Charmian Mellars

Charmian Mellars (née Purcell; born 7 January 1979 in Papakura, Auckland) is a New Zealand female professional basketball player. She was a member of New Zealand women's national basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She scored six points and grabbed two rebounds in the game they played against China, which they were defeated 80-63.

Charmian Mellars

Personal information
Birth name	Charmian Purcell
Born	(1979-01-07) 7 January 1979 (age 46) Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse	Vince Mellars
Relatives	Natalie Purcell (sister)
Sport
Position	Shooting guard
Medal record Women's basketball Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team competition

She played as a shooting guard for the Christchurch Sirens in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2001 Mellars was named New Zealand's Most Valuable Player in the under 23-year-old category.

Mellars is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the older sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Natalie Taylor.

References

• Mormon Times article, 13 August 2008
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charmian Purcell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.