Chrisna van Zyl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chrisna van Zyl (née Bootha) | ||
| Born |
10 August 1983 South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2009–present |
 South Africa | ||
| (Correct as of 27 November 2011) | |||
Chrisna van Zyl (née Bootha; born 10 August 1983) is a South African netball player. Van Zyl plays in the positions of Goal Shooter (GS) and Goal Attack (GA). She is a member of the South Africa national netball team and has competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, among many other tournaments.[1] She has also participated in the 2010 World Netball Series and the 2011 World Netball Series, both held in Liverpool, UK.[2] In October 2012, she travelled with the Proteas to Australia & New Zealand to participate in the Quad-Series tournament.
In November 2012 she was a member of the Proteas Fast5 team in the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series where she won a bronze medal.[3] She scored several long range "Super Shots" throughout the tournament, a major reason for the Proteas success.
Playing history
[edit]| Year(s) | Team |
|---|---|
| 1999 | U/16 S.A Schools |
| 2000 | S.A U/17 |
| 2003-2004 | COSANA Swaziland |
| 2004-2009 | SPAR Proteas Squad |
| 2009 | Tri-Nations vs Fiji & Botswana |
| 2009 | COSANA Games Durban |
| 2010 | Test Series vs Samoa |
| 2010 | AFRICA WNC Qualifying Round |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games New Delhi |
| 2010 | FAST5 World Netball Series Liverpool |
| 2011 | Tri-Nations vs Botswana & Singapore |
| 2011 | Test Series vs Trinidad & Tobago |
References
[edit]- ^ Netball South Africa official player profile. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
- ^ Chrisna Bootha player profile, Netball England website Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
- ^ Netball South Africa site Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today
External links
[edit]- Netball South Africa official player profile. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
- Chrisna Bootha player profile, Netball England website. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
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