Waimarama Taumaunu

Waimarama Taumaunu
Personal information
Born (1962-10-18) 18 October 1962
Waipawa, New Zealand
Occupation Netball coach
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD
Medal record
Competitor for  New Zealand
Netball World Championships
1983 Singapore Netball
1987 Glasgow Netball
1991 Sydney Netball
Last updated: 2009-06-01

Waimarama Taumaunu ONZM MBE (born 18 October 1962)[1] is a New Zealand netball coach and former international netball player.

Biography

Taumaunu was born in Waipawa, New Zealand. She was a member of New Zealand's national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1981 to 1991. During that time, she played in the team that won the 1987 Netball World Championships, and was also captain of the team in the last three years of her international career.[2]

In 1998 Taumaunu was appointed as national performance director for All England Netball,[3] and remained in that role until 2003. During that time she was also the assistant coach for the England national team in their 2003 Netball World Championships campaign.[2] In 2007, Taumaunu was the head coach of the Capital Shakers in the National Bank Cup.[1]

In the 1992 New Year Honours, Taumaunu was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to netball.[4] She was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[5] Of Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu descent, she was also inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[6][7] In May 2008, Taumaunu accepted the position of assistant coach for the Silver Ferns, under head coach Ruth Aitken and in October 2011, took over as head coach for the Silver Ferns.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "New approach for Ferns coach". stuff.co.nz. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  2. 1 2 3 NZPA (2008-05-14). "Taumaunu named as Silver Ferns assistant coach". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  3. ↑ Hubbard, Alan (1999-11-21). "A nation reaching out to hired hands". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  4. ↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 52768, 30 December 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. ↑ New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame: recipient profile. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
  6. ↑ Māori Sports Awards: recipient profile. Retrieved on 2008-07-23.
  7. ↑ Waimarama Taumaunu MBE. Māori Sports Profiles and Database. Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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