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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.

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