Susan Elizabeth Fuhrmann (born 30 July 1986), known as "the Fuhrmannator", is an Australian retired international

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player.

Early life

Susan Fuhrmann was born and raised in Katoomba,

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until her parents moved to

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when she was five-years old. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Fuhrmann debuted for the Australian national team in 2006, and was also a member of the Australian team that won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold at the

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. She used her height advantage to intimidate her opponents, especially

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, New Zealand's top shooter.

ANZ Championship

Fuhrmann played in the

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for the

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, where she was the tallest player in the competition, along with

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shooter

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, both standing at . She previously played for

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(2007) and the

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(2004–06) in the

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Australian Netball Diamonds

Fuhrmann made 33 appearances for the

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(the national team), her last appearance being at the end of the 2011 season and she was not selected for the squad for the 2012 season. On 2 February 2013 Fuhrmann announced her retirement from netball.

References

1986 births Living people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games West Coast Fever players ANZ Championship players AIS Canberra Darters players Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Australia international netball players Perth Orioles players Netball players from New South Wales West Australian Netball League players Australia international Fast5 players 2011 World Netball Championships players Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-netball-bio-stub