| 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.
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | W | L | Pts | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unified Team | EUN | 4 | 1 | 8 | 399–361 | Gold | |||
| 2 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 3 | 2 | 6 | 380–372 | Silver | |||
| 3 | United States | USA | 4 | 1 | 8 | 479–334 | Bronze | |||
| 4 | Cuba | CUB | 3 | 2 | 6 | 390–427 | ||||
| 5 | Spain | ESP | 3 | 2 | 6 | 332–376 | ||||
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 1 | 4 | 2 | 315–363 | ||||
| 7 | Brazil | BRA | 2 | 3 | 4 | 385–398 | ||||
| 8 | Italy | ITA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 353–402 |
Round-robin pools.
| Pos | NOC | W | L | Pts | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 246–230 | ||
| 2 | EUN | 2 | 1 | 4 | 244–222 | ||
| 3 | BRA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 237–241 | ||
| 4 | ITA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 190–224 |
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 13:00 | CUB | 91 – 89 | EUN |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 22:00 | BRA | 85 – 70 | ITA |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug 13:00 | CUB | 95 – 88 AET | BRA |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug 22:00 | EUN | 79 – 67 | ITA |
| Match #5 | 03 Aug 11:00 | EUN | 76 – 64 | BRA |
| Match #6 | 03 Aug 13:00 | CUB | 60 – 53 | ITA |
Round-robin pools.
| Pos | NOC | W | L | Pts | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 3 | 0 | 6 | 318–181 | ||
| 2 | CHN | 2 | 1 | 4 | 205–226 | ||
| 3 | ESP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 181–238 | ||
| 4 | TCH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 183–242 |
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 11:00 | USA | 111 – 55 | TCH |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 20:00 | CHN | 66 – 63 | ESP |
| Match #3 | 01 Aug 11:00 | USA | 93 – 67 | CHN |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug 20:00 | ESP | 59 – 58 | TCH |
| Match #5 | 03 Aug 20:00 | CHN | 72 – 70 | TCH |
| Match #6 | 03 Aug 22:00 | USA | 114 – 59 | ESP |
Classification matches.
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 11:00 | TCH | 74 – 62 | BRA |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 20:00 | ESP | 92 – 80 AET | ITA |
Single-elimination.
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 13:00 | CHN | 109 – 70 | CUB |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 22:00 | EUN | 79 – 73 | USA |
Medal round.
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 22:00 | EUN | 76 – 66 | CHN |
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 13:00 | USA | 88 – 74 | CUB |
| Match 5/6 | 07 Aug 11:00 | ESP | 59 – 58 | TCH |
| Match 7/8 | 07 Aug 20:00 | BRA | 86 – 83 AET | ITA |