Robyn Maher

Robyn Maher AM (born 6 October 1959) is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Robyn Maher
Personal information
Born (1959-10-06) 6 October 1959[1]
Ballarat, Victoria[1]
NationalityAustralian
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Listed weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)[1]
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam Competition
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1998 Germany Team Competition

Maher was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of her "service to basketball as a player and administrator, and for the promotion of the sport among young people".[2] In 2006, Maher was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.[3] In October 2018, she was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[4]

Personal life

Maher is married to former Opals coach Tom Maher. Her brother is a former Victorian Football League player Stewart Gull. Their father, Jim Gull, also played league football.

See also

References
  1. "Robyn Maher". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. "Robyn Leigh Maher". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Robyn Maher. Basketball Australia: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. "Opals great Robyn Maher shines with Sport Australia Hall of Fame Induction". Sport Australia Hall of Fame website. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2020.


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