Belinda Colling
Personal information | |
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Full name | Belinda Louise Colling |
Born | Cromwell, New Zealand |
12 September 1975
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Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Netball, basketball |
Belinda Louise Colling (born 12 September 1975)[1] is a former New Zealand international netball and women's basketball representative.
Netball career
As a netballer, Colling represented New Zealand 91 times between 1996 and 2006, playing in the Silver Ferns in three Commonwealth Games and in two Netball World Championships.
In National Bank Cup netball, she played first for the Otago Rebels (1998–2000), before moving to the Canterbury Flames in 2001. She played with the Christchurch-based side until initially retiring in 2005, moving to Scotland with husband Charlie Hore for his rugby career.
She returned to New Zealand and the National Bank Cup in 2006 and played for the seven time-winning Southern Sting. But later that year she announced her retirement for a second time, expecting the birth of her second child.[2]
Basketball career
Colling was a member of the New Zealand women's basketball team that finished in 11th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]
Personal life
Colling comes from a sporting background. Her uncle, Lin Colling, was a New Zealand rugby representative. He and several of Belinda's other relatives represented Otago Rugby Football Union at provincial level. Her husband is Charlie Hore, a rugby union player for Otago.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Zealand Olympic Committee profile: Belinda Colling. Retrieved on 26 April 2009.
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