Fiona Mary Robinson (born 7 February 1969) is an Australian former professional

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player. She played 10 seasons in the

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(WNBL) and five seasons in the

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(SBL). She was a member of the

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that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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. Four years later, at the

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in Sydney, she was a member of the women's national handball team.

Professional career

Robinson was a state representative for her native

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as a junior before accepting a scholarship to attend the

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from 1985 to 1987, where she played for the program's WNBL team. She later accepted a scholarship to attend

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and represented Australia in basketball at the

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in Zagreb. In 1988, she played for the Perth Breakers in the WNBL. After winning the SBL MVP with the

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in 1990, she played for the Breakers again in 1991. She also continued on with the Senators in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, where she won her second SBL MVP in 1992. She played her third, fourth and fifth seasons with the Perth Breakers from 1993 to 1995, before moving to Canberra and playing for the

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in 1996 and 1997. She subsequently moved to Europe and played in Spain and Austria.

Personal life

For a period in the early 1990s, Robinson was known as Fiona Massara. Her surname returned to Robinson in the mid-1990s, later changing again to Fiona Hannan after marrying Andy Hannan. The two met in Canberra while she was playing for the Capitals and Andy was at the

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. Their daughter, Ashlee Hannan, was inline to play

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in the United States for the

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in 2019–20 but she never debuted.

References

External links

Sports-Reference profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Fiona 1969 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Australian female handball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Australia Olympic handball players of Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Basketball players from Perth, Western Australia Olympic medalists in basketball Perth Lynx players Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics