Georgie Salter | |
Fullname: | Georgina Hera Salter |
Maidenname: | Hapuku |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1950 |
Death Date: | (aged 67) |
Occupation: | Netball coach |
Relatives: | Reinga Bloxham (niece) |
Positions: | GD, WD, C, WA |
Clubyears1: | 1969–1974 |
Clubteam1: | Otago |
Clubyears2: | 1976–1978 |
Clubteam2: | Otago |
Nationalyears1: | 1974–1975 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Coachyears1: | 1998–2000 |
Coachyears2: | 1991–2000 |
Coachteam2: | Otago |
Coachyears3: | 1999–2000 |
Coachteam3: | New Zealand U21 |
Coachyears4: | 2001–2002 |
Coachyears5: | 2008 |
Coachteam5: | Otago |
Coachyears6: | 2017–2018 |
Coachteam6: | Netball South |
Georgina Hera Salter (née Hapuku; 2 December 1950 – 28 November 2018) was a New Zealand netball coach and international netball player.
Salter was a member of the national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1974 to 1975. She coached the Otago Rebels to win the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup in 1998, and guided Otago to the national provincial title in the same year.[1] [2]
In the 2019 New Year Honours, Salter was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to netball. The Queen's approval of the award took effect on 27 November 2018, prior to the date of decease.[3]