Jemma Mi Mi

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Jemma Mi Mi
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28) [1]
Newcastle, New South Wales, [2] Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, WD, C
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2017– Queensland Firebirds 11

Jemma Mi Mi (born 4 March 1996) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league. She played for the Queensland Firebirds for six seasons before her contract was not renewed at the end of the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball season. [3]

She attended Carmel College, Thornlands during her secondary schooling. Mi Mi made her debut for the Firebirds in 2017, signing with the Brisbane-based franchise in late 2016. [4] As a young sportswoman, Mi Mi played high-level touch rugby and represented the Australian under-15 and Queensland under-21 netball teams, before being included as a reserve player for Australia at the Netball World Youth Cup. [4] She played 11 of 29 matches in her first two seasons at the Firebirds. [5]

Recently[ when? ] completing a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology[ where? ], off the court Mimi works with Body Smart Health as well as ambassador work with the Diamond Spirit Program. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Round 14 match program 2018". issu.com. Refer to pp. 6
  2. 1 2 "Jemma Mi Mi profile". Queensland Firebirds.
  3. ↑ "Player Announcement - Jemma Mi Mi". The Home of the Queensland Firebirds. Queensland Firebirds. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Dream becomes reality as Mi Mi flies with Firebirds". The Morning Bulletin. 15 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jemma Mi Mi statistics". Netball Draft Central.
  6. ↑ "Jemma Mi Mi's journey of self-discovery". Queensland Firebirds.


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