Michelle den Dekker
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| Full name | Michelle den Dekker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Head Coach of the Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle den Dekker is an Australian Netball World Champion and Commonwealth Games Gold medallist from South Australia. den Dekker represented Australia in 84 tests from 1988 - 1995, 71 of these as Captain. She still remains the longest reigning Australian Netball captain. den Dekker is currently Specialist Defence Assistant Coach for the Australian Netball Diamonds and was appointed Head Coach of Netball Australia’s new Centre of Excellence in Canberra in April 2014.[1][2]
Netball career
den Dekker represented Contax Netball Club in the mid 1980s winning state league Best and Fairest in 1986 before shifting to Garville Netbal Club from 1989 - 1985 and helping the club clinch five premierships in 1989, '91' 92', 94' and '95.[3][4] In the national league, den Dekker was captain-coach of the Queensland Firebirds in 1997-98 before returning home to the now defunct Adelaide Ravens.[5]
den Dekker made her Australian debut in 1985, lead Australian to two World Championships as captain (1991, 1995) and a Commonwealth gold medal in 1990. Michelle played a total of 84 test matches for Australia, across 1985-1995 71 as Australian Captain with a win loss ratio of 92% (65 wins, 6 losses).[6][7] den Dekker was voted as Adelaide's greatest Netballer to have fronted for the Adelaide Thunderbirds or Adelaide Ravens.[5]
Awards
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1992[7]
- SA Great Award, for services to sport in South Australia in 1993.
- Inducted into the Australia Netball Hall of Fame 2009[7]
- Inducted into the Inaugural South Australian Hall Of Fame 2010[8]
- Ambassador for the SA Sports Hall Of Fame alongside Legend Barrie Robran AM.
References
- ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/netball/michelle-den-dekker-appointed-head-coach-of-netball-australias-new-centre-of-excellence-in-canberra/story-fnii0ix6-1226887546450
- ↑ bradg (2013-12-19). "den Dekker appointed Diamonds assistant coach | Netball Australia". Netball.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Our Honour List ~ Contax Netball Club". Contax.net.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Garville Netball Club - The Great Greys!". Garville.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- 1 2 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/den-dekker-is-sas-greatest/story-e6frecj3-1226132704639
- ↑ "About Us". Michelledendekker.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- 1 2 3 atosha. "Australian Netball Hall of Fame | Netball Australia". Netball.com.au. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "KPMG South Australian Sport Hall of Fame and Legends". Sportsa.org.au. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2014-05-16.