Bronte Cockburn (born 14 June 1941) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | Fullarton, Adelaide, South Australia | 14 June 1941
Nationality | Australian |
Position | Guard |
Biography
editCockburn played for the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1957 World Championship held in Brazil.[1][2] She was only 16 years-old when she travelled with the team to compete in the Championship.[3] Cockburn was captain of the South Australian junior school girls team which won the Australian trophy in 1954.[4] She was named to the All-Australian schoolgirls team the same year.[5] At 13 years-old, Cockburn was already playing top grade women's basketball in Adelaide.[6]
Cockburn is the daughter of Jack Cockburn, who won the 1935 Magarey Medal for the South Australian National Football Leagues best and fairest player.[7]
References
edit- ^ FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Brasil, Cartões de Imigração familysearch.org
- ^ Basketball Australia. Opals History. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Junior Basketballers Win Trophy for S.A.. Trove: Adelaide Advertiser (26 August 1954, p. 16). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Basketball Win to S.A. Schoolgirls. Trove: The Adelaide Advertiser (24 August 1954, p. 11). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Basketballers Star in Final. Trove: The Adelaide Advertiser (6 September 1954, p. 14). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Sport Runs in the Family. Trove: The Adelaide Advertiser (8 August 1952, p. 3). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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