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| Nickname(s) | Bajan Gems | ||
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| Association | Barbados Netball Association | ||
| Confederation | AFNA (Americas) | ||
| Head coach | Anna Shepherd | ||
| Captain | Rhe-Ann Niles | ||
| World ranking | 14  | ||
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| Netball World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 | ||
| 2023 placing | 14th | ||
| Best result | 6th (1987) | ||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| 2022 placing | 12th | ||
| Best result | 7th (2010) | ||
The Barbados national netball team represent Barbados in international netball. The Barbadian team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, finishing 11th. The Bajan Gems are coached by Anna Shepherd, and are captained by Rhe-Ann Niles. As of 1 July 2020, Barbados is 13th in the INF World Rankings.
Players
2019 Bajan Gems Netball World Cup Team
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| Players | Coaching staff |
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Competitive history
| Netball World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1979 | 5th World Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 8th |
| 1983 | 6th World Championships | Singapore | DNQ |
| 1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | DNQ |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 11th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 10th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 7th |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 13th |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 11th |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 13th |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 12th |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 14th |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1998 | XVI Games | 1st Netball | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th |
| 2002 | XVII Games | 2nd Netball | Manchester, England | 7th |
| 2006 | XVIII Games | 3rd Netball | Melbourne, Australia | 10th |
| 2010 | XIX Games | 4th Netball | Delhi, India | 7th |
| 2014 | XX Games | 5th Netball | Glasgow, Scotland | 11th |
| 2018 | XXI Games | 6th Netball | Gold Coast, Australia | 10th |
| 2022 | XXII Games | 7th Netball | Birmingham, England | 12th |
References
- Gilbert Netball HQ (29 June 2015). "Barbados Name Bajan Gems Squad for @netballworldcup #NWC2015 #SeeYouInSydney" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Barbados name Bajan Gems for NWC2015". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 1 July 2020.
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