Pam Marsden

Pam Marsden
Personal information
Born (1941-06-05) 5 June 1941 (age 83)
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD
Years National team(s) Caps
1967-69 New Zealand 8
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Netball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1967 Perth, Australia Tournament

Pam Marsden is a former netball player who played for New Zealand's gold medal-winning team in the 1967 World Netball Championships.

Netball career

Marsden (née Hamilton) was born on 5 June 1941. She played basketball for Auckland before being selected for the Silver Ferns, the national netball team, to play in the 1967 world championships, which were held in Perth, Western Australia. She played in the goal keeper (GK) and goal defence (GD) positions. Her first game for her country was against South Africa in the world championships on 14 August 1967. New Zealand won the championships, beating Australia 40–34 in the deciding match. Marsden also played for the Silver Ferns in 1969, playing for her country for a total of eight occasions.[1][2]

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

References

  1. ^ "Pam Marsden". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Celebrating 50 years: New Zealand wins GOLD for the first time". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Netball, 1967". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2023.