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Basketball, Women

Date28 July – 11 August 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationBercy Arena, Bercy, France / Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Participants144 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to classification matches.

The United States women had not lost an Olympic basketball game since being defeated by the Unified Team in the semi-finals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, a streak encompassing 55 consecutive games and seven gold medals. The United States’ men had won seven gold medals in the sport from 1936-1968, but no NOC had won eight consecutive gold medals in a team sport, which the USA women were looking for.

The USA had won the last four FIBA World Cups, with Australia winning that title in 2006. At the 2022 World Cup, China took the silver medal behind the USA and Australia won bronze. The US team was led by all WNBA players, including the best player in the world, A’ja Wilson. Diana Taurasi was also on the team, looking to win her sixth gold medal in the sport, which would be an Olympic best for any team sport, but Taurasi was at the end of her career and no longer the best player on the US team.

Only Spain and the United States were unbeaten in group play, but the host French team won Group B despite a loss to Australia. In the quarter-finals, France, Belgium, Australia, and the United States all won easily to advance to the semi-finals.

France struggled to defeat Belgium in the semis, winning 81-75, while the United States won easily over Australia, giving the Parisien fans the match they wanted – France against the USA for the gold medal.

Despite the rabid French fans, they could not pull their home team to victory over the United States, but the game was closer than anyone might imagine. With seconds remaining, the USA led by three. France had the ball and Gabby Williams threw up a last-second shot that went in, but her foot was on the three-point line and it only counted for two, giving the USA a 67-66 victory and their eighth straight gold medal.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
Guard4Jewell Loyd
Guard5Kelsey Plum
Guard6Sabrina Ionescu
Forward7Kahleah Copper
Guard8Chelsea Gray
Forward9A'ja Wilson
Power Forward10Breanna Stewart
Small Forward11Napheesa Collier
Shooting Guard12Diana Taurasi
Guard13Jackie Young
Power Forward14Alyssa Thomas
Center15Brittney Griner
CoachCheryl Reeve
2FranceFRASilver
Point Guard4Marine Fauthoux
Power Forward6Alexia Chartereau-Chery
Shooting Guard10Sarah Michel Boury
Small Forward11Valériane Ayayi-Vukosavljević
Center12Iliana Rupert
Forward13Janelle Salaün
Center14Dominique Malonga
Forward15Gabby Williams
Center22Marième Badiane
Shooting Guard23Marine Johannès
Guard42Leïla Lacan
Point Guard47Romane Bernies
CoachJean-Aimé Toupane
3AustraliaAUSBronze
Guard2Jade Melbourne
Point Guard3Kristy Wallace
Small Forward6Steph Talbot
Guard7Tess Madgen
Forward11Alanna Smith
Forward13Ezi Magbegor
Center14Marianna Tolo
Forward15Cayla George
Small Forward17Amy Atwell
Guard20Isobel Borlase
Center25Lauren Jackson
Guard32Sami Whitcomb
CoachSandy Brondello
4BelgiumBEL
Point Guard4Elise Ramette
Small Forward6Antonia Delaere
Small Forward10Laure Résimont
Power Forward11Emma Meesseman
Center13Kyara Linskens
Power Forward15Nastja Claessens
Small Forward22Bethy Mununga
Center25Becky Massey
Small Forward31Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka
Center34Billie Massey
Point Guard35Julie Vanloo
Center99Ine Joris
CoachRachid Meziane
5SpainESP
Point Guard4Mariona Ortiz
Power Forward6Laura Gil
Small Forward7Alba Torrens
Power Forward8María Araújo
Small Forward9Queralt Casas
Point Guard10Leticia Romero
Shooting Guard11Leonor Rodríguez
Point Guard12Maite Cazorla
Forward13Andrea Vilaró
Center17Megan Gustafson
Center20Paula Ginzo
Small Forward22María Conde
CoachMiguel Méndez
6SerbiaSRB
Power Forward1Ivana Raca
Shooting Guard6Saša Čađo
Shooting Guard8Nevena Jovanović
Point Guard12Yvonne Anderson
Center14Dragana Stanković
Small Forward17Jovana Nogić
Small Forward25Maša Janković
Point Guard30Aleksandra Katanić
Power Forward32Angela Dugalić
Center33Tina Krajišnik
Power Forward51Mina Đorđević
Guard66Nadija Smailbegović
CoachMarina Maljković
7GermanyGER
Forward0Satou Sabally
Point Guard1Alexis Peterson
Guard3Alexandra Wilke
Power Forward8Nyara Sabally
Power Forward11Marie Gülich
Shooting Guard13Leonie Fiebich
Center15Luisa Geiselsöder
Small Forward16Alina Hartmann
Power Forward20Frieda Bühner
Small Forward22Emily Bessoir
Point Guard24Lina Sontag
Small Forward46Romy Bär
CoachLisa Thomaidis
8NigeriaNGR
Forward0Amy Okonkwo
Center3Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah
Guard4Elizabeth Balogun
Shooting Guard5Olaoluwatomi Oluwayemisi Taiwo
Center6Lauren Ebo
Guard9Ifunanya Okoro
Point Guard10Promise Amukamara
Forward20Murjanatu Musa
Center22Blessing Ejiofor
Point Guard23Ezinne Kalu
Small Forward25Adebola Adeyeye
Forward33Nicole Enabosi
CoachRena Wakama
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Guard4Li Yuan
Guard5Wang Siyu
Guard6Wu Tongtong
Point Guard7Yang Liwei
Forward9Li Meng
Shooting Guard10Zhang Ru
Forward11Huang Sijing
Power Forward12Luo Xinyu
Forward13Sun Mengran
Center14Li Yueru
Center15Han Xu
Center8Yang Shuyu
CoachZheng Wei
10Puerto RicoPUR
Forward1Tayra Meléndez
Forward2Brianna Jones
Point Guard5Pamela Rosado
Center7Mariah Pérez
Shooting Guard9Ali Gibson
Power Forward11Sofía Roma
Power Forward21Mya Hollingshed
Shooting Guard22Arella Guirantes
Point Guard23Trinity San Antonio
Power Forward25Isalys Quiñones
Center33India Pagán
Guard55Jackie Benítez
CoachGerardo Batista
11CanadaCAN
Guard2Shay Colley
Guard4Sami Hill
Guard5Kia Nurse
Small Forward6Bridget Carleton
Guard8Cassandre Prosper
Power Forward9Yvonne Ejim
Center11Natalie Achonwa
Guard12Syla Swords
Center14Kayla Alexander
Forward15Laeticia Amihere
Guard21Nirra Fields
Forward24Aaliyah Edwards
CoachVíctor Lapeña
12JapanJPN
Power Forward3Stephanie Mawuli
Center8Maki Takada
Point Guard12Asami Yoshida
Point Guard13Rui Machida
Shooting Guard15Nako Motohashi
Shooting Guard23Mai Yamamoto
Small Forward27Saki Hayashi
Power Forward30Evelyn Mawuli
Point Guard32Saori Miyazaki
Power Forward52Yuki Miyazawa
Small Forward75Nanako Todo
Power Forward88Himawari Akaho
CoachToru Onzuka

Preliminary Round

Date28 July – 4 August 2024
FormatRound-robin pools.

Group A

Date28 July – 3 August 2024
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosTeamNOCWinsLossesPointsPoints
1SpainESP306223-213
2SerbiaSRB214201-184
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN122228-229
4Puerto RicoPUR030175-201
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #128 Jul 13:30SpainESP90 – 89People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #228 Jul 21:00SerbiaSRB58 – 55Puerto RicoPUR
Match #331 Jul 11:00SpainESP63 – 62Puerto RicoPUR
Match #431 Jul 13:30SerbiaSRB81 – 59People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #503 Aug 11:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN80 – 58Puerto RicoPUR
Match #603 Aug 13:30SpainESP70 – 62SerbiaSRB

Group B

Date29 July – 4 August 2024
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosTeamNOCWinsLossesPointsPoints
1FranceFRA214222-187
2AustraliaAUS214211-212
3NigeriaNGR214208-207
4CanadaCAN030189-224
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #129 Jul 11:00NigeriaNGR75 – 62AustraliaAUS
Match #229 Jul 17:15FranceFRA75 – 54CanadaCAN
Match #301 Aug 13:30AustraliaAUS70 – 65CanadaCAN
Match #401 Aug 17:15FranceFRA75 – 54NigeriaNGR
Match #504 Aug 13:30NigeriaNGR79 – 70CanadaCAN
Match #604 Aug 21:00AustraliaAUS79 – 72FranceFRA

Group C

Date29 July – 4 August 2024
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosTeamNOCWinsLossesPointsPoints
1United StatesUSA306276-218
2GermanyGER214226-220
3BelgiumBEL122228-228
4JapanJPN030198-262
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #129 Jul 13:30GermanyGER83 – 69BelgiumBEL
Match #229 Jul 21:00United StatesUSA102 – 76JapanJPN
Match #301 Aug 11:00GermanyGER75 – 64JapanJPN
Match #401 Aug 21:00United StatesUSA87 – 74BelgiumBEL
Match #504 Aug 11:00BelgiumBEL85 – 58JapanJPN
Match #604 Aug 17:15United StatesUSA87 – 68GermanyGER

Quarter-Finals

Date7 August 2024
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #107 Aug 18:00FranceFRA84 – 71GermanyGER
Match #207 Aug 14:30BelgiumBEL79 – 66SpainESP
Match #307 Aug 21:30United StatesUSA88 – 74NigeriaNGR
Match #407 Aug 11:00AustraliaAUS85 – 67SerbiaSRB

Semi-Finals

Date9 August 2024
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #109 Aug 17:30United StatesUSA85 – 64AustraliaAUS
Match #209 Aug 21:00FranceFRA81 – 75BelgiumBEL

Final Round

Date11 August 2024
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/211 Aug 15:30United StatesUSA67 – 66FranceFRA
Match 3/411 Aug 11:30AustraliaAUS85 – 81BelgiumBEL