Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe

New Zealand Olympian: 1060

commonwealth games

Medals

1

Biography

 

Kate first played for New Zealand as a teenager in 1998 and went on to a successful US college career with University of Buffalo. She was voted MVP of the 2003 WNBL while helping Wellington Swish to the title, and has played professionally in Germany and now Australia. Mother Jane McMeeken is a former NZ women’s captain, while brother Luke Ruscoe is on scholarship at Brown University.

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Basketball
Birth place
Christchurch
Born
1979
Height
172cm

Olympic Summer GamesBeijing 2008

Basketball(Basketball - Women)

  • Performance: 60-96
  • Result: Loss
  • Placed: 10 of 12
  • Q1: 10-12, 18-23
  • Q2: 22-38, 24-50
  • Q3: 31-65, 42-75
  • Q4: 47-84, 60-96

Commonwealth GamesMelbourne 2006

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  • Performance: 127-47
  • Result: win
  • Placed: 2 of 8
  • 1st quarter - 30-14; 2nd quarter - 29-11; 3rd quarter 34-16, 4th quarter 34-6

Olympic Summer GamesAthens 2004

Basketball(Basketball - Women)

  • Performance: 83-87
  • Result: Loss
  • Placed: 8 of 12