Waimarama Taumaunu

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name = Waimarama Taumaunu


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occupation = Silver Ferns Asst Coach
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nationalyears = 1981–91
nationalteams = New Zealand
nationalcaps = 68 caps

Waimarama Taumaunu, MBE, (born 18 October 1962 in Waipawa, New Zealand)cite news |title=New approach for Ferns coach |publisher=stuff.co.nz |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4689502a10895.html |date=2008-09-12 |accessdate=2008-09-30] is a New Zealand netball coach and former international netball player. Taumaunu was a member of New Zealand's national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1981 to 1991. During that time, she played in the team that won the 1987 Netball World Championships, and was also captain of the team in the last three years of her international career.cite news | author = NZPA | title = Taumaunu named as Silver Ferns assistant coach | publisher = "The New Zealand Herald" | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10510030 | date = 2008-05-14 | accessdate = 2008-07-23]

In 1998 Taumaunu was appointed as national performance director for All England Netball, [cite news | author = Hubbard, Alan | title = A nation reaching out to hired hands | publisher = "The Independent" | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/a-nation-reaching-out-to-hired-hands-741430.html | date = 1999-11-21 | accessdate = 2008-07-23] and remained in that role until 2003. During that time she was also the assistant coach for the England national team in their 2003 Netball World Championships campaign. In 2007, Taumaunu was the head coach of the Capital Shakers in the National Bank Cup.

Taumaunu was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996; she was also inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. [ [http://www.maorisportsawards.co.nz/halloffame/hall_wahine_taumaunu.htm Māori Sports Awards] recipient profile] In May 2008, Taumaunu accepted the position of assistant coach for the Silver Ferns, under head coach Ruth Aitken.

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