Lorraine May Landon was born on 29 January 1947 and is an Australian basketball administrator and former player and coach.
15 Facts About Lorraine Landon
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Lorraine Landon was introduced to the game of basketball through the Bankstown Bruins and represented the New South Wales team between 1968 and 1975.
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Lorraine Landon was appointed manager of the National Basketball League's Sydney Kings and the Women's National Basketball League's Sydney Uni Flames and guided both the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team and the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team to Paralympic success.
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Lorraine Landon is an inductee of the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame and received honours such as the FIBA Order of Merit and the Australian Sports Medal.
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Lorraine Landon was introduced to the game of basketball by playing for the Bankstown Bruins and represented the New South Wales team as a player from 1968 to 1975 as she coached junior and senior sides between 1970 and 1982.
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Lorraine Landon won the 1975 Australian Basketball Championships as captain of the NSW squad.
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Lorraine Landon was appointed general manager of the Bankstown Association and the Bankstown Basketball Stadium's manager in that year.
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Lorraine Landon was a volunteer team manager of the Australia women's national basketball team for each of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
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Lorraine Landon was head of delegations for the team's 1984 tour of China and at four FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cups until 2011.
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In 1989, Lorraine Landon became the first woman to hold the post of manager in either the men's and women's competitions when she was appointed manager of both the National Basketball League's Sydney Kings and the Women's National Basketball League's Sydney Uni Flames.
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Lorraine Landon guided the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team to gold and silver medals in Paralympic competition as well as a World Championship bronze.
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Lorraine Landon helped the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team win Paralympic bronze and silver medals.
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Lorraine Landon discussed with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation executives her concern about the broadcaster's proposals to discard its live coverage of nationals sport in 2001.
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In 2000, Lorraine Landon received the IOC Golden Rings and the FIBA Order of Merit.
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In 2004, Lorraine Landon was given the IOC Women in Sport Award.