Chrisna van Zyl

Chrisna van Zyl

Personal information
Full name	Chrisna van Zyl (Née: Bootha)
Born	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 42) South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA Years National team(s) Caps 2009–present  South Africa
Medal record Representing  South Africa Fast5 Netball World Series 2012 Auckland Team

Chrisna van Zyl (née Bootha; born 10 August 1983) is a South African netball player. Van Zyl plays in the positions of Goal Shooter (GS) and Goal Attack (GA). She is a member of the South Africa national netball team and has competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, among many other tournaments.^[1] She has also participated in the 2010 World Netball Series and the 2011 World Netball Series, both held in Liverpool, UK.^[2] In October 2012, she travelled with the Proteas to participate in the 2012 Netball Quad Series.

In November 2012 she was a member of the Proteas Fast5 team in the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series where she won a bronze medal.^[3] She scored several long range "Super Shots" throughout the tournament, a major reason for the Proteas success.

Playing history

Year(s)	Team
1999	U/16 S.A Schools
2000	S.A U/17
2003-2004	COSANA Swaziland
2004-2009	SPAR Proteas Squad
2009	Tri-Nations vs Fiji & Botswana
2009	COSANA Games Durban
2010	Test Series vs Samoa
2010	AFRICA WNC Qualifying Round
2010	Commonwealth Games New Delhi
2010	FAST5 World Netball Series Liverpool
2011	Tri-Nations vs Botswana & Singapore
2011	Test Series vs Trinidad & Tobago

References

1. Netball South Africa official player profile. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
2. Chrisna Bootha player profile, Netball England website Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
3. Netball South Africa site Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today

External links

• Netball South Africa official player profile. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.
• Chrisna Bootha player profile, Netball England website. Retrieved on 2011-11-29.