Joshua's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Hockey
Event: Men's Hockey
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020 (Silver)
Year Born: 1995
State Born: TAS
About Joshua
Joshua Beltz was first noticed by Australian officials and placed in their development squad after his part in the Tassie Tigers first Australian Hockey League gold medal in 2014, after they drew 2-2 with the WA Thundersticks but won 3-2 on penalties.
A goal on debut for the Kookaburras against Fiji at the 2015 Oceania Cup in New Zealand, heralded Joshua’s arrival on the international stage.
Joshua has double Oceania Cup gold medals from the 2015 and 2017 tournaments. In 2016, he was a member of the Junior World Cup team that finished in fourth overall. Earlier in the year, Joshua was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2016 Champions Trophy.
Joshua made his Olympic debut for the Kookaburras at Tokyo 2020. The Australians would start the tournament forcibly, remaining undefeated throughout all of their group-stage games. Beltz contributing his debut Olympic goal in their 7-1 thrashing of India.
They would reach the Gold Medal final for the first time since 2004 but unfortunately fall short to Belgium in a dramatic penalty shootout. Joshua would receive his first Olympic Silver Medal in his debut at the games.
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