Sharon Finnan

{{short description|Australia netball international}}

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|name = Sharon Finnan-White OAM

|honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|OAM}}

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|updated = 30 September 2020

|fullname = Sharon Louise Finnan-White OAM

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|9|7}}

|birth_place = Surry Hills, New South Wales

|maidenname = Finnan

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|school = St Joseph's Girls High School, Kogarah, NSW

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|occupation = CEO First Nations Academy of Excellence

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|spouse = Dr. Andrew White (Paediatrician)

|children = Ethan and Lachlan

|positions = GD/WD

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|clubteam1 = Sydney Electricity

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|clubteam2 = Sydney Sandpipers

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|clubteam3 = Queensland Firebirds

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|nationalyears1 = 1990-2000

|nationalteam1 = Australia

|nationalcaps1 = 20

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{{MedalCompetition|Netball World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1991 Sydney|Netball}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Christchurch|Netball}}

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Sharon Louise Finnan-White {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|OAM}} ({{nee}} Finnan, born 7 September 1967) is a former Australian netball player and a two-time winner of the INF Netball World Cup with the Australian national netball team.{{cite news |title=Sharon Finnan |url=https://www.deadlyvibe.com.au/2007/11/sharon-finnan/ |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=Deadly Vibe |publisher=Vibe Australia Pty Ltd |date=30 November 2007}}

Finnan was born in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, New South Wales. She played for the New South Wales Under-21 and Open team from 1988-1997 and was invited to attend the Australian Institute of Sport program in 1988. She was first selected to play for the national team in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and retired from netball in 2000.{{cite web |title=Sharon Finnan |url=https://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/news-media/deadly-stories/deadly-stories-gallery/far-north-queensland/sharon-finnan |website=Deadly Stories |publisher=Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships |accessdate=30 September 2020}}

{{as of|2015}}, Finnan-White lives in Townsville.

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours list, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=886842|date=8 June 1992 |recipient=Miss Sharon Louise Finnan |award=Member of the Order of Australia |postnominal=OAM |citation=In recognition of service to sport, particularly as a member of the 1991 Australian World Champion Netball squad |accessdate=30 September 2020 }} In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to netball development.{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=985830|date=14 July 2000 |recipient=Miss Sharon Louise Finnan |award=Australian Sports Medal|postnominal=|citation=Services to netball development |accessdate=30 September 2020 }}