Nat Panagarry (born 27 December 1990) is an English netballer who has won back-to-back Netball Superleague titles as captain of Loughborough Lightning and a Bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup. [1][3][5]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Natalie Panagarry | |||||||||||||
| Born |
27 December 1990[1] preston, England | |||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| School | Arnold School[2] | |||||||||||||
| University | Leeds Beckett[1] | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): C, WD | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present[3] |
 England | 18[4] | ||||||||||||
| (Correct as of 23 May 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Domestic Career
editPanacarry played for Yorkshire Jets while she was at university. She took a break from netball to work full time and travel, before being recruited to Loughborough Lightning by coach Karen Atkinson.[6]
Panagarry captained her team to back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. [7]
International Career
editPanagarry made her England Roses debut in 2016 against Australia.[6]
After a prolific season at the Lightning, Panagarry was selected in the England 12-player squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup, going on to win the Bronze medal.[4]
Personal Life
editPanagarry started playing netball at the age of 9. She became engaged during the 2023 Covid-19 lockdown period and married her wife Katie in November 2023.[8] She has spoken about the support that netball provided as her wife underwent cancer treatment throughout the 2023-24 season. [9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Leeds Beckett alumni set to represent England netball". www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
- ^ "Natalie nets place in England squad". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Beth Cobden, Natalie Panagarry and Hannah Joseph join Loughborough". Sky Sports.
- ^ a b "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
- ^ "BBG girls net top prize with Natalie". The Press.
- ^ a b client (24 October 2019). "Where It All Began: Nat Panagarry". England Netball. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Netball Super League 2024: Loughborough Lightning beat Manchester Thunder in final". BBC Sport. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Off The Court: Nat Panagarry shares her experience as an LGBT+ athlete in netball". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Reid, James (9 February 2023). "'She is my superhero': How Nat Panagarry returned to netball after wife's cancer diagnosis". Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nat Panagarry: Loughborough Lightning captain opens up on wife's treatment for cancer". BBC Sport. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.