Raymond John Tomlinson (born 19 February 1948) is an Australian
basketball
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player. He competed in the men's tournament at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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and the
1976 Summer Olympics
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.
In 2006, Tomlinson was inducted into the
Australian Basketball Hall of Fame
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.
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1948 births
Living people
Australian men's basketball players
1970 FIBA World Championship players
1974 FIBA World Championship players
Olympic basketball players for Australia
Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Melbourne
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
North Melbourne Giants coaches
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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