Joanne Harten

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Joanne Harten
MBE
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Harten in 2008
Personal information
Full nameJoanne Elizabeth Harten [1]
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 32)
Harlow, Essex, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] [3]
University Loughborough University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
YearsClub team(s)Apps
199x–200x Harlow Tegate
2006–2007 Galleria Mavericks
2007–2011 Loughborough Lightning
2012–2013 Canterbury Tactix
2014–2016 Waikato Magic
2017– Giants Netball
2019 → Loughborough Lightning
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2007– England 107 [4]
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team
Netball World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Singapore Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Sydney Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Liverpool Team
Fast5 Netball World Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Liverpool Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Melbourne Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Liverpool Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Auckland Team
Last updated: 7 April 2020

Joanne Elizabeth Harten MBE (born 21 March 1989), also referred to as Jo Harten, is an England netball international. She was a member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2020 she received an MBE for her services to netball. She was also a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups. At club level she has played in grand finals for Galleria Mavericks, Loughborough Lightning and Giants Netball. Harten has captained Loughborough Lightning, Giants and England teams.

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Early life, family and education

Harten is originally from Harlow, Essex. She is the daughter of Barry and Chris Harten. Her family home is in Church Langley. In her youth she played various sports including association football, tennis and field hockey. Her mother, who played for a team in a local league, introduced her to netball. Harten subsequently began playing with a local club, Harlow Tegate Netball Club. [5] [6] [7] Harten graduated from Loughborough University in 2011 with a BA in International Relations. [2] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Playing career

Netball Superleague

Galleria Mavericks

Harten played for Galleria Mavericks during the 2006–07 Netball Superleague season, helping them reach the grand final. In the grand final, Harten scored 15/19 as Mavericks lost 53–45 to Team Bath. [12] [13]

Loughborough Lightning

Between 2007 and 2011, while attending Loughborough University, Harten played for Loughborough Lightning. In the 2008 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Harten scored 24/30 as Lightning lost 43–39 to her former team, Galleria Mavericks. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] In 2009 Harten was appointed Loughborough Lightning captain. [19] In October 2019, Harten guested for Loughborough Lightning in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship, helping them win the tournament as she scored 58 of their 61 goals as they defeated Wasps 61–35 in the final. [20] [21] [22] [23]

Australia and New Zealand

Canterbury Tactix

During the 2012 and 2013 ANZ Championship seasons Harten played for Canterbury Tactix. [4] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Waikato Magic

Between 2014 and 2016 Harten played for Waikato Magic. [4] [28] [29]

Giants Netball

Since 2017, Harten has played for the Giants Netball franchise in the Suncorp Super Netball. [4] [30] [31] In her debut season with Giants, Harten helped them reach the grand final but finished on the losing side as Sunshine Coast Lightning defeated Giants 65–48. In the final she scored 20/25. [32] [33] Ahead of the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, Harten was appointed captain of the Giants team. [34] [35] [36]

England

Harten made her senior debut for England on 11 November 2007 against Barbados during the 2007 World Netball Championships. [2] [6] She was subsequently a member of England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. [37] [38] [39] She was also a member of the England teams that won the gold medals at the 2011 and 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournaments. [7] [40] [41] Harten was a prominent member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In the semi-final against Jamaica, she scored a dramatic last-second winner that saw England reach a Commonwealth Games final for the first time. [42] [43] Harten captained England at the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series. [44] [45] She made her 100th senior England appearance against Uganda on 12 July 2019 during the 2019 Netball World Cup. [6] [46] In 2020 she received an MBE for her services to netball. [1] [8] [47]

TournamentsPlace
2007 World Netball Championships [37] 4th
2009 World Netball Series [48] 4th
2010 Commonwealth Games [49] Bronze medal icon.svg
2010 World Netball Series [50] Silver medal icon.svg
2011 World Netball Championships [24] [38] [51] Bronze medal icon.svg
2011 World Netball Series [7] [52] Gold medal icon.svg
2012 Fast5 Netball World Series [7] Silver medal icon.svg
2014 Commonwealth Games [53] [54] 4th
2015 Netball World Cup [39] [55] Bronze medal icon.svg
2016 Netball Quad Series [56] [57] 3rd
2016 Fast5 Netball World Series [58] 4th
2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September) [59] 3rd
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series [40] [41] Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Commonwealth Games [2] [11] [42] [43] [60] Gold medal icon.svg
2018 Netball Quad Series (September) [61] 2nd
2018 Fast5 Netball World Series [44] [45] 5th
2019 Netball Quad Series [62] 2nd
2019 Netball World Cup [6] [63] [64] [46] Bronze medal icon.svg

Personal

Harten is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. [65]

Honours

England
Giants Netball
Loughborough Lightning
Galleria Mavericks

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