Lauren Jackson | Olympics
Athlete Name: Lauren Jackson
Olympic Event: Women's Basketball
Olympic team: Australia
Height/Weight: 6'5" / 187 lbs
Personal Best: 47 Points vs. Washington Mystics (2007)
2008 Beijing Olympics Expectation: Gold/Silver
About Lauren Jackson: Beijing 2008 will be Lauren Jackson’s third Olympics and she has amassed the reputation as being one of the greatest female basketball players in the world. Jackson first competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and led the Australian team to its best ever Olympic finish of a silver medal. In Athens 2004 Jackson was the women’s basketball tournament’s top points scorer, which enabled the Australians to repeat their success in Sydney of a silver medal. Jackson also repeated her feat of top scorer for the women’s basketball tournament at the 2006 World Championships and was this time rewarded with a gold medal for Australia.
(picture by kevy47 on flickr.com)
Basketball Predictions
Written by matt.renton on Wed, 2008-08-06 11:40 in Basketball Lauren Jackson
The US enters the 2008 Beijing Olympics desperate to achieve a gold medal in Basketball.
Lauren Jackson - Women's Basketball
Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 15:03 in Basketball Lauren Jackson
Olympic Chances: Australia has found in Lauren Jackson, a fantastic opportunity to achieve a gold medal in the women’s basketball. Not only does she possess a fantastic scoring record but her rebounding and blocking scores have also been consistently high, making her by far the most dangerous player in the tournament.
Lauren Jackson Olympic News
- AUS - Encouraging signs for Jackson - FIBA
- Storm makes it official, signs Sue Bird, Tanisha Wright - The Seattle Times
- Seattle Storm re-sign Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright - USA TODAY
- Jackson's impact will extend far beyond Capitals: Keneally - The Canberra Times
- Olympic gold not the focus for Opals: Graf - Ninemsn
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