Karen Dalton (basketball)

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Karen Dalton
Personal information
Born (1961-01-02) 2 January 1961[1]
Sydney, New South Wales
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
1985 Sydney & Newcastle Team Competition
1989 New Zealand Team Competition
1990 Australia & New Zealand Team Competition

Karen Dalton (born 2 January 1961) is a former Australian women's basketball player.[2]

Biography

Dalton played 252 games for the national team between 1983 and 1994. Her tournaments with the Opals include four World Championships - 1983, 1986, 1990 and 1994 - and two Olympic Games; 1984 and 1988.[3][1][4]

In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Dalton was a 2-time Defensive Player of the Year (1990 & 1993) and played in 375 games.[2] At the 1988 Olympic Games, Karen and her brother Brad became the first brother and sister to represent Australia in the same sport at the same games.[2] Following her retirement, Dalton went on to become the head coach of the Sydney Flames, a position she has held since 2001.[5][6] During the 2001-2002 season Dalton was named the WNBL Coach of the Year.[7] In 2004, Dalton was assistant coach to the Australian team that won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics tournament.[2]

Dalton was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.[2] Dalton is also a Life Member of the WNBL.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Karen Dalton. Sports Reference: Olympic Games. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Basketball Australia. Hall of Fame: Karen Dalton. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  3. ↑ FIBA Archive. Players: Karen Dalton. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. ↑ Sydney University. Player Profile: Karen Dalton. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  5. ↑ Karen Dalton. Sporting Pulse: Coach Profile. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  6. ↑ Daltons keep scoreboard ticking over. Women's National Basketball League (February 5, 2010). Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  7. ↑ Sydney University Sport & Fitness. Profile: Karen Dalton. Retrieved 24 February 2013
  8. ↑ WNBL Life Members. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2013
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