Brown, Cindy (1965–)
Brown, Cindy (1965–)
African-American basketball player. Name variations: Cynthia Brown. Born Mar 16, 1955, in California; attended Long Beach State College.
Won team gold medals at FIBA World championships and Goodwill Games (1986); at Seoul Olympics, won a gold medal in team competition (1988); played in the WNBA for the Detroit Shock (1998–99), then Utah Starzz.
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