Joanne Harten

Joanne Harten
Harten in 2008
Personal information
Full name Joanne Elizabeth Harten
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Essex, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
University University of Loughborough
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
-2013 Loughborough Lightning
2012–2013 Canterbury Tactix 13
2014–2016 Waikato Magic 38
2017-present Giants Netball 0
(Correct as of 14 January 2017)
Years National team(s) Caps
2007–present  England 81
(Correct as of 22 May 2015)

Joanne "Jo" Harten (born 21 March 1989) is an English netball player.[1] She competed at the 2007 and 2011 Netball World Championships, and the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, and has so far earned 81 caps for England.[2] She captained the Loughborough Lightning netball team in the English Netball Superleague,[3] before picking up a contract with the Canterbury Tactix in the ANZ Championship in 2012.[4] She returned to play for the Tactix in 2013. In 2014, she joined the Waikato Magic on a 2-year contract. [5] In 2017, Harten began playing for new franchise Giants Netball in the newly created Australian Super Netball league.

Harten competed in the 2011 World Netball Series, where she won a gold medal as a key member of the England team. She also co-captained the 2012 team, picking up a silver medal as England lost a close final to the New Zealand national netball team.[6] She has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Loughborough University and enjoys watching rugby and playing volleyball.[7]

References

  1. England Squad. englandnetball.co.uk
  2. Aaron Goile "England finish Quad Series with convincing win", Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand, 1 November 2012. Retrieved on 4 November 2012.
  3. Loughborough Lightning. englandnetball.co.uk
  4. Matt Richens "Jo Harten looks forward to joining Tactix", Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand, 14 August 2011. Retrieved on 4 November 2012.
  5. Winning culture brought Jo Harten to Magic. Stuff.co.nz (17 August 2013). Retrieved on 2016-09-22.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.