Sandra Tomlinson
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Sandra Tomlinson (born c. 1947) is a former Australian women's basketball player.
Biography
Tomlinson played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1971 World Championship held in Brazil and the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia.[1][2] In 2009, Tomlinson stated that playing professional basketball in the 1970s was difficult because they had to fund their own way to the World Championships, so some of the best players couldn’t afford to go.[3]
Prior to the creation of the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1981, Tomlinson played for the Melbourne Telstars and Melbourne Tigers.[4] In the WNBL, Tomlinson played one season for the CYMS Comets, in 1982, before retiring.[5]
Tomlinson is married to former triple-Olympian basketballer, Ray Tomlinson and three of their four daughters have played college basketball in the United States.[6] In 1989, Tomlinson and former Opals teammate, Karin McRobert, formed the Masters basketball team, the Jayco Butterflies.[3][7]
References
- ↑ FIBA Archive. 1971 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ FIBA Archive. 1975 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- 1 2 Float like a butterfly (June 11, 2009). Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Melbourne Tigers Junior Basketball Club. History. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Player Directory (page 37). Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Voepel, Mechelle (December 8, 2010). Louella Tomlinson takes pride in blocks. ESPN Women's Basketball. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Karin McRobert. Basketball Australia: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-04-01.