1. Sue Geh was educated in Canberra at Forrest Primary School, Alfred Deakin High School and Phillip College.
11 Facts About Sue Geh
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Sue Geh's parents were Karl and Inge and she had an older sister, Gaby.
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Sue Geh began playing with the Weston Creek Woden basketball club.
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In 1980, Sue Geh was awarded a scholarship with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Sue Geh was not allowed to fulfill the scholarship after a medical examination showed that she had a slight heart murmur.
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Between 1983 and 1984, Sue Geh held a basketball scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.
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Sue Geh played for the national team between 1983 and 1986, competing at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Sue Geh represented Australia at the 1986 World Championship held in the Soviet Union.
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At 205 centimetres, Sue Geh was Australia's tallest ever international female basketball player, being two centimetres taller than Liz Cambage who played with the Opals until 2021.
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Sue Geh was constantly frustrated but always kept her cool, particularly in tough situations.
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Sue Geh died in Canberra Hospital on 14 September 1998 from heart failure, aged 39.