Daneka Wipiiti

Daneka Wipiiti (born 8 December 1982 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. She is currently in the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, and plays with the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship.

Daneka Wipiiti
Personal information
Born (1982-12-08) 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
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Netball
2010 Delhi Netball
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 2004–2006. 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
  1. Hills, Murray (6 February 1998). "Student surprise selection for netball comp". Taranaki Daily News. p. 14.
  2. Gray, Russell (16 April 2002). "Rising star Wipiiti shows maturity beyond her years". The Dominion Post. p. 21.
  3. ONE Sport (13 November 2006). "2007 NBC squads revealed". TVNZ. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  4. Bleach, Keiran (11 June 2002). "Wipiiti's dream comes to life". The Dominion Post. p. 24.
  5. Johannsen, Dana (9 June 2009). "Pregnancy puts Steel shooter on the sideline". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  6. Johannsen, Dana (30 July 2010). "Recalled trio in Ferns squad for Games". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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