Helen Weston

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Helen Weston
Personal information
Full nameHelen Patricia Weston [1]
Born 1965 (age 59–60)
Pontypool, Wales [2]
School Croesyceiliog School [3]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK, GD
YearsClub team(s)Apps
?? Cwmbran Netball Club [4]
2002 South East Wales [5]
YearsNational team(s)Caps
1982–2002 Wales 111

Helen Patricia Weston is a former Wales netball international. She represented Wales at the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also represented Wales at the 1983, 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships. She captained Wales at 1999 tournament. In June 2007, Weston became the first netball player to be inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

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Playing career

Wales

Between 1982 and 2002, Weston made 111 senior appearances for Wales. She played as a Goal Keeper and Goal Defence. On 22 November 1982, at the age of 17, she made her senior debut for Wales against New Zealand. She represented Wales at the 1993 World Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She also represented Wales at the 1983, 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Championships. During the 1999 tournament she captained Wales and made her 100th senior appearance. She also represented Wales in the European Netball Championships, playing regularly against England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. On 12 March 2002, Weston made her final appearance for Wales in a match against Barbados. Across her 111 appearances, Helen achieved 58 wins, 1 draw and 52 losses, giving her a win rate of 52.25%. [2] [4] [6] [7] She retired in 2002, at the age of 37, after not been selected for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [2] [5] [8] She remained Wales' most capped netball international until July 2022, when she was overtaken by Suzy Drane. [6] [9]

TournamentsMatches playedPlace
1983 World Netball Championships 58th
1991 World Netball Championships 117th
1993 World Games 56th
1995 World Netball Championships 817th
1998 Commonwealth Games [1] 59th
1999 World Netball Championships [10] 1114th

Sources: [2] [6]

Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

In June 2007, Weston became the first netball player to be inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Together with Joe Calzaghe and Arthur Gould, she was one of three 2007 inductees from Gwent. [2] [3] [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletes' Profile: Netball". kl98.thecgf.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Helen Weston". Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Helen Weston". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Raewyn Henry leads Welsh hopes". www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Weston left in reserve". www.bbc.co.uk. 14 June 2002. Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "100 – Helen Weston". walesnetball.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "1984 England V Wales, Under 18s and Seniors, Huddersfield". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. 18 February 1984. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Weston out of Games netball squad". www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 12 July 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Suzy Drane surpasses Helen Weston to become most capped Wales netballer ever". walesnetball.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Women Netball X World Championship 1999 Christchurch". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Great night for Gwent". www.southwalesargus.co.uk. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Suzy Drane Amongst Four Welsh Athletes Inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame". walesnetball.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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