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Opal Liz Cambage by the numbers as she chases basketball gold in Rio

SHE is big and she is mighty and will play a major role in Australia achieving a special piece of history in Rio if the Opals win gold. LIZ CAMBAGE by the numbers.

Australia centre Liz Cambage making a big impression in Rio.
Australia centre Liz Cambage making a big impression in Rio.

SHE is big and she is mighty.

And she will play a major role in Australia achieving a special piece of history in Rio if the Opals win their first ever gold in the Olympic arena.

Liz Cambage creates headlines wherever she treads.

In London four years ago she made world news when she became the first woman to dunk during an Olympic competition.

Elizabeth Cambage and Erin Phillips warm up before the game against France.
Elizabeth Cambage and Erin Phillips warm up before the game against France.

Now she is in the limelight as she racks up massive scores.

Against Japan Cambage racked up 37 points to post the third-best single game performance in Olympic women’s basketball history

Today we look at the Australian basketball star and her numbers game.

LIZ CAMBAGE BY THE NUMBERS

1: WNBL MVP award.

2: This is her second Olympic Games

2: WNBL All Star awards.

24: Her AGE

98: Kg. Her weight.

203cm: Her height.

2008: Her first call-up to the Opals.

2009: Her first cap for the Opals

2012: Created history as the first woman to dunk in an Olympic competition.

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