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Nita Burke

Nita Burke

Australian basketball player

Nita Margaret Burke (née French - born 27 April 1937) is a retired Australian women's basketball player.[1]

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Biography

Burke was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania. After starting out playing netball, she switched to basketball, playing for Tasmania at the 1956 National Championships.[2] Burke was selected for the Australia women's national basketball team, representing her country six times in international competition.[3] She was captain of the national team during their 1963 Asian tour, when they won 14 of the 15 games played.[2] At official FIBA events, Burke played at the 1957 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

Burke moved to coaching and administration after retiring as a player in 1966. She was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame in 1991.[2] Burke is one of only three basketballers inducted into the Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Brasil, Cartões de Imigração familysearch.org
  2. [2]
    Department of Premier and Cabinet.Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame. Nita Burke (nee French). Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  3. [3]
    Hope, Chloe (March 3, 2010). Who is our greatest female athlete ever? The Advocate. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  4. [4]
    FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  5. [5]
    Basketball Australia. Basketball Tasmania Induct Hollie Grima into Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
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