Belinda Louise Colling (born 12 September 1975)Zealand Olympic Committee profile: Belinda Colling
Retrieved on 4 September 2021. is a former

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international

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and

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representative.

Netball career

As a netballer, Colling represented New Zealand 91 times between 1996 and 2006, playing in the

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in three

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and in two

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. In

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netball, she played first for the

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(1998–2000), before moving to the

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in 2001. She played with the Christchurch-based side until initially retiring in 2005, moving to Scotland with husband Charlie Hore for his

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career. She returned to

and the National Bank Cup in 2006 and played for the seven time-winning

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. But later that year she announced her retirement for a second time, expecting the birth of her second child.

Basketball career

Colling was a member of the

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that finished in 11th place at the

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. She is New Zealand Olympian number 774.

Personal life

Colling comes from a sporting background. Her uncle, Lin Colling, was a New Zealand rugby representative. He and several of Belinda's other relatives represented

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at provincial level. Her husband is Charlie Hore, a rugby union player for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colling, Belinda 1975 births Living people New Zealand women's basketball players New Zealand international netball players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Olympic basketball players of New Zealand Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Cromwell, New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in netball People educated at Logan Park High School Netball players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Team Northumbria netball players Netball Superleague players New Zealand expatriate netball people in England 1999 World Netball Championships players 2003 World Netball Championships players Southern Sting players Otago Rebels players Canterbury Flames players