Michelle Brogan (born 8 February 1973) is a former basketball player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the

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at the

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in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later she was on the side that claimed the silver medal in

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, when she was known as Michelle Griffiths. She attended the

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in 1988–1990. Michelle Brogan is the older sister of former National Basketball league player and AFL player Dean Brogan. Her son

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plays for South Adelaide in the SANFL

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1973 births Living people Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Australian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Australia Phoenix Mercury players Basketball players from Adelaide Sportswomen from South Australia Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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