Burgess, Annie (1969–)
Burgess, Annie (1969–)
Australian basketball player. Name variations: Annie La Fleur or LaFleur. Born Annie Lillian Burgess, April 10, 1969, in Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Guard; won a team silver medal at Sydney Olympics (2000); played for Sydney Flames in WNBL; signed as a free agent by Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA (1999); traded to Washington Mystics (2001).
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