Bridget Kumwenda

Bridget Kumwenda (born 8 September 1991), also referred to as Bridget Chalera or Bridget Kumwenda Chalera, is a Malawi netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kumwenda was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.

Bridget Kumwenda

Personal information
Full name	Bridget Chalera [1] (née Kumwenda)
Born	(1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) Mzimba, Malawi
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Relatives	(Note 1)
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
200x–2012	Escom Sisters
2012–	→ Kukoma Diamonds
Years	National team(s)	Caps
201x–	Malawi
Medal record Representing  Malawi Fast5 World Series 2016 Melbourne Team

Early life and family

Kumwenda was born in Mzimba district, Malawi. She is a Tumbuka by tribe.

Playing career

Escom Sisters

At club level Kumwenda played for Escom Sisters.^[3] She continued to play for the team when they were renamed Kukoma Diamonds.^[1][4][5]

Malawi

Kumwenda represented Malawi at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups ^[6][7][8] and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[1][9] Kumwenda was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.^[10]

Tournaments	Place
2011 World Netball Championships[6]	6th
2012 Diamond Challenge[11][12][13]	2nd
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[14]	5th
2013 African Netball Championship[15]	2nd
2013 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[16][17]	2nd
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series[18]	5th
2015 Netball World Cup[7][19]	6th
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[10]
2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[20]	3rd
2018 Commonwealth Games[1][2][9][21]	7th
2019 Netball World Cup[8][22][23][24]	6th
2019 Africa Netball Cup[25][26]

Notes

• ^1 Some sources suggest that Mwai Kumwenda (b. 1989) and Bridget (b. 1991) are sisters.^[2][7] However, in interviews Mwai Kumwenda has stated she is the youngest sibling in her family. None of the interviews mention Bridget being a sister.^[27][28]

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