Frances (Fran) Hammond (m. Mason) is a retired Australian women's

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player.

Biography

Mason played for the

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at the

1967 FIBA World Championship for Women The 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA žen v roce 1967) was hosted by Czechoslovakia from 1967. The Soviet Union, a team considered "tall, strong, fast, and highly motivated", won the tournament, defeating So ...

, hosted by Brazil. She was selected to represent Australia again at the World Championships in 1971, but withdraw due to family reasons. Born in Traralgon, Mason was the fifth child of Ellen and Alf Hammond. She attended St Michaels Primary School and secondary education at Kildare College, both in Traralgon. Mason represented Victoria at the Australian State Championships from 1966 to 1971. For her significant contribution to Victorian basketball, Mason was inducted into their Wall of Fame in 2015.Traralgon Amateur Basketball Association. Annual General Meeting 2015
''BV Annual Awards 2015''
(Page 25 of 53). Retrieved 2017-11-28.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Fran Living people Australian women's basketball players Year of birth missing (living people) Guards (basketball) Sportspeople from Traralgon Sportswomen from Victoria (state)