Bronte Cockburn

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Bronte Cockburn
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Born (1941-06-14) 14 June 1941 (age 83)
Fullarton, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Bronte Cockburn (born 14 June 1941) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.

Biography

Cockburn played for the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1957 World Championship held in Brazil. [1] [2] She was only 16 years-old when she travelled with the team to compete in the Championship. [3] Cockburn was captain of the South Australian junior school girls team which won the Australian trophy in 1954. [4] She was named to the All-Australian schoolgirls team the same year. [5] At 13 years-old, Cockburn was already playing top grade women's basketball in Adelaide. [6]

Cockburn is the daughter of Jack Cockburn, who won the 1935 Magarey Medal for the South Australian National Football Leagues best and fairest player. [7]

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