Charmian Mellars (; born 7 January 1979 in Papakura,

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) is a New Zealand female professional

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player. She was a member of

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at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She scored six points and grabbed two rebounds in the game they played against China, which they were defeated 80-63. She played as a shooting guard for the

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in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2001 Mellars was named ''New Zealand's Most Valuable Player'' in the under 23-year-old category. Mellars is a member of

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. She is the older sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Natalie Taylor.

References

''Mormon Times'' article, 13 August 2008
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellars, Charmian 1979 births Living people New Zealand Latter Day Saints New Zealand women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for New Zealand Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand People from Papakura Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball Shooting guards Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games