Tracey Fear (born 1959) was an Australian-born

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player who played 63 times for

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. In 1999 she was chosen as a member of New Zealand's "Team of the Century". She later worked for

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and was made an Officer of the

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in 2018.

Early life

Tracey Fear was born in Maroochydore in the

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, of

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, Australia on 19 August 1959. Her mother played netball at state level in Australia, while her father played

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. She moved to New Zealand in 1974 when her father was posted to the Australian High Commission in New Zealand's capital,

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Netball career

Fear played her first game for the ''Silver Ferns'', the

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, against Australia on 10 July 1982. She retired in 1988, being captain of the team in that year. She was a member of the national team in the

1983 World Netball Championships The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 11 to 24 June and was held in Singapore. This edition of the tournament featured 14 t ...

when New Zealand finished second to Australia, and in the gold medal-winning team in the 1987 Championships. Fear also won a gold medal at the

1985 World Games The 1985 World Games, commonly known as London 1985, were the second edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event held in London, England. Three main venues were used, the main one being the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre ...

. She usually played in the goal keeper position and formed a dominant defensive pairing for the ''Silver Ferns'' with

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Coaching career

Fear gained post-graduate diplomas in sports studies and management from the University of Otago and the

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. She coached the New Zealand A team, the New Zealand Under-21 team, and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. In 1995 she started work with

, first as a netball development officer and then, from 2000, as Netball Director and High-Performance Director. Returning to Australia in 2012, she first worked for

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and then as Director of Sports at the

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in Sydney.

Awards

Fear was made an Officer the

(ONZM) in 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fear, Tracey Living people 1959 births New Zealand international netball players 1983 World Netball Championships players 1987 World Netball Championships players Netball players at the 1985 World Games Netball players from Queensland Australian netball players New Zealand netball players New Zealand netball administrators Australian netball administrators Australian expatriate netball people in New Zealand Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic coaches New Zealand netball coaches National Bank Cup coaches People from Maroochydore