Sara's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Basketball
Event: Women's Basketball
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Highlights: 2 x WNBL Championships
Club: Southside Flyers
Year Born: 1993
State Born: WA
About Sara
Sara Blicavs began her career in Canberra with the Australian Institute of Sport. After three years in the nation’s capital, Blicavs returned to her native Victoria, where she played with WNBL side Dandenong Rangers for the 2012/13 season before earning a move to the Bendigo spirit ahead of the 2013/14 campaign.
In her first season in Bendigo, Blicavs took out the 2014 WNBL championship. The following year saw Blicavs help the Australian Opals earn gold in the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championships.
Blicavs would wait six years for her next WNBL Championship, this time with the Southside Flyers. As a key member of the squad, Blicavs was named in the All-WNBL Second Team for her distinction throughout the 2020 season.
Sara Bilcavs made her Olympic debut in Tokyo following the withdrawal of Liz Cambage. Drawn in Group C, Australia lost their opening match to Belgium, then suffered a critical two-point loss in their second game against China, going on to win the last match comfortably against Puerto Rico. Australia finished third in their Group resulting in a challenging quarter-final match against the USA, which they lost 55-79, ending their Olympic campaign in eighth place. America would go on to win the gold medal.
Blcavs spent 27 minutes on court during her three games in the tournament. She scored 7 points and had 8 rebounds.
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