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| Full name | Lyn Gunson (née Parker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 December 1953 Northland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7.25 in (1.71 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
University of Otago University of Waikato University of Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): WD, C, WA, GD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1985 | New Zealand | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Bay of Plenty Magic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Team Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyn Gunson (born 31 December 1953), also known as Lyn Parker, is a former New Zealand netball international and a former head coach of both the New Zealand and England national netball teams. She captained New Zealand when they won the 1985 World Games title and coached them when they retained the same title in 1989. In 1989 she was named New Zealand Coach of the Year. Between 1999 and 2008 Gunson also served as head coach and/or director of netball for Team Bath, guiding them to Netball Superleague titles in 2005–06 and 2006–07.