Jenny Cheesman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jenny Cheesman
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1957(1957-11-02)
Age	67
Birthplace	Adelaide
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jenny Cheesman Biography

Jenny Cheesman is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 2, 1957 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Jennifer “Jenny” Cheesman (born 2 November 1957) is a former Australian women’s basketball player and coach.

In 2006, Cheesman polled as the 8th greatest Australian female player in the 25-year team. Cheesman was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.

Cheesman played 167 games for the national team between 1975 and 1988, competing at two Olympic Games, in 1984 and 1988. Cheesman described making the 1984 Olympic Games as “a life-long dream come true… Since I was twelve years old my aim has been to play basketball at an Olympic Games”. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Cheesman and her husband, Phil Smyth, became the first husband and wife to captain Australian teams at the same Olympics.

Jenny Cheesman Net Worth

Jenny Cheesman is one of the richest Basketball Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jenny Cheesman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the Women’s National Basketball League, Cheesman played for the Canberra Capitals. Cheesman would win the Halls Medal for the best and fairest player in the South Australian Women’s competition on three occasions; 1974, 1977 and

1978. In 2003 Basketball Australia introduced an annual Fair Play Award to all Australian Junior Championships. The Under 14 Girls Club Championship award for fair play was named the “Jenny Cheesman Fair Play Award”, as recognition of her outstanding contribution to the game. Although Cheesman was not involved in any international medal winning teams, she was described a very important figure in the development of Australian women’s basketball. Cheesman has been described as “a truly world-class basketball player”.

Cheesman also represented Australia at four World Championships, in 1975, 1979, 1983, and 1986. She was the captain of the team from 1980 until the end of her career and went on to be the Opals assistant coach from 1993–2000. While she was still playing at the highest level with the Opals, Cheesman was an assistant coach with the AIS program, taking over the head coach role for one year in 1990. As a talented junior, Cheesman eventually had to choose between stellar basketball and netball careers. Cheesman was an assistant coach with the Opals at 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jenny Cheesman Dating?

According to our records, Jenny Cheesman married to Phil Smyth. As of December 1, 2023, Jenny Cheesman’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Elnur Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Jenny Cheesman celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.