The 1999 World Netball Championships was the tenth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

, held every four years. The 1999 tournament was held in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand and was contested by 24 teams. All matches were held at the Westpac Arena.

Australia

Australia national netball team

The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand...

 were the winners of the tournament, claiming their eighth title. Australia defended the title they won in 1995 by memorably defeating perennial rivals New Zealand in the final on a final-second shot by Sharelle McMahon

Sharelle McMahon

Sharelle Jane McMahon is an Australian netball player and former captain of the Australian national netball team...

, after coming back from six goals down at three-quarter time (quarter break scores: 13–13, 21–23, 28–34, 42–41).

Final placings

Place	Nation
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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17
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19
20
21
22
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24
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26

External links

• TVNZ perspective on the defeat of New Zealand