Patricia "Pat" Mickan (born 12 March 1957) is an Australian former

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player.

Biography

Mickan played 150 games for the

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between 1979 and 1989, competing at two Olympic Games;

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

.Radio interview with Mark and Pat Mickan
National Library of Australia (28 February 1993). Retrieved 2012-08-25. Mickan described her Olympic memories; "I have goose bumps when thinking about it, it's just a very rare and precious experience".Williamson, Andrea (25 July 2008)

891 ABC Adelaide. Retrieved 2012-08-25. Mickan also represented Australia at three

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

and

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

.FIBA Archive. Player Search
Player Profile: Patricia Mickan
Retrieved 2012-08-25. Following her retirement, Mickan went on to become a successful state senior

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and basketball

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. Breaking the barrier for women in sport, Mickan also became the first female specialist skills coach in the Australian Football League with the

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. Her younger brother,

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, is a former AFL footballer. Mickan is also a freelance writer and public keynote speaker. In 2013, Mickan was elected to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.Basketball Australia
''Hall of Fame: Pat Mickan''
Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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* * * 1957 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball players from South Australia Olympic basketball players of Australia Australian netball coaches Australian women's basketball coaches Esso/Mobil Superleague coaches Commonwealth Bank Trophy coaches {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub