Grace Kara
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Grace Rasmussen 18 March 1988 Auckland,New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Spouse | Mark Kara | ||
Married | 11 November 2017 | ||
Relatives |
Rachel Rasmussen(sister) Roma Rasmussen(sister) Ann Helen Nu'uali'itia(sister)[1] | ||
Netball career | |||
Playingposition(s):WA, C, GA | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
2005–07 | Auckland Diamonds | ||
2008–2013 | Northern Mystics | 39 | |
2014–2017 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
2017–2018 | Northern Stars | ||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
2004–09 | New Zealand U21 | ||
2010–2019 | Silver Ferns | 63[2] | |
FastNet Ferns | |||
Medal record | |||
Last updated:15 December 2017 |
Grace Kara[3](néeRasmussen; born 18 March 1988 inAuckland,New Zealand) is a former New Zealandnetballplayer ofSamoandescent.[4]Kara played in theNational Bank Cupfor theAuckland Diamondsfrom 2005 to 2007. She continued playing in Auckland for theNorthern Mysticsin theANZ Championship,starting in 2008. She is the younger sister of fellow Mystics playerRachel Rasmussenand she is also the older sister ofAnn-Helen Rasmussen.
Kara was a member of the New Zealand U21 team from 2004 to 2009, winning gold (2005) and silver (2009) medals at the World Youth National Championships. In 2009, she travelled with the senior national team, theSilver Ferns,as a member of their extended training squad.[2]Kara earned a place in the Silver Ferns lineup the following year,[5]making her debut against Samoa.[6]She later travelled to Delhi for the2010 Commonwealth Games,and was named in the 2010 Fastnet Ferns for theWorld Netball Series.[7]
She suffered a season ending ACL injury in 2011, which left her out of the end of year squad. She made the squad again for the 2012–13 season, and was named in the twelve for the Australian leg of the 2012 Quad Series, but a stress fracture left her unable to take part.[8]
In 2017 she joinedNorthern Starswhere she almost immediately became the captain of theANZ Premiershipteam.[9]In 2018 she announced that she is pregnant.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^Sewell, Jane (14 August 2010)."Grace Rasmussen gets attack role".The Press.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^ab"Grace Kara".International Olympic Committee.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Squad".Silver Ferns Netball.Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2018.Retrieved11 July2018.
- ^Bertrand, Kelly (30 November 2017)."Silver Fern Grace Rasmussen's fairytale wedding".New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
- ^ONE Sport (30 July 2010)."One new cap for Silver Ferns".TVNZ.Archived fromthe originalon 2 August 2010.Retrieved11 September2010.
- ^Street, Toni(8 August 2010)."Rasmussen adds spark".TVNZ. Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2011.Retrieved11 September2010.
- ^Johannsen, Dana (19 October 2010)."Wider Silver Ferns squad join defence of Fastnet title".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Netball: Francois in for injured Rasmussen".The New Zealand Herald.9 October 2012.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Kara more driven as Stars captain".Radio New Zealand.15 March 2018.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Northern Stars Captain Grace Kara Announces Pregnancy".www.starsnetball.co.nz. 8 October 2018.Retrieved19 October2022.
- ^"Stars captain Grace Kara announces pregnancy".anzpremiership.co.nz. 8 October 2018.Retrieved19 October2022.
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