Laura Langman

Laura Langman

Personal information
Born	16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) Hamilton, New Zealand
School	Hillcrest High School
University	Waikato University
Netball information
Positions	WD, C, WA
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Medal record Competitor for New Zealand World Netball Championships Silver 2007 Auckland Netball Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne Netball Gold 2010 Delhi Netball World Netball Series Gold 2009 Manchester Fastnet

Laura Langman (born 16 April 1986 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. Primarily a midcourt player, Langman is the captain of the New Zealand national netball team – the Silver Ferns, and also captains the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship.

Early career

While still a student at Hillcrest High School in Hamilton, Langman was selected for the New Zealand U21 team. In 2003 she made her elite netball debut with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the National Bank Cup, and later that year was selected for the Silver Ferns.

Silver Ferns debut

Langman made her international test debut in 2005 against England. That year she captained the New Zealand U21 side to win gold at the World Youth Netball Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the National Bank Cup, Langman won two premierships with the Magic in 2005 and 2006. She was also selected for the Silver Ferns team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

The following year she made the Silver Ferns team to contest the 2007 Netball World Championships in Auckland, but almost had to withdraw with a foot injury. Langman recovered in time for the Championships, in which the Silver Ferns came in second behind Australia.

ANZ Championship era

With the start of the ANZ Championship, Langman remained with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, who finished runners-up in 2008. She was named vice-captain of the Silver Ferns that year, and was elevated to acting co-captain following an injury to Julie Seymour. Although normally a wing defender, Langman became increasingly shifted into different areas of the midcourt to cover gaps left by injured players or personnel changes. In 2009 she earned her 50th test cap against England at the age of 23, and won a gold medal with the Silver Ferns at the 2009 World Netball Series in Manchester. The following year she won another gold medal with the Silver Ferns at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She was also named captain of the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic for the 2010 ANZ Championship season, and continued in the role in 2011.

External links

• 2011 ANZ Championship profile: Laura Langman
• Johannsen, Dana (10 April 2009). "My life in sport: Laura Langman". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10566058&pnum=0. Retrieved 5 April 2010.