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Full name | Natalie Bode (née von Bertouch) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Adelaide, South Australia[1][2] | 16 December 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Immanuel College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Flinders University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Dietician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Jace Bode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Laura von Bertouch (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s): C, WA, WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
199x–20xx | Contax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Australian Institute of Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2013 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Australia | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalie von Bertouch /ˈbɜːrˌtoʊ/ BUR-toh;[3] (born 16 December 1982), also known as Natalie Bode, is a former Australia netball international. Between 2004 and 2012 she made 76 senior appearances for Australia. Bertouch was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medals at the 2007 and 2011 World Netball Championships. She captained Australia at the latter tournament. She was also a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. At club level, Bertouch captained Adelaide Thunderbirds to two ANZ Championship titles in 2010 and 2013. Her older sister Laura von Bertouch is also a former netball player. The two sisters were team mates with both Thunderbirds and Australia.