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At first moment I couldn’t believe what just happened, and wasn’t sure if she really dunks… The 6-8 Cambage caught the ball at the top of the key, took one dribble and threw it down. They didn't have to contend with a force like Liz Cambage in the middle, and their athleticism trumped France's effort.

I never do it in practice, I'm a bit shy about doing it, and it's the first time I've ever done it in a game. "I never do it, but everyone wants me to do it, it's the one thing I'm really shy about," Cambage said. I wasn’t thinking about it.”“To have someone dunk at the Olympics, and a rising star of the women’s world game is huge,” Australian coach Carrie Graf told reporters in London. But she and her teammates knew she had done something special Friday in Australia's 70-66 victory over Russia. "I have never seen one dunk in a game before," Jackson said.

FIBA couldn't confirm if the 20-year Cambage was the first woman to dunk in an Olympic game. Team USA claimed their fifth-straight gold in … She missed the first part of the WNBA season to train with Australia.Australia held a 32-30 halftime advantage despite going without a basket for the final 5:18 of the second quarter. [citation needed] Cambage and the Opals won a bronze medal in London with an 83–74 win over Russia. The 203cm star top-scored with 17 points, including a rare dunk… Her father is Nigerian and her mother Australian. The 203cm star top-scored with 17 points, including a rare dunk, as Australia improved its record to three wins from four games in Group B. "It's good to finally just do it and get everyone off my back," she said. In 2012, she and the rest of the Australian national team took the bronze medal at the London Olympics.

"That's my job. "That's my job. I never do it in practice, I'm a bit shy about doing it, and it's the first time I've ever done it in a game.