| Date | 16 – 30 September 2000 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Sydney SuperDome, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales / The Dome and Exhibition Complex, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Participants | 142 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification matches. | |
The Americans continued to present a unified national team that played and competed together for the year prior to the Olympics. The USA team again included Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes. In addition, Teresa Edwards competed on her fifth Olympic team, a feat matched by only three men (Teofilo Cruz [PUR, 1960-76], Oscar Schmidt [BRA, 1980-96], and Andrew Gaze [AUS, 1984-2000]). But unlike that threesome, none of whom won an Olympic medal, Edwards could count five Olympic medals, four of them gold, after the Americans easily won the 2000 gold medal. The United States was undefeated in Sydney, winning a preliminary game against Russia, 88-77, in their closest game of the tournament. In the final, they defeated the hometown Aussies, 76-54. After the final game ended, Teresa Edwards went to mid-court by herself, and sat down at the center circle, absorbing the final moments of her Olympic experience.
| Date | 16 – 24 September 2000 |
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| Date | 16 – 24 September 2000 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 394-264 | ||
| 2 | France | FRA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 338-287 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | BRA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 358-323 | ||
| 4 | Slovakia | SVK | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 294-292 | ||
| 5 | Canada | CAN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 283-317 | ||
| 6 | Senegal | SEN | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 199-383 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 16 Sep 11:30 | The Dome | Brazil | BRA | 76 – 60 | Slovakia | SVK | |
| Match #2 | 16 Sep 14:30 | The Dome | France | FRA | 75 – 39 | Senegal | SEN | |
| Match #3 | 16 Sep 16:30 | The Dome | Australia | AUS | 78 – 46 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep 9:30 | The Dome | Canada | CAN | 62 – 41 | Senegal | SEN | |
| Match #5 | 18 Sep 19:30 | The Dome | France | FRA | 58 – 51 | Slovakia | SVK | |
| Match #6 | 18 Sep 21:30 | The Dome | Australia | AUS | 81 – 70 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #7 | 20 Sep 11:30 | The Dome | France | FRA | 70 – 58 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #8 | 20 Sep 14:30 | The Dome | Brazil | BRA | 82 – 48 | Senegal | SEN | |
| Match #9 | 20 Sep 16:40 | The Dome | Australia | AUS | 70 – 47 | Slovakia | SVK | |
| Match #10 | 22 Sep 11:30 | The Dome | Slovakia | SVK | 68 – 56 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #11 | 22 Sep 14:30 | The Dome | France | FRA | 73 – 70 | Brazil | BRA | AET |
| Match #12 | 22 Sep 19:30 | The Dome | Australia | AUS | 96 – 39 | Senegal | SEN | |
| Match #13 | 24 Sep 9:30 | The Dome | Slovakia | SVK | 68 – 32 | Senegal | SEN | |
| Match #14 | 24 Sep 16:30 | The Dome | Australia | AUS | 69 – 62 | France | FRA | |
| Match #15 | 24 Sep 21:30 | The Dome | Canada | CAN | 61 – 60 | Brazil | BRA |
| Date | 16 – 24 September 2000 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 436-312 | ||
| 2 | Russian Federation | RUS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 398-325 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 382-357 | ||
| 4 | Poland | POL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 327-339 | ||
| 5 | Cuba | CUB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 318-358 | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | NZL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 265-435 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 16 Sep 9:30 | The Dome | Poland | POL | 75 – 52 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 16 Sep 19:30 | The Dome | Russian Federation | RUS | 72 – 62 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match #3 | 16 Sep 21:30 | The Dome | United States | USA | 89 – 75 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #4 | 18 Sep 11:30 | The Dome | Russian Federation | RUS | 84 – 46 | Poland | POL | |
| Match #5 | 18 Sep 14:30 | The Dome | Republic of Korea | KOR | 101 – 62 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #6 | 18 Sep 16:30 | The Dome | United States | USA | 90 – 61 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match #7 | 20 Sep 9:30 | The Dome | Cuba | CUB | 74 – 55 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #8 | 20 Sep 19:30 | The Dome | Poland | POL | 77 – 62 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #9 | 20 Sep 21:30 | The Dome | United States | USA | 88 – 77 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #10 | 22 Sep 9:30 | The Dome | Republic of Korea | KOR | 75 – 73 | Russian Federation | RUS | AET |
| Match #11 | 22 Sep 16:30 | The Dome | United States | USA | 93 – 42 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #12 | 22 Sep 21:30 | The Dome | Poland | POL | 72 – 65 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match #13 | 24 Sep 11:30 | The Dome | Russian Federation | RUS | 92 – 54 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #14 | 24 Sep 14:30 | The Dome | Republic of Korea | KOR | 69 – 56 | Cuba | CUB | |
| Match #15 | 24 Sep 19:30 | The Dome | United States | USA | 76 – 57 | Poland | POL |
| Date | 27 September 2000 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Sep 15:00 | Australia | AUS | 76 – 48 | Poland | POL | |
| Match #2 | 27 Sep 17:00 | Brazil | BRA | 68 – 67 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #3 | 27 Sep 20:00 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 68 – 59 | France | FRA | |
| Match #4 | 27 Sep 22:00 | United States | USA | 58 – 43 | Slovakia | SVK |
| Date | 29 September 2000 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Sep 14:30 | Australia | AUS | 64 – 52 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 29 Sep 16:30 | United States | USA | 78 – 65 | Republic of Korea | KOR |
| Date | 26 – 30 September 2000 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 30 Sep 20:00 | United States | USA | 76 – 54 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 3/4 | 30 Sep 18:00 | Brazil | BRA | 84 – 73 | Republic of Korea | KOR | AET |
| Match 5/6 | 29 Sep 11:30 | France | FRA | 71 – 59 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match 7/8 | 29 Sep 9:30 | Slovakia | SVK | 64 – 57 | Poland | POL | |
| Match 9/10 | 26 Sep 11:30 | Cuba | CUB | 67 – 58 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match 11/12 | 26 Sep 9:30 | New Zealand | NZL | 72 – 69 | Senegal | SEN |