| LC control no. | no2013122583 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Donovan, Anne, 1961-2018 |
| Biography/History note | Anne Donovan was an American basketball player and women's basketball coach. She played professional basketball in Shizuoka, Japan and Modena, Italy, won two Olympic gold medals, and was the first female coach of a WNBA championship team, the Charlotte Sting. She was born November 1, 1961 in Ridgewood, New Jersey and was educated at Old Dominion University. She died June 13, 2018 in Wilmington, North Carolina. |
| Birth date | 1961-11-01 |
| Death date | 2018-06-13 |
| Place of birth | Ridgewood (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Wilmington (N.C.) |
| Field of activity | Basketball Basketball--Coaching |
| Affiliation | Charlotte Sting (Basketball team) Old Dominion University |
| Profession or occupation | Centers (Basketball) Basketball coaches |
| Found in | Her Women's basketball, c2001 : t.p (Anne Donovan, head coach of the WNBA Charlotte Sting) Wikipedia, Nov. 4, 2013 (Anne Donovan, born November 1, 1961 in Ridgewood, N.J. ; American retired basketball player now coaching women's basketball; won two Olympic gold medals; first female coach of a WNBA championship team; played professional basketball in Shizuoka, Japan and Modena, Italy; educated: Old Dominion Univ.) New York times WWW site, viewed June 20, 2018 (in obituary published June 14: Anne Donovan; b. Nov. 1, 1961, Ridgewood, N.J.; d. Wednesday [June 13, 2018], Wilmington, N.C., aged 56; 6-foot-8 center who was one of the most dominating players of the early 1980s in women's college basketball and who later won championships as a coach in the W.N.B.A. and the Summer Olympics) |
| Associated language | eng |
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