Carla Boyd
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Carla Maree Boyd (born 31 October 1975 in Wynyard, Tasmania
) is an Australian former professional basketball
player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock
. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.
(France) in 2001-2002 and 2002–2003, taking part in the French League (LFB) and in the EuroLeague for Women.
Wynyard, Tasmania
Wynyard is a rural town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies west of Burnie on the Bass Highway at the mouth of the Inglis River....
) is an Australian former professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics.
International career
She played in TarbesTarbes Gespe Bigorre
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....
(France) in 2001-2002 and 2002–2003, taking part in the French League (LFB) and in the EuroLeague for Women.
Australia
- 1991–1993: Australian Institute of SportAustralian Institute of SportThe Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
(WNBLWomen's National Basketball LeagueThe Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
) - 1994–1998; 2000–2001: Adelaide LightningAdelaide FellasThe Adelaide Lightning are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Adelaide, Australia. The club was formed in 1993, and has won the WNBL Championship five times.-Current roster:-External links:*...
(WNBLWomen's National Basketball LeagueThe Women's National Basketball League is the pre-eminent women's professional basketball league in Australia. It currently is composed of ten teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Basketball League...
)
Europe
- 1998–1999: GoldZack Wuppertal
- 2001–2005: Tarbes GBTarbes Gespe BigorreTarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....