Susan Fuhrmann

Susan Fuhrmann
Personal information
Full name	Susan Elizabeth Fuhrmann
Born	(1986-07-30) 30 July 1986 Katoomba, New South Wales
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation	Student
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Netball World Championships Gold 2007 Auckland Netball Gold 2011 Singapore Netball Commonwealth Games Silver 2006 Melbourne Netball Silver 2010 Delhi Netball World Netball Series Bronze 2009 Manchester Fastnet
Last updated: 2009-03-14

Susan Elizabeth Fuhrmann (born 30 July 1986), known as "the Fuhrmannator", is an Australian retired international netball player. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Fuhrmann debuted for the Australian national team in 2006,^[1] and was also a member of the Australian team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2007 Netball World Championships 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.^[2]

ANZ Championship

Fuhrmann played in the ANZ Championship for the West Coast Fever, where she was the tallest player in the competition,^[3][4] along with Queensland Firebirds shooter Romelda Aiken, both standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in). She previously played for the Perth Orioles (now West Coast Fever, 2007) and the AIS Canberra Darters (2004–06) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.^[5]

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 after a highly decorated international and domestic career.

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