Jennifer Whittle
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Jennifer "Jenny" Hazel Whittle (born 5 September 1973 in Gold Coast, Queensland
) is an Australian female basketball
player who played for the Bulleen Boomers
and the Canberra Capitals
. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team
that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal 2000 the Summer Olympics.
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
) is an Australian female basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played for the Bulleen Boomers
Bulleen Boomers
-History:The Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club was established in 1969 and after missing out in 1983 was accepted into the Women's National Basketball League, WNBL, in 1984. Applications were prepared and presented by Jan Collinson, who remained the club’s delegate to the League for many years...
and the Canberra Capitals
Canberra Capitals
The Canberra TransACT Capitals are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Canberra, Australia. TransACT Communications is the current naming rights sponsor for the Canberra Capitals...
. Whittle was also a member of the Australia women's national basketball team
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
that claimed the Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games and the Silver medal 2000 the Summer Olympics.