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Basketball, Women

Date14 – 28 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationKleisto Gipedo, Olympiako Syngrotima Ellenikou, Hellinikon / Olympiako Kleisto Gymnastirio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants143 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to classification matches.

The United States’ women had lost only one international game or tournament since the 1992 Olympics, that to Brazil in the 1994 World Championships semi-finals. The team was slightly different as Teresa Edwards was gone, but they still had Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes. Edwards spot at point guard was taken by Dawn Staley, playing in her third consecutive Olympics. It mattered little, as the USA was again unstoppable, winning every game. In Group B, their closest game was against Spain, winning 71-58. In the semi-finals, they were pushed by Russia, but won 66-62. The final was a re-match of the 2000 Olympic final, with the Americans defeating Australia, 74-63. Russia defeated Brazil to win the bronze medal.

PosTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
Sue Bird
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Yolanda Griffith
Shannon Johnson
Lisa Leslie
Ruth Riley
Katie Smith
Dawn Staley
Sheryl Swoopes
Diana Taurasi
Tina Thompson
CoachVan Chancellor
2AustraliaAUSSilver
Suzy Batkovic
Sandy Brondello
Trish Fallon
Kristi Harrower
Lauren Jackson
Natalie Porter
Alicia Poto
Belinda Snell
Rachael Sporn
Laura Summerton
Penny Taylor
Allison Tranquilli
CoachJan Stirling
3Russian FederationRUSBronze
Anna Arkhipova
Olga Arteshina
Yelena Baranova
Diana Gustilina
Mariya Kalmykova
Yelena Karpova
Ilona Korstin
Irina Osipova
Oksana Rakhmatulina
Tatyana Shchogoleva
Mariya Stepanova
Nataliya Vodopyanova
CoachVadim Kapranov
4BrazilBRA
Janeth
Karla
Kelly
Vivian
Helen
Iziane
Alessandra
Adrianinha
Sílvinha Gustavo
Cíntia Tuiú
Leila
Érika
CoachAntônio Barbosa
5Czech RepublicCZE
Irena Borecká
Romana Hamzová
Michala Hartigová
Zuzana Klimešová
Petra Kulichová
Hana Machová
Michaela Pavlíčková
Michaela Uhrová
Ivana Večeřová
Jana Veselá
Eva Vítečková
Ivana Voračková
CoachJan Bobrovský
6SpainESP
Elisa Aguilar
Sonia Blanco
Elisabeth Cebrián
Marta Fernández
Marina Ferragut
Begoña García
Núria Martínez
Laia Palau
Lucila Pascua
Ingrid Pons
Rosa Sánchez
Amaya Valdemoro
CoachVicente Rodríguez
7GreeceGRE
Katerina Deli
Dimitra Kalentzou
Tatiana Kavvadia
Athina Christoforaki
Sofia Kligkopoulou
Anastasia Kostaki
Evanthia Maltsi
Maria Samoroukova
Polymnia Saregkou
Eirini Stachtiari
Atalanti Tasouli
Eleni Vasileiou
CoachGeorgios Tsitskaris
8New ZealandNZL
Megan Compain
Rebecca Cotton
Gina Farmer
Sally Farmer
Aneka Kerr
Donna Loffhagen
Angela Marino
Julie Ofsoski
Jody Tini
Tania Tupu
Leanne Walker
Kim Wielens
CoachTom Maher
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Bian Lan
Chen Luyun
Chen Nan
Hu Xiaotao
Miao Lijie
Pan Wei
Ren Lei
Song Xiaoyun
Sui Feifei
Wang Ling
Ye Li
Zhang Fan
CoachGong Luming
10JapanJPN
Maki Eguchi
Noriko Hamaguchi
Hiromi Kawabata
Mari Konno
Kaori Kusuda
Mutsuko Nagata
Yuko Oga
Taeko Oyama
Masami Tachikawa
Natsumi Yabuuchi
Ryoko Yano
Naomi Yashiro
CoachTomohide Utsumi
11NigeriaNGR
Mobolaji Akiode
Joanne Aluka
Mactabene Amachree
Itoro Umoh
Nguveren Iyorhe
Aisha Mohamed
Juliana Negedu
Linda Ogugua
Taiwo Rafiu
Rashidat Sadiq
M'fon Udoka
Ugo Oha
CoachSam Vincent
12Republic of KoreaKOR
Byeon Yeon-Ha
Jo Hye-Jin
Hong Hyeon-Hui
Heo Yun-Ja
Jeong Mi-Ran
Gang Ji-Suk
Kim Gye-Ryeong
Kim Yeong-Ok
Lee Jong-Ae
Lee Mi-Seon
Park Jeong-Eun
Kim Jeong-Min DNS
CoachPark Myung-Soo

Preliminary Round

Date14 – 22 August 2004

Group A

Date14 – 22 August 2004
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsPoints
1AustraliaAUS50010418-313
2Russian FederationRUS4018389-333
3BrazilBRA3026430-361
4GreeceGRE2034353-392
5JapanJPN1042381-485
6NigeriaNGR0050335-422
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #114 Aug 9:00AustraliaAUS85 – 73NigeriaNGR
Match #214 Aug 14:30BrazilBRA128 – 62JapanJPN
Match #314 Aug 20:00Russian FederationRUS69 – 62GreeceGRE
Match #416 Aug 9:00JapanJPN79 – 73NigeriaNGR
Match #516 Aug 14:30BrazilBRA87 – 75GreeceGRE
Match #616 Aug 20:00AustraliaAUS75 – 56Russian FederationRUS
Match #718 Aug 9:00AustraliaAUS97 – 78JapanJPN
Match #818 Aug 14:30GreeceGRE83 – 68NigeriaNGR
Match #918 Aug 20:00Russian FederationRUS77 – 67BrazilBRA
Match #1020 Aug 9:00Russian FederationRUS94 – 71JapanJPN
Match #1120 Aug 14:30AustraliaAUS77 – 40GreeceGRE
Match #1220 Aug 20:00BrazilBRA82 – 63NigeriaNGR
Match #1322 Aug 9:00Russian FederationRUS93 – 58NigeriaNGR
Match #1422 Aug 14:30AustraliaAUS84 – 66BrazilBRA
Match #1522 Aug 20:00GreeceGRE93 – 91JapanJPN

Group B

Date14 – 22 August 2004
FormatRound-robin pools.
PosCompetitorsNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsPoints
1United StatesUSA50010430-285
2SpainESP4018368-334
3Czech RepublicCZE3026408-375
4New ZealandNZL2034321-414
5People's Republic of ChinaCHN1042360-406
6Republic of KoreaKOR0050320-393
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #114 Aug 11:15People's Republic of ChinaCHN71 – 54Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #214 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA99 – 47New ZealandNZL
Match #314 Aug 22:15SpainESP80 – 78Czech RepublicCZE
Match #416 Aug 11:15New ZealandNZL81 – 73Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #516 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA80 – 61Czech RepublicCZE
Match #616 Aug 22:15SpainESP75 – 67People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #718 Aug 11:15Czech RepublicCZE98 – 83People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #818 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA80 – 57Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #918 Aug 22:15SpainESP91 – 57New ZealandNZL
Match #1020 Aug 11:15New ZealandNZL79 – 77People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #1120 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA71 – 58SpainESP
Match #1220 Aug 22:15Czech RepublicCZE97 – 75Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #1322 Aug 11:15Czech RepublicCZE74 – 57New ZealandNZL
Match #1422 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA100 – 62People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #1522 Aug 22:15SpainESP64 – 61Republic of KoreaKOR

Quarter-Finals

Date25 August 2004
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #125 Aug 14:30Russian FederationRUS70 – 49Czech RepublicCZE
Match #225 Aug 16:45United StatesUSA102 – 72GreeceGRE
Match #325 Aug 20:00BrazilBRA67 – 63SpainESP
Match #425 Aug 22:15AustraliaAUS94 – 55New ZealandNZL

Semi-Finals

Date27 August 2004
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #127 Aug 14:30United StatesUSA66 – 62Russian FederationRUS
Match #227 Aug 16:45AustraliaAUS88 – 75BrazilBRA

Final Round

Date24 – 28 August 2004
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/228 Aug 16:15United StatesUSA74 – 63AustraliaAUS
Match 3/428 Aug 14:00Russian FederationRUS71 – 62BrazilBRA
Match 5/627 Aug 11:15Czech RepublicCZE79 – 68SpainESP
Match 7/827 Aug 9:00GreeceGRE87 – 83New ZealandNZL
Match 9/1024 Aug 11:15People's Republic of ChinaCHN82 – 63JapanJPN
Match 11/1224 Aug 9:00NigeriaNGR68 – 64Republic of KoreaKOR