Mirth Solomon

Mirth Solomon
Personal information
Full name Mirth Solomon (née Te Moananui)
Born (1939-04-22) 22 April 1939 (age 85)
Paeroa, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
School Paeroa District High School
Queen Victoria School
Occupation Schoolteacher
Spouse
Roger Solomon
(m. 1964; died 2002)
Children 2
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS
Years National team(s) Caps
1963–1967 New Zealand 9
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Netball Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Perth Tournament
Silver medal – second place 1963 Eastbourne Tournament

Mirth Solomon (née Te Moananui; born 22 April 1939) is a former New Zealand netball player who competed for New Zealand in the 1963 and 1967 World Netball Championships, winning a silver and gold medal. After retiring, she played an important role with Netball Rotorua, retiring in 2016 after 15 years as its president. She was inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.


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