Daneka Wipiiti (born 8 December 1982 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand international netball player who played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship.
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| Born |
8 December 1982 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Netball career | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GS | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Western Flyers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–06 | Northern Force | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Southern Sting | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Southern Steel | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 2002, 2008–2011 | New Zealand | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 23 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
Wipiiti started her netball career in 1998 for the Western Flyers as a 15-year-old in the National Bank Cup.[1] She transferred to the Northern Force in 2002,[2] playing with them until 2006. In 2007, Wipiiti joined the National Bank Cup–winning Southern Sting, coached by Robyn Broughton.[3] She stayed in Southland with the start of the ANZ Championship in 2008, joining the new Southern Steel franchise.
Wipiiti was a surprise name in the Silver Ferns for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at only 19 years of age.[4] She was dropped in 2003, and played with the New Zealand A team from 2004 to 2006. She regained her position in the Silver Ferns in 2008, but pulled out the following year due to pregnancy,[5] before returning in 2010.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hills, Murray (6 February 1998). "Student surprise selection for netball comp". Taranaki Daily News. p. 14.
- ^ Gray, Russell (16 April 2002). "Rising star Wipiiti shows maturity beyond her years". The Dominion Post. p. 21.
- ^ ONE Sport (13 November 2006). "2007 NBC squads revealed". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Bleach, Keiran (11 June 2002). "Wipiiti's dream comes to life". The Dominion Post. p. 24.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (9 June 2009). "Pregnancy puts Steel shooter on the sideline". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (30 July 2010). "Recalled trio in Ferns squad for Games". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
External links
edit- 2011 Silver Ferns profile
- 2010 ANZ Championship season Archived 17 January 2013 at archive.today
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