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Jill Hammond
Jill Maree Hammond (born 25 August 1950) is a retired Australian women's basketball player. Biography Hammond played for the Australia women's national basketball team, national team between 1970 and 1980, competing at three FIBA World Championship for Women, World Championship; 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1971, 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1975 and 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1979. At 180cm (5'11") tall, Hammond played as a Point forward, Forward.Nagy, Boti (23 November 2013). Basketball On The InternetFlashback #22: July, August 1975 Retrieved 2013-12-17. Hammond was Captain (sports), captain of the 1975 and 1979 squads and was considered a standout player for Australia during the 1970s. Hammond's lifelong ambition of playing basketball at an Olympic Games were dashed when following the 1980 pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, the Opals failed in their bid to qualify for the Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow Olympics. Playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
