Jo Harten Explained

Joanne Harten
Fullname:Joanne Elizabeth Harten [1]
Birth Date:21 March 1989
Height: [2] [3]
Positions:GS, GA
Clubyears1:199x–200x
Clubteam1:Harlow Tegate
Clubyears2:2006–2007
Clubyears3:2007–2011
Clubyears4:2012–2013
Clubyears5:2014–2016
Clubyears6:2017–
Clubyears7:2019
Nationalyears1:2007–2023
Nationalcaps1:117[4]
Updated:24 April 2023
Clubapps6:96

Joanne Elizabeth Harten (born 21 March 1989) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also sits on the board of the Australian Netball Players’ Association.[5]

In 2020 she received an 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.

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.[6] [7] [8]

Harten graduated from Loughborough University in 2011 with a BA in International Relations.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] She is currently studying a Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.[14]

Playing career

Netball Superleague

Galleria MavericksHarten 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.[15] [16]
  • Loughborough LightningBetween 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.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

    • In 2009 Harten was appointed Loughborough Lightning captain.[22] 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.[23] [24] [25] [26]

    Australia and New Zealand

    Canterbury TactixDuring the 2012 and 2013 ANZ Championship seasons Harten played for Canterbury Tactix.[27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
    Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicBetween 2014 and 2016 Harten played for Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.[32] [33] [34]
    Giants NetballSince 2017, Harten has played for the Giants Netball franchise in the Suncorp Super Netball.[35] [36] [37] 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.[38] [39]

    Ahead of the 2020 Suncorp Super Netball season, Harten was appointed captain of the Giants team.[40] [41] [42]

    Harten was the victim of cyberbullying via Instagram for a game against the West Coast Fever that was lost due to a held ball in the last few seconds of the game. "Love me or hate me, I compete hard for 60 mins, but no one deserves this," Harten wrote.[43]

    England

    Harten made her senior debut for England on 11 November 2007 against Barbados during the 2007 World Netball Championships.[44] [45] 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.[46] [47] [48]

    She was also a member of the England teams that won the gold medals at the 2011 and 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournaments.[49] [50] [51] 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.[52] [53]

    Harten captained England at the 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series.[54] [55] She made her 100th senior England appearance against Uganda on 12 July 2019 during the 2019 Netball World Cup.[56] [57] In 2020 she received an for her services to netball.[58] [59] [60]

    Harten announced her retirement from international netball on 24 April 2023, stating "I cannot give 100 per cent of myself both physically and mentally at this stage".[61] She will continue to play for the Giants.

    TournamentsPlace
    2007 World Netball Championships[62] 4th
    2009 World Netball Series[63] 4th
    2010 Commonwealth Games[64]
    2010 World Netball Series[65]
    2011 World Netball Championships[66] [67] [68]
    2011 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[69] [70] 2nd
    2011 World Netball Series[71] [72]
    2012 Fast5 Netball World Series[73]
    2014 Commonwealth Games[74] [75] 4th
    2014 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[76] [77] 2nd
    2015 Netball World Cup[78] [79]
    2016 Netball Quad Series[80] [81] 3rd
    2016 Fast5 Netball World Series[82] 4th
    2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)[83] 3rd
    2017 Taini Jamison Trophy Series[84] [85] [86] 2nd
    2017 Fast5 Netball World Series[87] [88]
    2018 Commonwealth Games[89] [90] [91] [92] [93]
    2018 Netball Quad Series (September)[94] 2nd
    2018 Fast5 Netball World Series[95] [96] 5th
    2019 Netball Quad Series[97] 2nd
    2019 Netball World Cup[98] [99] [100] [101]

    Personal

    Harten is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[102]

    Honours

    England
    Giants Netball
    Loughborough Lightning
    Galleria Mavericks

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: New Year Honours: Essex . www.itv.com . 6 April 2020 . 27 December 2019.
    2. Web site: Joanne Harten . gc2018.com . 4 April 2020.
    3. Web site: Jo Harten . teamengland.org . 7 April 2020.
    4. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 4 April 2020.
    5. Web site: ANPA Staff . Australian Netball Players' Association . 17 September 2023.
    6. Web site: Jo Harten's parents delighted for their golden girl after Commonwealth Games Netball triumph . www.yourharlow.com . 7 April 2020 . 15 April 2018.
    7. Web site: Where it all began: Jo Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 12 July 2019.
    8. Web site: Gold medalist Jo Harten returns to Harlow to inspire school children . www.essexlive.news . 6 April 2020 . 21 November 2018.
    9. Web site: Joanne Harten . gc2018.com . 4 April 2020.
    10. Web site: POLIS alumna Joanne Harten in Queen's New Year's Honours List 2020 . www.lboro.ac.uk . 4 April 2020 . 21 January 2020.
    11. Web site: Performance netball . www.lboro.ac.uk . 8 February 2020.
    12. Web site: Loughborough Netballers get set to compete on World Stage . www.lboro.ac.uk . 24 January 2020 . 11 July 2019.
    13. Web site: Nine Loughborough netballers selected for Commonwealth Games . www.lboro.ac.uk . 28 January 2020 . 2 March 2018.
    14. Web site: The 2022 Commonwealth Games begin this week: good luck to our elite-athlete students and alumni in Birmingham . Deakin Life . Deakin University . 27 July 2022.
    15. Web site: Mavericks Edge Into Netball Superleague Grand Final . www.sportfocus.com . 5 April 2020 . 3 June 2007.
    16. Web site: Team Bath defend their Super League Title . womensportreport.com . 5 February 2020 . 9 June 2007.
    17. Web site: What a match! Mavericks def Loughborough Lightning in Super League Final . www.womensportreport.com . 3 April 2020 . 6 April 2008.
    18. Web site: Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks . www.whtimes.co.uk . 3 February 2020 . 6 April 2008.
    19. Web site: Super leauge [sic] final 5th April 2008 . www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk . 3 April 2020 . 5 April 2008.
    20. Web site: Mavericks win Netball Superleague final . www.sportsister.com . 4 February 2020 . 8 April 2008.
    21. Web site: Superleague victory for Mavericks . www.express.co.uk . 5 April 2020 . 5 April 2008.
    22. Web site: Netball: England star Harten to captain new-look Loughborough Lightning team . www.sportsister.com . 5 April 2020 . 30 November 2009.
    23. Web site: Harten returns to Lightning for Fast5 . www.lboro.ac.uk . 5 April 2020 . 2 October 2019.
    24. Web site: Loughborough Lightning Netball are crowned 2019 Fast 5 All-Star Champions . www.lboro.ac.uk . 7 February 2020 . 12 October 2019.
    25. Web site: Jo Harten shoots Loughborough Lightning to British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship title . www.bbc.co.uk . 7 February 2020 . 12 October 2019.
    26. Web site: Harten Stars As Lightning Strike For Second Time At British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship . www.fast5allstars.com . 13 March 2020 . 12 October 2019.
    27. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 4 April 2020.
    28. Web site: Jo Harten looks forward to joining Tactix . www.stuff.co.nz . 4 November 2012 . 14 July 2011.
    29. Web site: Rough going for Tactix's English imports . www.stuff.co.nz . 26 April 2020 . 9 February 2012.
    30. Web site: Vixens target Canterbury Tactix' Jo Harten . www.stuff.co.nz . 5 April 2020 . 7 May 2012.
    31. Web site: There's hope yet for bottom Canterbury Tactix . www.stuff.co.nz . 26 April 2020 . 7 July 2012.
    32. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 4 April 2020.
    33. Web site: Winning culture brought Jo Harten to Magic . www.stuff.co.nz . 22 September 2016 . 21 August 2013.
    34. Web site: Netball: Fear factor gone for Harten . www.odt.co.nz . 5 April 2020 . 10 May 2015.
    35. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 4 April 2020.
    36. Web site: Jo Harten . giantsnetball.com.au . 6 April 2020.
    37. Web site: Jo Harten . netball.draftcentral.com.au . 6 April 2020.
    38. Web site: Sunshine Coast Lightning down Giants 65-48 to win Suncorp Super Netball grand final . www.couriermail.com.au . 6 April 2020 . 17 June 2017.
    39. Web site: Sunshine Coast Lightning blow out Giants to win inaugural Super Netball title . www.theguardian.com . 6 April 2020 . 17 June 2017.
    40. Web site: 2020 GIANTS Netball Captains Announced . giantsnetball.com.au . 6 April 2020 . 6 February 2020.
    41. Web site: Suncorp Super Netball: Jo Harten proud to be named GIANTS' captain . www.skysports.com . 6 April 2020 . 7 February 2020.
    42. Web site: Giants name new leader for Super Netball season . westernweekender.com.au . 12 February 2020 . 6 April 2020.
    43. https://wwos.nine.com.au/netball/super-netball-jo-harten-online-abuse-gws-giants-west-coast-fever/10f430b2-bef0-43c6-aaa8-80aadbe2e315 GWS Giants star Jo Harten's classy response to vile online abuse
    44. Web site: Joanne Harten . gc2018.com . 4 April 2020.
    45. Web site: Where it all began: Jo Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 12 July 2019.
    46. Web site: Women Netball XII World Championship 2007 . www.todor66.com . 26 March 2020.
    47. Web site: Women Netball XIII World Championship 2011 Singapore . www.todor66.com . 25 February 2020.
    48. Web site: Women Netball XIV World Championship 2015 Sydney . www.todor66.com . 25 February 2020.
    49. Web site: Gold medalist Jo Harten returns to Harlow to inspire school children . www.essexlive.news . 6 April 2020 . 21 November 2018.
    50. News: Fast5 Netball World Series: England beat Jamaica to win title . www.bbc.co.uk . 30 March 2020 . 29 October 2017.
    51. Web site: Roses crowned Fast5 Netball World Series Champs . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 29 October 2017.
    52. News: Commonwealth Games: Harlow's Jo Harten scores the winner as England's netball team reach first final . www.itv.com . 7 April 2020 . 14 April 2018.
    53. News: Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold . www.bbc.com . 21 April 2018 . 15 April 2018.
    54. Web site: England Roses squad aiming to defend Fast5 World Netball Series title named . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 17 August 2018.
    55. Web site: Karen Atkinson to lead England in Fast5 World Series title defence . www.skysports.com . 6 April 2020 . 22 August 2018.
    56. Web site: Where it all began: Jo Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 12 July 2019.
    57. Web site: Jo Harten and Geva Mentor take six-month breaks from England Netball . www.skysports.com . 6 April 2020 . 7 November 2019.
    58. Web site: New Year Honours: Essex . www.itv.com . 6 April 2020 . 27 December 2019.
    59. Web site: POLIS alumna Joanne Harten in Queen's New Year's Honours List 2020 . www.lboro.ac.uk . 4 April 2020 . 21 January 2020.
    60. Web site: Vitality Roses Serena Guthrie and Jo Harten awarded MBEs . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 5 April 2020 . 28 December 2019.
    61. “I know what it takes to compete against the best in the world, but I feel I cannot give 100 per cent of myself both physically and mentally at this stage,” she said. “The decision has been made with both me and my Roses family in mind, leading into the World Cup campaign.” . della79 . 1650445269690089473 . 2023-04-24 . Twitter . en.
    62. Web site: Women Netball XII World Championship 2007 . www.todor66.com . 26 March 2020.
    63. Web site: Diamonds finish third in World Series . www.abc.net.au . 6 April 2020 . 11 October 2009.
    64. Web site: Netball: England team named for Delhi . teamengland.org . 25 March 2020 . 10 August 2010.
    65. Web site: World Netball Series Liverpool 2010 . www.womensportreport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712143322/https://www.womensportreport.com/world-netball-series-liverpool-2010/wn/672 . 12 July 2020 . 25 March 2020 . 20 November 2010.
    66. Web site: Jo Harten looks forward to joining Tactix . www.stuff.co.nz . 4 November 2012 . 14 July 2011.
    67. Web site: Women Netball XIII World Championship 2011 Singapore . www.todor66.com . 25 February 2020.
    68. Web site: England name squad for World Netball Championships . www.bbc.co.uk . 25 March 2020 . 9 May 2011.
    69. Web site: Newcomers make their mark in Silver Ferns win. netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20170502025842/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/newcomers-make-their-mark-in-silver-ferns-win. 2 May 2017. 3 October 2011. 3 September 2023.
    70. Web site: Silver Ferns wrap up England series with win. stuff.co.nz. 8 October 2011. 28 November 2023.
    71. Web site: Gold medalist Jo Harten returns to Harlow to inspire school children . www.essexlive.news . 6 April 2020 . 21 November 2018.
    72. Web site: World Netball Series delight for England and Herts Mavericks star . www.whtimes.co.uk . 26 April 2020 . 1 December 2011.
    73. Web site: Gold medalist Jo Harten returns to Harlow to inspire school children . www.essexlive.news . 6 April 2020 . 21 November 2018.
    74. Web site: Glasgow 2014: Jade Clarke to lead England netball squad . www.bbc.co.uk . 29 March 2020 . 1 July 2008.
    75. Web site: Joanne Harten . glasgow2014.com . 4 April 2020.
    76. Web site: England edge Silver Ferns in first test. www.silverferns.co.nz. 28 October 2014. 2 December 2023.
    77. Web site: Ferns have one aim in mind - shooting goals. stuff.co.nz. 31 October 2014. 2 December 2023.
    78. Web site: Women Netball XIV World Championship 2015 Sydney . www.todor66.com . 25 February 2020.
    79. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.abc.net.au . 4 April 2020 . 21 August 2015.
    80. Web site: England Netball name 15-player Quad Series squad without Sara Bayman . www.skysports.com . 30 March 2020 . 24 August 2016.
    81. Web site: England overpowered by clinical Australia . 4theloveofsport.co.uk . 30 March 2020 . 31 August 2016.
    82. Web site: England Fives squad announced for 2016 Fast5 tournament . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 30 March 2020 . 7 September 2016.
    83. Web site: Roses beaten by South Africa in final Quad Series match . 4theloveofsport.co.uk . 30 March 2020 . 3 September 2017.
    84. Web site: New Zealand 62–55 England. mc.championdata.com. 6 December 2023. 7 September 2017.
    85. Web site: New Zealand 46–49 England. mc.championdata.com. 6 December 2023. 10 September 2017.
    86. Web site: New Zealand 62–55 England. mc.championdata.com. 6 December 2023. 13 September 2017.
    87. News: Fast5 Netball World Series: England beat Jamaica to win title . www.bbc.co.uk . 30 March 2020 . 29 October 2017.
    88. Web site: Roses crowned Fast5 Netball World Series Champs . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 29 October 2017.
    89. Web site: Joanne Harten . gc2018.com . 4 April 2020.
    90. Web site: Nine Loughborough netballers selected for Commonwealth Games . www.lboro.ac.uk . 28 January 2020 . 2 March 2018.
    91. News: Commonwealth Games: Harlow's Jo Harten scores the winner as England's netball team reach first final . www.itv.com . 7 April 2020 . 14 April 2018.
    92. News: Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold . www.bbc.com . 21 April 2018 . 15 April 2018.
    93. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018 . www.todor66.com . 5 January 2020.
    94. Web site: Incredible comeback secures final Quad Series win for the Roses . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 20 March 2020 . 23 September 2018.
    95. Web site: England Roses squad aiming to defend Fast5 World Netball Series title named . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 17 August 2018.
    96. Web site: Karen Atkinson to lead England in Fast5 World Series title defence . www.skysports.com . 6 April 2020 . 22 August 2018.
    97. Web site: Rachel Dunn guides England to victory but Australia claim Quad Series . 21 January 2019 . www.theguardian.com . 6 April 2020.
    98. Web site: Where it all began: Jo Harten . www.englandnetball.co.uk . 6 April 2020 . 12 July 2019.
    99. Web site: Joanne Harten . www.nwc2019.co.uk . 4 April 2020.
    100. Web site: Netball World Cup 2019: England lose semi-final to New Zealand to dash final dreams . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/netball-world-cup-2019-england-vs-new-zealand-semi-final-result-score-a9013781.html . 9 June 2022 . subscription . live . www.independent.co.uk . 4 April 2020 . 20 July 2019.
    101. Web site: Jo Harten and Geva Mentor take six-month breaks from England Netball . www.skysports.com . 6 April 2020 . 7 November 2019.
    102. News: Premier League predictions: Lawro v England netball stars Helen Housby and Jo Harten . . 9 August 2019 . 31 January 2021.

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