Grenada national netball team

Grenada
Nickname(s)Spice Girls[1]
AssociationNetball Grenada
ConfederationAmericas Netball
World ranking24th[2]
Team colours
Alternate
Netball World Cup
Appearances2 (Debuted in 1979)
2003 placing20th
Best result15th (1979)

The Grenada national netball team represents Netball Grenada in international netball tournaments. They featured at the 1979 and the 2003 World Netball Championships. In 2016, Grenada were invited to enter the Netball Europe Open Challenge. They finished as overall winners after winning all five of their matches. More recently, Grenada played in 2023 Netball World Cup Qualifiers. As of 1 September 2025, Grenada are listed 24th on the World Netball Rankings.

Tournament history

Netball World Cup

Tournaments Place
1979 World Netball Championships[3] 15th
2003 World Netball Championships[4] 20th

Netball World Cup Qualifiers

Tournaments Place
2014 Netball Americas Championship[5] 4th1
2018 Netball Americas Championship[6][7] 3rd1
2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Americas[8] 5th

Netball Americas Championship

Tournaments Place
1997 AFNA Championship[9] 5th
2012 Netball Americas Championship[10] 6th
2014 Netball Americas Championship[5] 4th1
2018 Netball Americas Championship[6][7] 3rd1
Notes
  • ^1 The 2014 and 2018 Netball Americas Championships also served as Netball World Cup qualifiers.

Netball Europe Open Challenge

In 2016, Grenada were invited to enter the Netball Europe Open Challenge. They finished as overall winners after winning all five of their matches.[1][11][12][13]

Tournaments Place
2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge[1][11][12][13] 1st

Notable players

Captains

Captains Years
Joan Pivott 1979

Source:[14]

Head Coaches

Coach Years
Joline Whiteman 1979
Pauline St John[4] 2003

Source:[14]

Honours

References

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  4. ^ a b "Women Netball XI World Championship 2003". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Women Netball Americas Championship 2014". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Grenada displays dominance at Netball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers!". spiceislesportsreview.wordpress.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Women Netball Americas Championship 2018". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Sunshine Girls continue to dominate at Netball World Cup Qualifiers". Jamaica Olympic Association. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Women Netball AFNA Championship 1997". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Women Netball Americas Championship". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Grenada's Netballers go for Cup Title at Open Championship". spiceislesportsreview.wordpress.com. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Women Netball Europe Open Championship 2016". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Irish Netball and Korball Archive". eirball.net. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. ^ a b "WNC Captains and Coaches from 1963". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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