Tom Maher

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Tom Maher (born 4 September 1952 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a basketball coach from Australia, who is the most successful coach in Women's National Basketball League history, having won seven WNBL titles. He was WNBL Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1992, and is a Life Member of the WNBL.

Maher led the Australia women's national basketball team to their first Olympic medal (bronze) in 1996 and then on to silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was head coach of New Zealand in Athens 2004, and coached the Tall Ferns to their best-ever performance of eighth. He coached the Chinese National Team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, finishing fourth.

In May 2009 he was appointed coach of the Great Britain women's team, replacing Mark Clark.

Coaching career

1993-2000 Head Coach, Australian National Women's Basketball Team;
2001 Head Coach, Washington Mystics, WNBA;
2002-2003 Head Coach, Canberra Women's Basketball Association;
2004 Head Coach, New Zealand National Women's Team;
2006-2008 Head Coach Chinese National Women's Team.
2009 - Current Head Coach Great Britain Women's Team

Coaching achievements:

Australian National Team:
- 1994/1998 World Championship - 4th/3rd;
- 1996/2000 Olympic Games - 3rd/2nd;
- New Zealand National Team:
2004 Olympic Games - 8th;
Chinese National Team:
- 2006 World Championship - 12th;
- 2006 Asian Games - 1st

Personal life

Maher is married to former Australia women's national basketball team captain Robyn Maher.

References

WNBL

v t e Australia women's squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

4 Maher 5 Cook 6 Brondello 7 Timms 8 Sandie 9 Fallon 10 Chandler 11 Robinson 12 Boyd 13 Whittle 14 Sporn 15 Brogan Coach: Maher

v t e Australia women's squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Hill 5 La Fleur 6 Brondello 7 Timms 8 Sandie 9 Fallon 10 Harrower 11 Jackson 12 Boyd 13 Whittle 14 Sporn 15 Brogan Coach: Maher

v t e New Zealand women's squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 8th place

4 Walker 5 Cotton 6 Marino 7 Wielens 8 Compain 9 Loffhagen 10 G. Farmer 11 Tupu 12 S. Farmer 13 Ofsoski 14 Tini 15 Kerr Coach: Maher

v t e China women's squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 4th place

4 Song X.Y. 5 Bian L. 6 Zhang H.L. 7 Zhang W. 8 Miao L.J. 9 Zhang Y. 10 Sui F.F. 11 Shao T.T. 12 Chen X.L. 13 Liu D. 14 Zhang X.N. 15 Chen N. Coach: Maher

v t e Great Britain women's squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 11th place

4 Stafford 5 Anderson 6 Collins 7 Vanderwal 8 Handy 9 Wade-Fray 10 Page 11 Butler 12 Allen 13 Leedham 14 Stewart 15 Fagbenle Coach: Maher

v t e Washington Mystics

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Persondata
Name	Maher, Tom
Alternative names
Short description	Australian basketball coach
Date of birth	4 September 1952
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