Lauren Jackson

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson (born May 11, 1981 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional basketball player. She is a forward/center with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Canberra Capitals of the Australian WNBL. She is universally considered to be the best Australian female basketball player of all time, and one of the best players in the world.

International career

In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Jackson registered 20 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to the United States in the gold-medal game. The silver medal was Australian basketball's first in international competition.

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2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney - United States

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In the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the Opals went on to repeat as silver medalists, losing again to the United States in the Olympic final.

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2004 Summer Olympics - Athens, Greece

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