Michelle Brogan (born 8 February 1973) is an Australian former
basketball
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player who won the bronze medal with the
Australia women's national basketball team
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at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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. Four years later she was on the side that claimed the silver medal in
Sydney
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, Australia, when she was known as Michelle Griffiths. She attended the
Australian Institute of Sport
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in 1988–1990.
Michelle Brogan is the older sister of former
National Basketball league player and
AFL
AFL may refer to:
Education
* Angel Foundation for Learning, a Canadian Roman Catholic charity
* Ankara Science High School, a high school in Ankara, Turkey, natively referred to as ''Ankara Fen Liesi''
* Assessment for learning
Military
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player
Dean Brogan.
Her son
Bailey Griffiths plays for
South Adelaide in the
SANFL
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See also
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List of Australian WNBA players
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WNBL Rookie of the Year Award
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References
WNBL
1973 births
Living people
Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
Australian women's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for Australia
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Olympic medalists in basketball
Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Phoenix Mercury players
Basketball players from Adelaide
Sportswomen from South Australia
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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