{{short description|New Zealand netball international}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox netball biography |name = Maxine Blomquist |image = |alt = |caption = |full_name = |maidenname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|03|13|df=y}} |birth_place = |spouse = |relatives = Annette Heffernan (sister)<br>Kate Heffernan (niece)<br>Georgia Heffernan (niece)<br>Shirley Langrope (cousin) |height = 1.80m |school = |occupation = |positions = <br>GK, GD, WD,<br>WA, GA, GS |nationalteam1 = New Zealand |nationalyears1 = 1974–1982 |nationalcaps1 = 31 |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{nb|New Zealand}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Netball Championships}} {{MedalGold|1979 Trinidad|Team}} {{MedalBronze|1975 Auckland|Team}} }}
'''Maxine Blomquist''' (born 13 March 1956) is a former New Zealand netball international. Between 1974 and 1982, she made 31 senior appearances for New Zealand. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won a gold medal at the 1979 World Netball Championships and a bronze medal at the 1975 World Netball Championships. Her sister, Annette Heffernan, their cousin, Shirley Langrope, and her two nieces, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan, have all played international netball for New Zealand. Maxine and Annette were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand. Kate and Georgia were the third set.
==Early life and family== Blomquist is originally from Canterbury. She is the sister of Annette Heffernan and a cousin of Shirley Langrope, who are also former New Zealand netball internationals. Annette and Maxine were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand.<ref name="sfmb60">{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/history/players/maxine-blomquist.html|title=Maxine Blomquist|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="sfah76">{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/history/players/annette-heffernan.html|title=Annette Heffernan|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="sfsl45">{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/history/players/shirley-langrope.html|title=Shirley Langrope|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="newsroom260722">{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.co.nz/2022/07/26/history-set-to-repeat-for-netballs-heffernan-clan/|title=History set to repeat for netball's Heffernan clan|publisher=newsroom.co.nz|date=26 July 2022|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="sf290816">{{cite web |title=Selby-Rickit becomes Silver Fern #161|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/news/latest-news/selby-rickit-becomes-silver-fern-161.html|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|date=29 August 2016|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> Her two nieces, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan are also both New Zealand netball internationals. In 2024, they became the third set.<ref name="newsroom260722"/><ref name="sfkh182">{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/silver-ferns/team/sf-squad/kate-heffernan.html|title=Kate Heffernan|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="ss240620">{{cite web|url=https://www.southlandsport.com/blog/2020/6/24/heffernan-twins-join-forces-on-court|title=Heffernan twins join forces on court|publisher=www.southlandsport.com|date=24 June 2020|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="rnz250124">{{cite web|title=Newest Silver Fern shocked by call-up against world champs|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/507481/newest-silver-fern-shocked-by-call-up-against-world-champs|publisher=www.rnz.co.nz|date=25 January 2024|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref>
==Netball career== ===New Zealand=== Between 1974 and 1982, Blomquist made 31 senior appearances for New Zealand. On 9 November 1974, she made her senior debut against England during an away tour. Her cousin Shirley Langrope captained New Zealand on this tour and again when they were teammates at the 1975 World Netball Championships.<ref name="sfmb60"/><ref name="sfsl45"/> Blomquist was known as a defender and she regularly played in all three defensive positions. Her versatility and height also saw used as a goal attack.<ref name="sfmb60"/> She was also a member of the New Zealand teams that won a gold medal at the 1979 World Netball Championships.<ref name="stuff220719">{{cite web|author=Brendon Egan|title=Famous Five: Salute to Silver Ferns' World Cup winning teams |url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-world-cup/114409763/famous-five-salute-to-silver-ferns-world-cup-winning-teams|publisher=stuff.co.nz|access-date=30 November 2021|date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="sf190719">{{cite web|url=https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2019_WC_Media_Guide_Digital_Version_LOW.pdf|title=Vitality Netball World Cup Liverpool 2019 Media Guide|publisher=www.silverferns.co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209105237/https://www.silverferns.co.nz/images/silver-ferns/documents/2019_WC_Media_Guide_Digital_Version_LOW.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2020|date=19 July 2019|access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="stuff210719">{{cite web|author=Brendon Egan|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-world-cup/113860332/tears-triumphs-and-tribulations-how-the-silver-ferns-have-fared-at-netball-world-cup|title=Tears, triumphs, and tribulations: How the Silver Ferns have fared at Netball World Cup|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=21 July 2019|accessdate=17 September 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Tournaments ! Place |- |1975 World Netball Championships<ref name="stuff220719"/><ref name="sf190719"/><ref name="stuff210719"/><ref name="1975todor66">{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/World/Women_1975.html|title=Women Netball IV World Championship 1975|publisher=www.todor66.com|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>||{{bronze03}} |- |1979 World Netball Championships<ref name="stuff220719"/><ref name="sf190719"/><ref name="stuff210719"/><ref name="1979todor66">{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/World/Women_1979.html|title=Women Netball V World Championship 1979|publisher=www.todor66.com|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>||{{gold01}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|3}}
{{New Zealand squad at the 1975 World Netball Championships}} {{New Zealand squad at the 1979 World Netball Championships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blomquist, Maxine}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:New Zealand netball players Category:New Zealand international netball players Category:1975 World Netball Championships players Category:1979 World Netball Championships players Category:Heffernan family Category:Sportspeople from the Canterbury Region Category:20th-century New Zealand sportswomen