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| Full name | Natalie Panagarry | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990[1] Preston, England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| School | Arnold School[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| University | Leeds Beckett[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Nat Panagarry (born 27 December 1990) is an English netballer who has won back-to-back Netball Super League titles as captain of Loughborough Lightning and a bronze medal at the 2019 Netball World Cup.[1][3][5]
Early life and education
Panagarry started playing netball at the age of 9. She attended Leeds Beckett University.[6]
Club career
Panagarry played for Yorkshire Jets while she studied at Leeds Beckett University.[6]
Loughborough Lightning
She took a break from netball to work full time and travel, before being recruited to Loughborough Lightning by coach Karen Atkinson.[7] She won her first Super League title with Lightning in 2021 before captaining the team to back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.[8] Panagarry has made 6 Super League grand finals and was named in the Netball Super League All Star VII in 2019 and 2024.[6] Lightning made the 2025 Super League grand final but they lost 45–53 to London Pulse to finish runners up.
International career
Panagarry made her England Roses debut in 2016 against Australia have representing England at Under-17 and Under-19 level.[6][7]
She was selected in the England squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup, where the team won a bronze medal.[4]
Personal life
She became engaged during the 2023 COVID-19 lockdown period and married her wife Katie in November 2023.[9] She has spoken about the support that netball provided as her wife underwent cancer treatment throughout the 2023–24 season.[10][11]
Honours
England
- Netball World Cup: Bronze: 2019
Loughborough Lightning
External links
References
- "Leeds Beckett alumni set to represent England netball". www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
- "Natalie nets place in England squad". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Beth Cobden, Natalie Panagarry and Hannah Joseph join Loughborough". Sky Sports.
- "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
- "BBG girls net top prize with Natalie". The Press.
- "Nat Panagarry". Netball Super League. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- client (24 October 2019). "Where It All Began: Nat Panagarry". England Netball. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- "Netball Super League 2024: Loughborough Lightning beat Manchester Thunder in final". BBC Sport. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- "Off The Court: Nat Panagarry shares her experience as an LGBT+ athlete in netball". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- Reid, James (9 February 2023). "'She is my superhero': How Nat Panagarry returned to netball after wife's cancer diagnosis". Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- "Nat Panagarry: Loughborough Lightning captain opens up on wife's treatment for cancer". BBC Sport. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.