Lorraine Eiler Explained

Lorraine Eiler
Birth Date:	9 December 1934
Birth Place:	Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia
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Lorraine Melva Eiler (née MacGuire; 9 December 1934 – 13 December 2021) was an Australian women's basketball player.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

In 1957, at the World Championship for Women held in Brazil, Eiler was captain of the first national team to represent Australia at a World basketball Championship.^{[3] [4]} A talented athlete known for her inspirational leadership, smart play and natural athleticism, Eiler was rewarded after the tournament by being the first ever Australian woman to gain a scholarship to an American University.^[3] Eiler was also an A grade tennis player, played squash for South Australia, and represented Australia in netball.^{[3] [5]}

Eiler was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.^{[3] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-22/five-join-basketballs-hall-of-fame/647542 Five join basketball's hall of fame
2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ12-KSC Brasil, Cartões de Imigração
3. http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=910 Lorraine Eiler
4. FIBA Archive. Player Search: Lorraine Macquire. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
5. https://archive.today/20121230194613/http://www.nbl.com.au/wildcats-home/news/article/2007/august/ba-hall-of-famers-revealed/ BA Hall of Famers revealed
6. http://www.fibaoceania.com/index.php?id=29&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=80&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=156&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28&cHash=b79079b3e4 FIBA President inducted in the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame