| Date | 14 – 28 August 2004 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kleisto Gipedo, Olympiako Syngrotima Ellenikou, Hellinikon / Olympiako Kleisto Gymnastirio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi | |
| Participants | 143 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-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.
| Date | 14 – 22 August 2004 |
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| Date | 14 – 22 August 2004 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 418-313 | ||
| 2 | Russian Federation | RUS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 389-333 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | BRA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 430-361 | ||
| 4 | Greece | GRE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 353-392 | ||
| 5 | Japan | JPN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 381-485 | ||
| 6 | Nigeria | NGR | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 335-422 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 14 Aug 9:00 | Australia | AUS | 85 – 73 | Nigeria | NGR | |
| Match #2 | 14 Aug 14:30 | Brazil | BRA | 128 – 62 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #3 | 14 Aug 20:00 | Russian Federation | RUS | 69 – 62 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #4 | 16 Aug 9:00 | Japan | JPN | 79 – 73 | Nigeria | NGR | |
| Match #5 | 16 Aug 14:30 | Brazil | BRA | 87 – 75 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #6 | 16 Aug 20:00 | Australia | AUS | 75 – 56 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #7 | 18 Aug 9:00 | Australia | AUS | 97 – 78 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #8 | 18 Aug 14:30 | Greece | GRE | 83 – 68 | Nigeria | NGR | |
| Match #9 | 18 Aug 20:00 | Russian Federation | RUS | 77 – 67 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #10 | 20 Aug 9:00 | Russian Federation | RUS | 94 – 71 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #11 | 20 Aug 14:30 | Australia | AUS | 77 – 40 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #12 | 20 Aug 20:00 | Brazil | BRA | 82 – 63 | Nigeria | NGR | |
| Match #13 | 22 Aug 9:00 | Russian Federation | RUS | 93 – 58 | Nigeria | NGR | |
| Match #14 | 22 Aug 14:30 | Australia | AUS | 84 – 66 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #15 | 22 Aug 20:00 | Greece | GRE | 93 – 91 | Japan | JPN |
| Date | 14 – 22 August 2004 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 430-285 | ||
| 2 | Spain | ESP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 368-334 | ||
| 3 | Czech Republic | CZE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 408-375 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | NZL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 321-414 | ||
| 5 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 360-406 | ||
| 6 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 320-393 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 14 Aug 11:15 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 71 – 54 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 14 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 99 – 47 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #3 | 14 Aug 22:15 | Spain | ESP | 80 – 78 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #4 | 16 Aug 11:15 | New Zealand | NZL | 81 – 73 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #5 | 16 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 80 – 61 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #6 | 16 Aug 22:15 | Spain | ESP | 75 – 67 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #7 | 18 Aug 11:15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 98 – 83 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #8 | 18 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 80 – 57 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #9 | 18 Aug 22:15 | Spain | ESP | 91 – 57 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #10 | 20 Aug 11:15 | New Zealand | NZL | 79 – 77 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #11 | 20 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 71 – 58 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #12 | 20 Aug 22:15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 97 – 75 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #13 | 22 Aug 11:15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 74 – 57 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #14 | 22 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 100 – 62 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #15 | 22 Aug 22:15 | Spain | ESP | 64 – 61 | Republic of Korea | KOR |
| Date | 25 August 2004 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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| Match #1 | 25 Aug 14:30 | Russian Federation | RUS | 70 – 49 | Czech Republic | CZE | |
| Match #2 | 25 Aug 16:45 | United States | USA | 102 – 72 | Greece | GRE | |
| Match #3 | 25 Aug 20:00 | Brazil | BRA | 67 – 63 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #4 | 25 Aug 22:15 | Australia | AUS | 94 – 55 | New Zealand | NZL |
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 14:30 | United States | USA | 66 – 62 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 16:45 | Australia | AUS | 88 – 75 | Brazil | BRA |
| Date | 24 – 28 August 2004 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 28 Aug 16:15 | United States | USA | 74 – 63 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 3/4 | 28 Aug 14:00 | Russian Federation | RUS | 71 – 62 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match 5/6 | 27 Aug 11:15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 79 – 68 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match 7/8 | 27 Aug 9:00 | Greece | GRE | 87 – 83 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match 9/10 | 24 Aug 11:15 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 82 – 63 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match 11/12 | 24 Aug 9:00 | Nigeria | NGR | 68 – 64 | Republic of Korea | KOR |