Amanda Newton

Amanda Newton
Personal information
Born (1977-04-08) 8 April 1977
London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
School 6th Form St Angela's School, Forest Gate
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD
Years National team(s) Caps
1996–2008  England
Medal record
Representing  England
Netball World Championships
1999 ChristchurchNetball
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurNetball
Last updated: 2009-12-03

Amanda Newton (born 8 April 1977 in London, England)[1] is an English netball player. Throughout her career, Newton has played mostly goal defence (GD) but also wing defence (WD). She played netball for Newham in the London Youth Games.[2]

Newton debuted for the English national team in 1996 against Jamaica.[3] Newton first captained the national team in 2003 in a test series against Jamaica. But later that year she ruptured her cruciate ligament, and was absent from the national team until 2005.[4] Newton assumed the role of England captain in 2006, leading the England team in the 2007 Netball World Championships. In June 2008, Newton announced that she was stepping down as England captain and from the England team.[5] During her time in the England national team she won two bronze medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 Netball World Championships.[3]

In domestic netball, Newton has recently played with the Mavericks in the Super League.[6]

In 2010, she was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame.

She works at a school in Hammersmith, London, as a netball and physical education coach.

She now plays for OPA in Plaistow and competes in the Essex Metropolitan League on the Vets team.

References

  1. ↑ "International Netball Roadshow profile". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  2. ↑ http://www.londonyouthgames.org/page.asp?section=23&sectionTitle=Hall+of+Fame Hall of Fame retrieved 2013-02-19
  3. 1 2 England Netball profile. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
  4. ↑ Davies, Gareth A. (2007-01-22). "Amanda Newton". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  5. ↑ "England Netball captain Amanda Newton steps down". 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Mavericks profile". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
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