Coral Palmer

Coral Palmer was a New Zealand netball player who represented her country on seven occasions, including in the 1971 world championships. She later became a netball coach.

Coral Palmer

Personal information
Born	(1942-07-13) 13 July 1942 (age 82)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): C
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1970-71	New Zealand	7
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Netball World Cup 1971 Kingston Tournament

Playing career

Coral Palmer was born on 13 July 1942. She played netball for Rotorua in the Centre court (C) position. She became the 50th player to represent the Silver Ferns, the New Zealand national netball team, first playing against Singapore in November 1970, at the beginning of a long tour by the team that included the 1971 World Netball Championships, which were held in Kingston, Jamaica in January. Coached by Taini Jamison, the Silver Ferns were runners-up in the tournament, losing to Australia in a match that Palmer could not play in due to sickness.^[1]

Coaching career

Palmer later became a coach. She was a coach at John Paul College, Rotorua. Among the players she taught was Samantha Winders who first played for the Silver Ferns in 2017 and had played 44 games for the team by early 2021. In 2013, during Winders' time at the College, the school achieved its first appearance at the New Zealand Secondary Schools tournament, finishing in fifth place.^[2][3]

References

1. "Coral Palmer". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
2. "Sinclair one of tournament's top players". www.nzherald.co.nz. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
3. "Great week for Zone at NZ Secondary Schools". www.netballwbop.co.nz. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.