Sharon Finnan

Sharon Louise Finnan-White OAM (née Finnan, born 7 September 1967) is a former Australian netball player and a two-time winner of the Netball World Cup with the Australian national netball team.^[1]

FullnameSharon Louise Finnan-White OAM (Née: Finnan)

Born (1967-09-07) 7 September 1967 (age 58)

Surry Hills, New South Wales

OccupationCEO First Nations Academy of Excellence

Spouse

Dr. Andrew White (Paediatrician)

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Sharon Finnan-White OAM

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Personal information
Full name	Sharon Louise Finnan-White OAM (Née: Finnan)
Born	(1967-09-07) 7 September 1967 (age 58) Surry Hills, New South Wales
Occupation	CEO First Nations Academy of Excellence
Spouse	Dr. Andrew White (Paediatrician)
Children	Ethan and Lachlan
School	St Joseph's Girls High School, Kogarah, NSW
Netball career
Playing position: GD/WD Years Club team(s) Apps Sydney Electricity Sydney Sandpipers Queensland Firebirds Years National team(s) Caps 1990–2000 Australia 20
Medal record Representing  Australia Netball World Championships 1991 Sydney Netball 1999 Christchurch Netball
Updated on 30 September 2020

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Finnan was born in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, New South Wales. She played for the New South Wales Under-21 and Open team from 1988–1997 and was invited to attend the Australian Institute of Sport program in 1988. She was first selected to play for the national team in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and retired from netball in 2000.^[2]

As of 2015^[update], Finnan-White lives in Townsville.^[2]

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours list, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.^[3] In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to netball development.^[4]