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Sheryl George (1965-)

 National

Surf Lifesaving

1982 - 1991 - NZ Surf Lifesaving Representative

NZ Champion in Beach Sprint, Beach Flags, Beach Relay, Tube Rescue, Surf Ski, Board, 4 place R & R, 6 Place R & R

Trans-Tasman Gold Medallist Beach Sprint

Pan Pacific Gold Medalist Beach Sprint and Silver Medallist Board Race

Surf Life Saving 21 Club: 21 years of service to sport

1992 - NZ U21 Assistant Coach

1993-1994 - NZ Selector

1996 -1999 Surf Lifesaving NZ Skills Development and Coaching Manager

2016 - Inducted into the NZ Surf LIfesaving Hall of Fame

Basketball

1985 -1991,1995 - NZ Representative

1985  - New Zealand Women's National League Leading Scorer

1986 - NZ Basketball Institute's Most Valuable Player 

NZ Basketball team captain

1985-1986, 1990-1991, 1995 NZ Women's All Star Five 

Netball

1992-1995 NZ Silver Fern

1991 NZ Netbal Young International

General

1987 - Taranaki Sportsperson of the Year

Honorary Ambassador of City of New Plymouth

Regional

Surf Lifesaving

1980 - 1991 - Taranaki representative. Captain for four years

Taranaki Club Captain

1987 - Lifeguard of the Year

Basketball

Taranaki Representative Player

Taranaki Club Coach

Waikato Representative Player and MVP

1991-1995 - Waikato Representative

1996-1998 - Wellington Club and Regional Representative

1998 National League Player Wellington Franchise

Hutt Valley Region Representative Coach

1996-1998 Hutt Valley Coach of the Year

Netball

2001-2003 - Wellington Premier Club Champs & Club Coach of the Year

2001-2003 - Wellington Regional Coach of the Year

2008 -2009 - Kapiti Coast Region Netball Coach & Club Championships​​​​​​​

Triple international Sheryl Burns (nee George) represented New Zealand in surf lifesaving, basketball and netball and has also contributed across codes as a coach and administrator.

After building an impressive record on the beach and in the surf from New Plymouth's East End Club George took to the basketball court in earnest and was selected for the New Zealand national side in 1985. During the same season, she topped the scoring in the women's national league and was named as the NZ Basketball Institute's Most Valuable Player in 1986. More honours and achievements followed before George turned her energies to the netball court, earning national youth honours in 1991 and selection in the Silver Ferns shortly after. Since finishing playing, she embarked on a successful and varied netball coaching career and is currently coaching and teaching netball in Queensland, Australia.

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