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Born | [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] | 6 October 1959
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Robyn Maher AM (born 6 October 1959) is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
Maher was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of her "service to basketball as a player and administrator, and for the promotion of the sport among young people". [2] In 2006, Maher was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. [3] In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. [4]
Maher is married to former Opals coach Tom Maher. Her brother is a former Victorian Football League player Stewart Gull. Their father, Jim Gull, also played league football.
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Born | [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] | 6 October 1959
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Robyn Maher AM (born 6 October 1959) is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
Maher was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of her "service to basketball as a player and administrator, and for the promotion of the sport among young people". [2] In 2006, Maher was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. [3] In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. [4]
Maher is married to former Opals coach Tom Maher. Her brother is a former Victorian Football League player Stewart Gull. Their father, Jim Gull, also played league football.