Chris McHugh (beach volleyball)

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Chris McHugh
Personal information
Full nameChristopher McHugh
NationalityAustralian
Born (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35)
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
YearsTeammate
2021–presentPaul Burnett
Previous teammates
YearsTeammate
2016–2021
2012–2016
2010–2012		 Damien Schumann
Isaac Kapa
Joshua Slack
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Beach volleyball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Beach volleyball
Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Kuşadası Challenge
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Torquay Challenge
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Phnom Penh
Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Haikou
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Jinjiang
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Sydney
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Udon Thani
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Phuket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Bandar Abbas
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Songkhla

Christopher McHugh (born 31 August 1989) is a male beach volleyball player from Australia. He represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, both with teammate Damien Schumann, winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. [1] Unfortunately, competing at the 2020 Olympics, the pair were knocked out in the group stage after finishing at the bottom of their pool. [2] [3]

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Early years

In Year 3 at school, McHugh participated in Spikezone Mini Volleyball to avoid clarinet lessons on Wednesday afternoons. McHugh then joined the Henley Hawks Volleyball Club in South Australia. His ambition was to become a first class Beach Volleyball player. McHugh made his professional volleyball debut in 2006, at just 17 years of age. [4]

McHugh studied at St Michael's College in 2007 while training at the Australian Institute of Volleyball. McHugh is now an AIS Share a Yarn Ambassador, a program fostering connections and education with the ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) community. [4]

Achievements

McHugh competed at the World Championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017. He won his first tournament at the 2012 AVC Beach Volleyball Championships partnering Joshua Slack (now retired). He then had Isaac Kapa as a partner for four years before pairing up with Damien Schumann. [4]

The Schumann/McHugh partnership has been very strong and they won medals four times before their Commonwealth Games debut in 2018. At the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, they made the final undefeated. In the gold medal final they defeated Canadian pair Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter.

Outside of beach volleyball, Chris is vice president of his first club, the Henley Hawks Volleyball Club. Here he helps mentor young athletes, as well as speaking at local schools to encourage early involvement in volleyball. [4]

Since he began competing on the FIVB World Tour in 2006, McHugh has played over 600 matches. He is a six-time Australian Champion.

In 2019 McHugh became a father, with his wife, Denai, giving birth to Jack on 24 September 2019. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "How McHugh turned the tables on Australia's beach volleyball return". ESPN.com. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Beach Volleyball McHUGH Christopher - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Christopher McHugh". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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