Sigrid Burger

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Sigrid Burger
Personal information
Born (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)
Somerset West, South Africa
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): goal shooter, goal attack
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2016-present Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 29
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's netball
World University Netball Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Miami team
African Netball Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Cape Town team

Sigrid Burger also simply known as Sigi Burger (born 23 February 1996) is a South African netball player who plays in the positions of goal shooter. UK [1] [2] [3] She was also part of the South African squad which finished at fourth position at the 2019 Netball World Cup. [4]

Career

Sigrid made her international debut for South Africa against Wales at the 2016 Wales- South Africa test series. She also played for the South African university netball team at the 2016 World University Netball Championships where South Africa eventually went onto become the champions. [5] She also represented South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance and was part of the South African squad which finished at fifth position in the netball tournament. [6]

She was signed up by Surrey Storm club in 2018 and played for the club at the 2018 Netball Superleague season. [7] [8] She also received NWU Sportswoman of the Year 2018 for her performances at both domestic and international level. [9]

She was not initially included in the South African squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup. [10] But she was later added to the squad as an injury replacement to Ine-Mari Venter during the back end of the tournament. [11]

She was also a key member of the South African squad which won the 2019 African Netball Championships which was held in Cape Town. [12] [13]

She switched to play for London Pulse club for the upcoming 2020 Netball Superleague season after featuring for the Surrey Storm club nearly for two years in the Netball Superleague. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ VarsitySportsSA (30 September 2014). "Player Profile Sigrid (Sigi) Burger •". varsitysportssa.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sigrid Burger". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sigrid Burger". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "South Africa". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sigi Burger – Fight for the fatherless" . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Netball | Athlete Profile: Sigrid BURGER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ↑ jtulloch (15 April 2019). "Sigrid Burger". Vitality Netball Superleague. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sigi Burger". Surrey Storm. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sigi Burger aims for the stars after a successful 2018". Potchefstroom Herald. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sigi Burger and Shadine Van der Merwe out to return to winning ways". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Sigi Burger to replace injured Ine-Mari Venter for South Africa at Netball World Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Proteas crowned African Netball Champs". ewn. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Proteas crowned 2019 Africa Netball Cup winners". Sport. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Sigi Burger moves to London Pulse for 2020 Superleague season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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