Robyn Maher
Encyclopedia
Robyn Maher 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
.
coach Tom Maher
. Her brother is a former Victorian Football League player Stewart Gull
. Their father, Jim Gull
, also played league football.
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 from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames
Sydney Uni Flames
The Sydney Uni Flames are a Women's National Basketball League team aligned with the University of Sydney.-External links:*...
. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's 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 won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Personal life
Maher is married to former OpalsAustralia 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...
coach Tom Maher
Tom Maher
Tom Maher is a basketball coach from Australia, who is the most successful coach in the WNBL history, having won seven WNBL titles...
. Her brother is a former Victorian Football League player Stewart Gull
Stewart Gull (footballer)
Stewart Gull is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
. Their father, Jim Gull
Jim Gull
James "Jim" Gull was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
, also played league football.