Joshua Beltz

Joshua Beltz
Personal information
Born (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
ClubRanchi Royals
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016 Australia U21 9 (1)
2015– Australia 46 (3)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2016 London
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2017 Sydney
Gold medal – first place2023 Whangārei
Gold medal – first place2025 Darwin

Joshua Beltz (born 24 April 1995) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australia national team.[1]

Beltz is an Olympic silver medallist and a Commonwealth gold medallist.

Personal life

Beltz was born on 24 April 1995 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia[2] and he grew up in the city.[3]

Beltz also has a younger brother, Hayden, who previously represented Australia's under-21 side, the Burras.[4]

Career

Junior

Beltz was first named in the Burras squad in 2016. That year he played in the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and a qualifier for the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[5]

After gaining qualification for the Junior World Cup, Beltz was also an inclusion in that team, where Australia lost 3–0 to Germany in the Bronze Medal Match to finish fourth overall.[6]

Senior

Beltz made his international debut for the Australia national team, the Kookaburras, in 2015, in a test match against India.[7]

Since his debut, Beltz has been a regular inclusion in the Kookaburras squad, most notably winning a gold medal at the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London, England, United Kingdom.[8]

In November 2018, Beltz was named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2019 calendar year.[9][10]

In 2022, Beltz helped Australia to gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, defeating India 7–0 in the final.[11]

Beltz was selected in the Kookaburras squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In the group stage, Beltz scored in Australia's 7–1 win against India.[12] The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold as they were beaten by Belgium in a shootout.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Beltz". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Joshua Beltz". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Beltz stakes his claim for Olympics squad". The Mercury. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Search Results". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "BELTZ Joshua". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Burras finish in fourth at JWC". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "BELTZ Joshua". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016: Australia break Indian hearts in final". FIH. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "2019 National Senior Men's Squad Announced". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hockey News - 2019 Kookaburras Squad Announced Just Hockey". www.justhockey.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games Final". FIH. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "2020 Summer Olympics, Hockey, Men – Group A, Match #4". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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