| Date | 30 July – 7 August 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Badalona, Badalona | |
| Participants | 94 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches. | |
Thru 1991, the US women’s team had a 42-game unbeaten streak in international competition, having won the 1990 World Championships with a final round victory over Yugoslavia, 88-78. But at the 1991 Pan-American Games, the USA was defeated by Brazil and Cuba. The 1992 tournament appeared more wide open, with the break-up of the Soviet Union. The USSR had won the 1989 European Championships, but at Barcelona, there was no Russian team, but a combined team representing many of the former Soviet Republics – the Unified Team (EUN). In the tournament, the USA easily won Group B, going undefeated. The Unified Team finished second in Group A, losing to Cuba. The semi-finals saw the USA play the former Soviet team, and stunningly, the Unified Team won, 79-73. The Unifieds then defeated China in the final to win the gold medal, with the United States defeating Cuba for the bronze medal.
| Date | 30 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Date | 30 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | CUB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 246-230 | ||
| 2 | Unified Team | EUN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 244-222 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | BRA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 237-241 | ||
| 4 | Italy | ITA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 190-224 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 13:00 | Cuba | CUB | 91 – 89 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 22:00 | Brazil | BRA | 85 – 70 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug 13:00 | Cuba | CUB | 95 – 88 | Brazil | BRA | AET |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug 22:00 | Unified Team | EUN | 79 – 67 | Italy | ITA | |
| Match #5 | 03 Aug 11:00 | Unified Team | EUN | 76 – 64 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #6 | 03 Aug 13:00 | Cuba | CUB | 60 – 53 | Italy | ITA |
| Date | 30 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 318-181 | ||
| 2 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 205-226 | ||
| 3 | Spain | ESP | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 181-238 | ||
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 183-242 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 11:00 | United States | USA | 111 – 55 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 20:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 66 – 63 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug 11:00 | United States | USA | 93 – 67 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug 20:00 | Spain | ESP | 59 – 58 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | |
| Match #5 | 03 Aug 20:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 72 – 70 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | |
| Match #6 | 03 Aug 22:00 | United States | USA | 114 – 59 | Spain | ESP |
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 11:00 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 74 – 62 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 20:00 | Spain | ESP | 92 – 80 | Italy | ITA | AET |
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 13:00 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 109 – 70 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 22:00 | Unified Team | EUN | 79 – 73 | United States | USA |
| Date | 7 August 1992 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 22:00 | Unified Team | EUN | 76 – 66 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 13:00 | United States | USA | 88 – 74 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match 5/6 | 07 Aug 11:00 | Spain | ESP | 59 – 58 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | |
| Match 7/8 | 07 Aug 20:00 | Brazil | BRA | 86 – 83 | Italy | ITA | AET |