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LAURA SUMMERTON

BASKETBALL
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Laura Summerton of Australia in action against New Zealand on day eight of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

QUIRKY STUFF
Childhood ambition To play basketball for Australia and I can't believe that my dream has come true.
Proudest Moment Winning the gold medal at the World Championships in Brazil in 2006.
Favourite Food Chocolate
Perfect holiday Fraser Island in Queensland
Greatest band U2
Best sport team Opals
Inspiration My inspiration is to compete in another Olympic Games and win a gold medal!
Motto Who dares Wins!
Star sign Sagittarius
Superstition/s I straighten my hair before I play
Tattooes/Piercings I only have my ears pierced! Very boring!
I began this sport . . . when I was 10 years old.
Participation in other sports As a child I swam and played netball.
When I am not training/competing I am . . . shopping, sleeping or eating.
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EventBasketball - Women
PositionForward
Date of Birth13 Dec 1983
Age at start of Games24
BornAdelaide, SA
LivesAdelaide, SA
Height189cm
Weight75kg
Institute/sSouth Australian Sports Institute
ClubTaranto Cras Basketball Club, Puglia
Coach(es)Jan Stirling (2001 - present)
Olympic Games2004 Athens
Olympic Results2004 Athens - 2nd
Olympic Medals1 Silver Medal

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Education
Secondary Education
Urrbrae Agriculture, SA
Career Highlights
Winning a silver medal at the Athens Olympics
Winning the Gold Medal at the 2006 World Championships
Recent Performances
1st - 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
1st - 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia)
Interesting Facts
Laura played in her first national team in 2002, when she represented the Opals in the World Championships in China. They came away with bronze from this event.
Laura was part of the 2006 team that beat Russia in the final of the FIBA World Championship for Women - making Australia World Champions for the first time in history.
Laura debuted for the WNBA in 2005 playing for the Connecticut Sun for the following two years.
In 2006, Laura signed with Italian club Taranto in Serie A1.

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