Ann Rankin

Ann Rankin is a former netball player who played on six occasions for the New Zealand national netball team, being part of the team that won the 1967 World Netball Championships.

Ann Rankin

Personal information
Born	(1940-12-01) 1 December 1940 (age 83)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1967	New Zealand	6
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Netball World Cup 1967 Perth, Australia Tournament

Career

Rankin (née Boelee) was born on 1 December 1940. She played her early netball with Canterbury before being selected for the Silver Ferns, the national netball team, in 1967. Coached by Taini Jamison and with Judy Blair as captain, New Zealand won its first world cup at the 1967 world championships, which were held in Perth, Western Australia. The team won all seven of its matches, with the first, against South Africa, being Rankin's debut as a Silver Fern. In the tournament, the gold medal was secured with a 40–34 victory over Australia, the main rivals. Rankin was the 38th person to have been selected for the team and she played in the centre (C) position.^[1][2]

The 1967 world championship team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.^[3]

References

1. "Ann Rankin". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
2. "Celebrating 50 years: New Zealand wins GOLD for the first time". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
3. "Netball, 1967". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2023.