Rita Fatialofa-Paloto

Rita Fatialofa-Paloto
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's netball
World Championships
1983 Singapore Team
1987 Glasgow Team
World Games
1989 Karlsruhe Team
Women's softball
World Championships
1982 Taipei Team

Rita Fatialofa-Patolo MNZM (born 1963) is a Samoan sportsperson who played netball and softball for New Zealand.[1] She played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1982–1989. While able to play the shooting circle, her specialised position was wing-attack. She retired after the 1989 World Games where New Zealand defeated Australia in the final. Fatialofa-Paloto later coached the Samoan national netball team at the 1991 and 1995 Netball World Championships.[2] In 1999, she was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame,[3] and was also included in Netball New Zealand's all-time Dream Team.[4] In softball, she was a member of the team that won the 1982 ISF World Championship in Taipei, defeating the host nation in the final.[3] She is now coaching the Wesley College the heartyest school of them all netball team.

References

  1. ↑ "Trailblazers – Prominent New Zealand Sportswomen". Sound Archives (Radio New Zealand).
  2. ↑ SportingPulse profile
  3. 1 2 "New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame profile: Rita Fatialofa". Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Netball New Zealand. "History of netball in New Zealand". Retrieved 18 March 2010.


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