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Full name | Norma Margaret Plummer | |||||||||||||
Born |
Carlton, Victoria | 24 November 1944|||||||||||||
Occupation | Netball coach | |||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
1972–1981 | Australia | |||||||||||||
Coaching career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team(s) | |||||||||||||
199x–1996 | Melbourne Pumas | |||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Melbourne Phoenix | |||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Australian Institute of Sport | |||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Australia | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | West Coast Fever | |||||||||||||
2015–2019 | South Africa | |||||||||||||
2022-present | South Africa | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated: 2019-10-13 |
Norma Margaret Plummer AM (born 24 November 1944) is a former Australian national player who also served as netball coach for both Australia and South Africa. She was coach of Australia from 2003 to 2011, ending her coaching career with the Diamonds on 67 victories from 89 Tests — a success rate of 75 per cent. She was replaced as coach of Australia by Lisa Alexander. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the sport. In November 2022 it was announced she would be returning to South Africa to coach the South Africa national netball side the Spar Proteas starting in 2022. The announcement came ahead of the 2023 Netball World Cup that is currently held in South Africa.