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Belinda Snell
Free Agent
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-01-10) January 10, 1981 (age 43)
Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2007)
EuroLeague champion (2011)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Brazil Team Competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team Competition

Belinda Snell (born 10 January 1981 in Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian women's basketball player who plays for Australia and the WNBA in the United States.

She attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), and was a member of the AIS team which won the 1998-1999 WNBL championship. This team also included fellow WNBA players Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, Suzy Batkovic and Kristen Veal.

She was also a member of Australia women's national basketball team, "The Opals", that won silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

She was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Mercury in 2005.

In June 2009, she joined by Ros Casares, current champion of the Spanish Women's League.[1]

In June 2010, she joined another Spanish team, the great rival of Ros Casares; Perfumerías Avenidas de Salamanca.[2]

In February 2011, she signed with the 2010 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm for the 2011 season along with fellow Australian, Erin Phillips.

In September 2011, after years playing over in Europe, Belinda re-signed with the Sydney Uni Flames for the start of the 2011-2012 WNBL season.

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