Anna Maycock

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Anna Maycock
Born
Adelaide, Australia
EducationHeathfield High School
Known forVolleyball
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Anna Maycock was the captain of the Australia women's national volleyball team and successful international volleyball representative from South Australia. Maycock has been a member of the National Senior program since 2001, after getting her start in the National Junior program 1997. [1] [2] She also has played professionally in Europe playing with USSPA-Volley in Albi, France and teams in the German Bundesliga. [3] [4]

Maycock competed internationally at the 2002 World Championship Leipzig, Germany and Asian Championships since 2001 and the World University Games in 2001 and 2005. [5] [6] She has represented South Australian in the Australian Volleyball League since 2009 and plays for Mt Lofty Club at State League level. [7]

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