Shelley Sandie

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Shelley Sandie
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Born (1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 54)
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team Competition

Shelley Ann Gorman-Sandie (born 22 January 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Canberra Capitals. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1987. [1]

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In 2010, Sandie was elected to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN   174013060X.
  2. Basketball Australia. Hall of Fame: Shelley Gorman. Retrieved 2016-01-30.