Helen Littleworth
| Date of birth | April 23, 1966 | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
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Helen Littleworth (born 23 April 1966) is a former New Zealand hockey and rugby union player. She captained New Zealand at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Littleworth attended Wairarapa College. Before playing for the Black Ferns, she represented New Zealand in hockey from 1986 to 1988. She has a Diploma in Physiotherapy, a Post Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Physiotherapy and a Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy from the University of Otago. She also has a coaching Diploma at Massey University.[3]
In 1995, Littleworth was named University of Otago's Sportsperson of the Year. She is also the former coach of the University Women and Otago Spirit in the Farah Palmer Cup.[3]
She has been the physiotherapist for the following teams:[3][4][2]
- White Ferns
- Black Ferns (1998–2002)
- High Performance New Zealand
- New Zealand Para-athletics Olympics team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
- Athletics New Zealand (2006–2012)
- New Zealand Olympics Team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Team physiotherapist for the Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010)
References[edit]
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (29 October 2021). "The trailblazing Black Ferns who were asked to pay to play at the first Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Cheshire, Jeff (13 January 2022). "Littleworth excited by new pay deal". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Helen Littleworth". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Otago University Rugby Football Club - HLP CUP". www.ourfc.co.nz. Retrieved 25 January 2022.