). After their disappointment at the European Championships, Betschart and Huberli participated in Swatch World Tour Finals in Hamburg after they were issued an exemption from FIVB which made them one of the top ranked teams that did not qualify for the tournament. While they lost two matches in the pool however, they defeated Kolocova and Kvapilova during the 12th round, and advanced to the quarterfinals for the quarterfinals of their World Tour Finals debut. In the final stages of their season they played in the National Championships where they finished in second place after losing to Verge-Depre/ Heidrich during the championship final by three sets (21-10 17-21, 17, 19).

In 2013 Betschart / Eiholzer won three Coop Beachtoor (Swiss National Beach Volleyball Tour) tournaments in Locarno, Geneva and Rorschach, respectively and finished fifth in the Swiss National Championships in Bern. The duo competed in both U21 and U19 World Championships and finished both competitions in fifth place. They won the U20 European Championships in Vilnius after defeating the second seed Baran / Gruszczynska of Poland in the final in straight sets. They have been clearly the dominant force of the championship and did not lose a single set throughout the tournament. This was the first international title that Betschart had won with her long-time partner, Eiholzer. A week later, Betschart became U22 European Champion in Varna, alongside Anouk Vergé-Dépré. Similar to U20 European Championships, Betschart and her partner won all their matches in championship in straight sets and clinched the title without dropping a single set. With the gold medals at U20 and U22 European Championships she became the second woman to win two European Junior Championship gold medals in the same year after Evgenia Ukolova who achieved the double at U20 and U23 European Championships back in 2008 (also with different partners).

In 2014, Betschart / Eiholzer successfully defended their U20 European Championship title in Cesenatico, Italy and thereby they became the first pair to win the U20 European crown for two consecutive years. They continued to compete well in Coop Beachtour, by winning the tournaments in Basel and Olten and reaching the final at Locarno. They moved up one place in the Swiss National Championships and finished fourth after losing the bronze medal game against the “Swiss Tanjas”, Tanja Goricanec and Tanja Hüberli. Her first World Tour appearance with Eiholzer, came in 2014 Gstaad Grand Slam but the duo failed to qualify for main draw after finishing the qualification in 22nd place (only top-14 qualified). In U21 World Championships in Larnaca, they missed the podium after losing the bronze medal match against the American pair Sara Hughes / Kelly Claes in three sets and finished the championships in fourth place.

The next year, Betschart / Eiholzer were third at the U18 European Championships in Brno. In the U19 World Championships in Larnaca as well as in the U20 European Championships in Hartberg they came in fifth spot. Betschart continued to be the World Champion for U21 at Halifax and this time, she was paired with an Anouk Verge-Depre team, defeating the Brazilian team of Drussyla Costa and Rebecca Silva in straight sets in the final. This was also a landmark to the sporting career Nina Betschart, she became the second female following Brazilian Carolina Salgado to win gold twice in a row with different partners. Betschart / Eiholzer team made their first senior-level podium in a tournament at the Coop Beachtoor tournament in Locarno with a second spot. In addition to Heidrich, Betschart made her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour debut in the 2012 World Tour Finals in Bangsaen, Thailand after receiving a wild card from the FIVB. They finished the competition in good ninth place.

Nina Betschart Net Worth

Nina Betschart is one of the richest Volleyball Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nina Betschart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Betschart was born in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Her first professional experience was playing Indoor volleyball with VBC Steinhausen with her friend Nicole Eiholzer. Then, Betschart and Eiholzer formed a beach volleyball team under the guidance of head coach Kurt Brunner, the first and sole coach of the duo. From 2008 to 2013 , they were winners of in the Swiss Junior Championships in every category they competedin: U15 (2008 2009) and U18 (2010) and U21 (2011 2012 2013, 2013).

In 2011, together with Eiholzer and Eiholzer, they finished fifth at Eiholzer, they were fifth in the U19 World Championships in Umag. They reached the finals at the U18 European Championships in Vilnius but fell to the home-grown favorite top-seeded Dumbauskaite Povilaityte and Dumbauskaite by three sets (17-21 22-20 13-15) and were awarded a the silver medal. In the U21 World Championships in Halifax, Betschart teamed up with Joana Heidrich after she replaced the teammate of Heidrich’s Anouk Verge-Depre who was unable to compete at the World Championships due to health reasons. They were their own U21 World Champions after defeating Canada’s highest-ranked Altomare Humana- Paredes and Altomare in three sets. It was the first time for a Swiss team to take home victory at the World Junior Championship title and at the age of 15 years and 10 months old, Betschart was the youngest athlete to earn the Gold medal at the history of the FIVB U21 World Championships. Following their success on the international stage, Betschart and Heidrich appeared on the cover of the September edition of Swiss Volley magazine.

Following the split with Eiholzer, Betschart has teamed up with Tanja Hüberli, who was left partnerless upon the retirement of Tanja Goricanec. The pair has started to make their mark in World Tour with a fifth-place finish at Olsztyn Grand Slam. They pulled off an upset by defeating the reigning World Champions Ágatha / Bárbara of Brazil in the second round (21–19, 17–21, 18–16), before losing to the other Brazilian pair Duda / Elize Maia in the quarter finals. They backed up that performance with another fifth-place finish at Poreč Major. They reached their first World Tour podium at A1 Major Klagenfurt where they finished in third place after defeating Argentina’s Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug in three sets (14–21, 21–14, 22–20). At the home European Championships in Biel/Bienne they lost to eventual champions top-seeded Ludwig / Walkenhorst in the round of 16 and finished the championship in ninth place. Alongside Hüberli, Betschart won her first continental level tournament at CEV Satellite Baden in Austria. Since their success in the World Tour, they have started to compete in Coop Beachtour less frequently. Although they finished all tour events they competed in podium places; with her new partner, Betschart could not manage a tournament victory for the first time in four seasons. At the National Championships in Bern, she repeated last year’s performance by finishing in bronze medal position.

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Nina Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Nina Betschart celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.