Karen Henrikson
Karen Lee Henrikson (born 20 February 1961) is a former netball player who played on 16 occasions for New Zealand in the 1980s. She served in the New Zealand Police, rising to the rank of inspector, while continuing her involvement with netball as a coach. Early life Henrikson was born on 20 February 1961 in Matamata in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. She was brought up on a farm and had two brothers. She went to school at Matamata College. Netball playing career Playing for Wellington as a wing attack (WA) or centre (C), Henrikson was first selected for the Silver Ferns in 1985, playing her first game in July of that year, against Northern Ireland. The Silver Ferns were unbeaten in 1985 and she was a member of the team that won the gold medal at that year's World Games, which were held in London. She was reselected for the team in 1986. Police career Henrikson joined the New Zealand Police in 1983, at a time when the force was having a big push to attract women. After training, her first posting was to Porirua in the Wellington Region of the North Island. Subsequently she worked