Megan Compain

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Megan Compain
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Compain in 2018
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Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 48)
Listed height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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Megan Helen Compain (born 18 September 1975) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] As of 2024, she was a Basketball New Zealand board member. [2]

Biography

She was born 18 September 1975 in Whanganui, New Zealand. [3] As an exchange student she attended Middle Township High School in New Jersey. [4] She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Megan Compain". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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  3. "Megan Compain". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. Staff. "New Jersey Olympians in other sports", The Press of Atlantic City , 28 August 2009. Accessed 22 September 2011. "Megan Compain. Sport: Basketball (New Zealand) – New Jersey Ties: Compain attended Middle Township High School as an exchange student through 1993 and played for the girls' basketball team during her junior and senior years."