Search
Search

Background image
Jennifer Whittle
Olympians

Jennifer Whittle

Image
Basketball

Age

51

Olympic History

Atlanta 1996

Sydney 2000

Career Events

Basketball Women's 12-team Tournament

 

Jennifer's Story

1973 -

Jennifer ‘Jenny’ Whittle won two medals as a member of the Australian women’s basketball team: bronze in 1996 and silver in 2000. The Queensland centre was a key contributor to the Opals’ success in international events, with strong rebounding and defence a feature of her game. In Atlanta, the team defeated Ukraine 66-56 in the bronze medal final to win Australia’s first Olympic medal in the sport. They went one better in Sydney, thrilling home fans by going undefeated in the tournament until the final, which they lost 76-54 to the United States.

Read More
MORE ON JENNIFER WHITTLE

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.