Deborah Lee "Debbie" Slimmon (born 3 April 1967) is a retired Australian women's

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player.

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Slimmon played for the national team between 1987 and 1990, competing at the

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.Debbie Slimmon
Sports Reference LLC. Women's Basketball. Retrieved 2012-09-02. Slimmon also represented

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at the 1985

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held in the

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. In the domestic competition, Slimmon was the

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(WNBL)

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on two occasions; 1990 and 1992. Although Slimmon represented Australia at only one Olympic Games and at no World Championships, she is still considered one of Australia’s best ever women basketballers. Slimmon was also named to the

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on four occasions; 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1995. In season 1990, Slimmon set a WNBL record with 553 points scored at an average of 22.1 per game. This record would remain for 12 years until broken by

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in season 2001/02 with 570 points.Basketball Australia
WNBL Top Shooters Award
Retrieved 2012-12-24.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slimmon, Debbie 1967 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Australia Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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