Tania Van Heer

Tania Van Heer (born 30 December 1970) is an Australian sprinter who won two gold medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

[1] Badly affected by injury through most of her career,[2] Van Heer was selected to represent Australia internationally on six occasions.

[1] In 1999, although again hampered by injuries, Van Heer ran in the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, just failing to make the final of the 200 metres.

[1] Van Heer was again injured during 2000 and was unable to qualify for Australia's Olympic team.

[4] Van Heer attempted an international comeback in 2006 for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, having had children by that time.