Kathryn Joy (Kathy) Foster (born 7 May 1960) is a former Australian women's

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Foster played for the

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between 1981 and 1988, competing at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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Retrieved 2012-09-01. Foster also represented Australia at two

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. Foster was

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of the team from 1983 until her international retirement in early 1988. In the domestic competition, Foster was the

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(WNBL)

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on three occasions; 1985, 1986 and 1989. Playing for the North Adelaide Rockets and later the Hobart Islanders, Foster was the WNBL first three-time winner of the award. Foster was also named to the WNBL All Star Five in 1989 and 1990. Foster also won the WNBL Top Shooter award on two occasions, 1987 and 1989 with 415 and 517 points respectively. In 2013, Foster was elected to the

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Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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1960 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Australia Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Launceston, Tasmania Sportswomen from Tasmania 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub

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