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Rohanee Cox

ロハニー・コックス　/　ろはにー・こっくす

Basketball player from Australia

April 23, 1980 (age 46)　・　Broome, Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia
basketball player

My Take

What stays with me about Rohanee "Roey" Cox isn't just the height or the silver medal from Beijing 2008 with the Opals, it's that she was among the first Aboriginal Australians to wear the national colours on a basketball court at the Olympics. That kind of first carries weight no stat sheet can measure, because every time she stepped on the floor she widened the door for the people coming after her. I find quiet trailblazers far more compelling than loud stars, and Cox strikes me as exactly that: a player whose legacy is as much about representation and possibility as it is about points and rebounds.

Overview

Rohanee "Roey" Cox (born 23 April 1980) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She was one of the first Aboriginal Australians to represent her country in basketball at the Olympics and won a silver medal with the Opals at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rohanee Cox
Name (Japanese): ロハニー・コックス
Reading: ろはにー・こっくす
Born: April 23, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Monkey
Origin: Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Willetton Senior High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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