Samantha Thornton (born 20 April 1966) is a former Australian women's

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Retrieved 2012-09-13.

Biography

Thornton was a member of the

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roster for several years, from 1989 to 1995 competing at two

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;

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held in Malaysia and

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

held in Australia. The Opals not qualifying for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona probably cost Thornton her only chance to compete at an

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. In the domestic

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(WNBL), Thornton played 230 games for

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(1984–87), Melbourne East (1988–91) and

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(1992–96). In 1989, Thornton won the Maher Medal for the Australian International Player of the Year. Thornton was also twice named to the WNBL All Star Five, in seasons 1991 and 1993. In 1993, Thornton won the WNBL Top Shooter award with 359 points at an average of 18.9 per game.Basketball Australia
WNBL Top Shooters Award
Retrieved 2012-12-24.

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1966 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne Sportswomen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub

Biography

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