Susan Fuhrmann

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Susan Fuhrmann
Personal information
Full nameSusan Elizabeth Fuhrmann
Born (1986-07-30) 30 July 1986 (age 36)
Katoomba, New South Wales
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation Pharmacist
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2004–2006 AIS Canberra Darters
2007 Perth Orioles
2008–2012 West Coast Fever
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2006–07, 2009–2011 Australia 33
Last updated: 2018-08-13

Susan Elizabeth Fuhrmann (born 30 July 1986), known as "the Fuhrmannator", is an Australian retired international netball player.

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Early life

Susan Fuhrmann was born and raised in Katoomba, New South Wales until her parents moved to Perth when she was five-years old. [1] She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Fuhrmann debuted for the Australian national team in 2006, [2] and was also a member of the Australian team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the 2011 Netball World Championships. She used her height advantage to intimidate her opponents, especially Irene van Dyk, New Zealand's top shooter. [3]

ANZ Championship

Fuhrmann played in the ANZ Championship for the West Coast Fever, where she was the tallest player in the competition, [4] [5] along with Queensland Firebirds shooter Romelda Aiken, both standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in). She previously played for Perth Orioles (2007) and the AIS Canberra Darters (2004–06) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. [6]

Australian Netball Diamonds

Fuhrmann made 33 appearances for the Australian Netball Diamonds (the national team), her last appearance being at the end of the 2011 season and she was not selected for the squad for the 2012 season. On 2 February 2013 Fuhrmann announced her retirement from netball. [7]

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References

  1. "Susan Fuhrmann, Australian and West Coast Fever Netballer". Christian Today. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. 2008 ANZ Championship profile Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  3. Lulham, Amanda (19 September 2009). "Fuhrmann in fine form". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. 2009 West Coast Fever profile Archived 15 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  5. Johannsen, Dana (25 April 2008). "The high achiever". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. 2008 West Coast Fever team profile Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  7. Foreman, Glen (2 February 2013). "Injury forces Fuhrmann retirement". PerthNow. Retrieved 17 January 2019.