Lorraine Landon

Lorraine May Landon (born 29 January 1947 She was introduced to the game of basketball by playing for the Bankstown Bruins and represented the New South Wales (NSW) team as a player from 1968 to 1975 as she coached junior and senior sides between 1970 and 1982. Landon won the 1975 Australian Basketball Championships as captain of the NSW squad. She was appointed general manager of the Bankstown Association and the Bankstown Basketball Stadium's manager in that year. vice-president of the international governing body FIBA's women commission for 11 years,

Personal life

She has three children and five grandchildren. In 2004, Landon was given the IOC Women in Sport Award. Landon was added to the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.