Shelley Ann Gorman-Sandie (born 22 January 1969 in
Melbourne, Victoria
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) is a retired female
basketball
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player from
Australia
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, who played for the
Canberra Capitals
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. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the
national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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, Georgia. She attended the
Australian Institute of Sport
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in 1987.
In 2010, Sandie was elected to the
Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.
[Basketball Australia]
''Hall of Fame: Shelley Gorman''
Retrieved 2016-01-30.
See also
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WNBL Top Shooter Award
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The Leading Scorer is determined by the player with the highest average points per game, throughout the r ...
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WNBL All-Star Five
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External links
Basketball Victoria Annual Report (p.29)Basketball Australia Hall of Fame
References
1969 births
Living people
Australian women's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players of Australia
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)
Canberra Capitals players
Olympic medalists in basketball
Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
Basketball players from Melbourne
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Australia
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