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Basketball, Women

Date30 July – 7 August 1992
StatusOlympic
LocationPalacio Municipal de Deportes de Badalona, Badalona
Participants94 from 8 countries
FormatRound-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.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1Unified TeamEUNGold
5Yelena Baranova
13Elen Bunatyants-Shakirova
6Irina Gerlits
11Yelena Khudashova
10Irina Minkh
8Yelena Shvaybovich
12Irina Sumnikova
9Maryna Tkachenko
7Yelena Tornikidu
15Svetlana Antipova-Zaboluyeva
14Nataliya Zasulskaya
4Olena Zhyrko
CoachYevgeny Gomelsky
2People's Republic of ChinaCHNSilver
4Cong Xuedi
9He Jun
13Li Dongmei
5Li Xin
6Liu Jun
14Liu Qing
10Peng Ping
7Wang Fang
15Zhan Shuping
8Zheng Dongmei
11Zheng Haixia
12Zheng Xiulin DNS
CoachLi Yaguang
3United StatesUSABronze
10Vicky Bullett
5Daedra Charles
14Cynthia Cooper
6Clarissa Davis
13Medina Dixon
4Teresa Edwards
7Tammy Jackson
11Carolyn Jones
12Katrina McClain
15Suzie McConnell
9Vickie Orr
8Teresa Weatherspoon
CoachTheresa Grentz
4CubaCUB
5Ana Hernández
4Andrea Borrell
8Biosotis Lagnó
12Dalia Henry
7Grisel Herrera
9Judith Águila
13Licet Castillo
10María León
15Milayda Enríquez
6Olga Vigil
14Regla Hernández
11Yamilet Martínez
CoachManuel Pérez
5SpainESP
10Almudena Vara
11Ana Álvaro
6Blanca Ares
15Carlota Castrejana
5Carolina Mújica
14Elisabeth Cebrián
9Margarita Geuer
13Marina Ferragut
12Mónica Messa
8Mónica Pulgar
4Patricia Hernández
7Piluca Alonso DNS
CoachJosé María Buceta
6CzechoslovakiaTCH
4Iveta Bieliková
5Martina Liptáková
6Anna Janoštinová-Kotočová
7Eva Němcová
8Andrea Chupíková
9Eva Antalecová
10Renáta Hiráková
11Adriana Chamajová
12Erika Dobrovičová-Buriánová
13Kamila Vodičková
14Milena Rázgová
15Eva Berková
CoachMiroslav Vondřička
7BrazilBRA
10 Adriana
5 Helen
4 Hortência
9 Janeth
14 Joyce
8 Paula
13 Zézé
11Marta Sobral
6 Nádia
12 Ruth
15 Pontello
7Vânia Hernandes
CoachMaria Helena Cardoso
8ItalyITA
10Angela Arcangeli
8Anna Costalunga
11Catarina Pollini
4Elena Paparazzo
9Francesca Rossi
14Giuseppina Tufano
6Mara Fullin
5Monica Bastiani
13Silvia Todeschini
15Stefania Passaro
7Stefania Salvemini
12Stefania Stanzani
CoachFranco Novarina

Preliminary Round

Date30 July – 3 August 1992

Group A

Date30 July – 3 August 1992
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsPoints
1CubaCUB3006246-230
2Unified TeamEUN2014244-222
3BrazilBRA1022237-241
4ItalyITA0030190-224
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #130 Jul 13:00CubaCUB91 – 89Unified TeamEUN
Match #230 Jul 22:00BrazilBRA85 – 70ItalyITA
Match #301 Aug 13:00CubaCUB95 – 88BrazilBRAAET
Match #401 Aug 22:00Unified TeamEUN79 – 67ItalyITA
Match #503 Aug 11:00Unified TeamEUN76 – 64BrazilBRA
Match #603 Aug 13:00CubaCUB60 – 53ItalyITA

Group B

Date30 July – 3 August 1992
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsPoints
1United StatesUSA3006318-181
2People's Republic of ChinaCHN2014205-226
3SpainESP1022181-238
4CzechoslovakiaTCH0030183-242
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #130 Jul 11:00United StatesUSA111 – 55CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #230 Jul 20:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN66 – 63SpainESP
Match #301 Aug 11:00United StatesUSA93 – 67People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #401 Aug 20:00SpainESP59 – 58CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #503 Aug 20:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN72 – 70CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match #603 Aug 22:00United StatesUSA114 – 59SpainESP

Classification Round 5-8

Date5 August 1992
FormatClassification matches.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #105 Aug 11:00CzechoslovakiaTCH74 – 62BrazilBRA
Match #205 Aug 20:00SpainESP92 – 80ItalyITAAET

Semi-Finals

Date5 August 1992
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #105 Aug 13:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN109 – 70CubaCUB
Match #205 Aug 22:00Unified TeamEUN79 – 73United StatesUSA

Final Round

Date7 August 1992
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/207 Aug 22:00Unified TeamEUN76 – 66People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match 3/407 Aug 13:00United StatesUSA88 – 74CubaCUB
Match 5/607 Aug 11:00SpainESP59 – 58CzechoslovakiaTCH
Match 7/807 Aug 20:00BrazilBRA86 – 83ItalyITAAET