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Rhonda Hira

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Rhonda Hira
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Born (1965-07-18) 18 July 1965 (age 59)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSoftball

Rhonda Hira (born 18 July 1965) is a New Zealand softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hira was the top position player on the team, as she hit .375 during the tournament. She made her debut with New Zealand National Softball Team in 1983, and represented the 'White Sox' in five world championships, winning a bronze medal at her first tournament in 1986, and silver in 1990. She is the highest capped New Zealand women's player in softball.[1] Hira was inducted into the International Softball Hall of Fame (ISF) in 2009.[2]

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  1. ^ Smith, Tony (24 November 2020). "55 not out: White Sox softball great Rhonda Hira heads back to batter's box". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rhonda Hira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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