Patricia "Trish" Cockrem (born 17 May 1961) is a former Australian women's

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North Queensland Sports Foundation. Green & Gold Club. Retrieved 2012-09-06.

Biography

Cockrem played for the

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between 1981 and 1986, competing at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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. Cockrem also represented Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in

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. In the domestic

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(WNBL) Cockrem played 117 games for both the St Kilda Saints and the Brisbane Blazers.Players with 100 or more career games
. Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2012-09-06. Following her international retirement in 1986, Cockrem went on to coach junior developmental squads in Queensland.

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* * * 1961 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Australia Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub