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    Lauren Jackson, 12 April 2006, courtesy of Australian Sports Commission.
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Jackson, Lauren (1981 - )

Born
11 May 1981
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Basketball Player and Olympian

Summary

Lauren Jackson is widely regarded as Australia's greatest female basketball player ever. She has led the nation's team, the Opals, to three silver medals at successive Olympic Games in Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008).

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2000
Silver Medalist at the Sydney Olympic Games - Member of the Opals, the Australian Women's Basketball Team
2004
Silver medalist at the Athens Olympic Games - Member of the Opals, the Australian Women's Basketball Team

Sources used to compile this entry: Australia at the Games, with Gordon, Harry, Australian Olympic Committee, 2006, http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25.

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Title
Australian Opals
Type
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Date
12 April 2006
Source
Australian Sports Commission

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Title
Lauren Jackson
Type
Image
Date
12 April 2006
Source
Australian Sports Commission

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Nikki Henningham

Created: 10 March 2007, Last modified: 2 December 2009

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