Sandra Tomlinson (born c. 1947) is a former Australian women's

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player.

Biography

Tomlinson played for the

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during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1971 World Championship held in Brazil and the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia. In 2009, Tomlinson stated that playing professional basketball in the 1970s was difficult because they had to fund their own way to the World Championships, so some of the best players couldn't afford to go.''Float like a butterfly''
(11 June 2009). Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Prior to the creation of the Australian

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(WNBL) in 1981, Tomlinson played for the Melbourne Telstars and Melbourne Tigers. In the WNBL, Tomlinson played one season for the CYMS Comets, in 1982, before retiring. Tomlinson is married to former triple-Olympian basketballer, Ray Tomlinson and three of their four daughters have played

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in the United States. In 1989, Tomlinson and former Opals teammate, Karin McRobert, formed the Masters basketball team, the Jayco Butterflies.Karin McRobert
Basketball Australia: Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-04-01.

References

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