Geane Hohipuha

Geane Hohipuha
Personal information
Born (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 64)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse Raymond Hohipuha
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA, WA
Years National team(s) Caps
1979-82 New Zealand 10
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Netball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Trinidad Tournament

Geane Hohipuha is a former netball player who represented New Zealand on ten occasions.

Netball career

Geane Hohipuha (née Katae) was born on 16 June 1960. She married Raymond Hohipuha and they had five children. Having played for Canterbury, she was the 68th woman to be selected to play for the Silver Ferns, the New Zealand national netball team and made her first appearance in 1979 against Saint Lucia in the 1979 World Netball Championships, which were held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. That tournament resulted in a three-way tie for first place between New Zealand, Australia and the hosts. Hohipuha was also a member of the team that played Australia and England in 1982. She played in the Goal shooter (GS), Goal attack (GA) and Wing attack (WA) positions.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Geane Hohipuha". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 Netball New Zealand Annual Report" (PDF). www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Katarina HOHIPUHA". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 11 December 2021.