Belinda Charteris

Belinda Jane Charteris MNZM (née Blair; born 10 May 1972 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand former international netball representative, who played in the Silver Ferns team that won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [1] She also played for the Canterbury Flames in the National Bank Cup, retiring after the 2004 season. In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Charteris was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to netball.[2][3]

Belinda Charteris
MNZM
Charteris in 2009
Personal information
Full name Belinda Jane Charteris (née Blair)
Born (1972-05-10) 10 May 1972
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives Judy Blair (mother)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD
Years Club team(s) Apps
Otago Rebels
?–2004 Canterbury Flames
Years National team(s) Caps
1994–2002 New Zealand 53
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Netball Championships
Silver medal – second place1999 ChristchurchTournament
Bronze medal – third place1995 BirminghamTournament
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam competition

Her mother is Judy Blair, who captained the Silver Ferns in 1967.[4]

References
  1. "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. "Queen's Birthday honours - full list". The New Zealand Herald. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  4. Ash, Julie (4 February 2002). "Mum's the word in Silver Ferns". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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