Rita Fatialofa-Paloto

Rita Taimalietane Fatialofa-Patolo MNZM (née Fatialofa, born 1963) is a Samoan sportsperson who played netball and softball for New Zealand.[1] She played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1982 to 1989. While able to play the shooting circle, her specialised position was wing-attack. She retired after the 1989 World Games where New Zealand defeated Australia in the final. Fatialofa-Patolo later coached the Samoan national netball team at the 1991 and 1995 Netball World Championships.[2] In 1999, she was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame,[3] and was also included in Netball New Zealand's all-time Dream Team.[4] In softball, she was a member of the team that won the 1982 ISF World Championship in Taipei, defeating the host nation in the final.[3]

Fatialofa-Patolo in 2014
Rita Fatialofa-Paloto
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's netball
World Championships
1983 Singapore Team
1987 Glasgow Team
World Games
1989 Karlsruhe Team
Women's softball
World Championships
1982 Taipei Team

In the 2014 New Year Honours, Fatialofa-Patolo was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport.[5]

References
  1. "Trailblazers – Prominent New Zealand Sportswomen". Sound Archives (Radio New Zealand). Archived from the original on 3 July 2007.
  2. SportingPulse profile
  3. "New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame profile: Rita Fatialofa". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. Netball New Zealand. "History of netball in New Zealand". Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  5. "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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