Russell Basser (born 20 March 1960) is an Australian former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

He is Jewish, and played in the Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 1980s.[2] In 1985 he was named the Australian Jewish Sportsman of the Year.[3] He was a torchbearer in Australia for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[4]

Basser went to Caulfield Grammar from 1972-77.[5] He graduated from the University of Melbourne in Medicine, trained as an oncologist and worked in academic medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospitals.[5] He later joined biopharmaceutical company CSL Limited, where he was in charge of clinical trials and later was in charge of vaccine research and Development.[5] He retired in 2022.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russell Basser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ Shane Desiatnik (February 10, 2021). "Callout for Maccabiah water polo players," Australian Jewish News.
  3. ^ "The Sports Scene," Jewish Post.
  4. ^ "Basser, Russell," Jews in Sports.
  5. ^ a b c d "Russell Basser," caulfieldgrammarians.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Basser
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