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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.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
6Sue Bird
15Swin Cash
10Tamika Catchings
13Yolanda Griffith
4Shannon Johnson
9Lisa Leslie
8Ruth Riley
14Katie Smith
5Dawn Staley
7Sheryl Swoopes
12Diana Taurasi
11Tina Thompson
CoachVan Chancellor
2AustraliaAUSSilver
8Suzy Batkovic
6Sandy Brondello
9Trish Fallon
10Kristi Harrower
15Lauren Jackson
13Natalie Porter
4Alicia Poto
12Belinda Snell
14Rachael Sporn
11Laura Summerton-Hodges
7Penny Taylor
5Allison Cook-Tranquilli
CoachJan Stirling
3Russian FederationRUSBronze
15Anna Arkhipova
4Olga Arteshina
8Yelena Baranova
7Diana Gustilina
12Mariya Kalmykova
13Yelena Karpova
10Ilona Korstin
14Irina Osipova
5Oksana Rakhmatulina
9Tatyana Shchogoleva
11Mariya Stepanova
6Nataliya Vodopyanova
CoachVadim Kapranov
4BrazilBRA
9 Janeth
6 Karla
15 Kelly
10 Vivian
5 Helen
8 Iziane
13 Alessandra
4 Adrianinha
11Sílvinha Gustavo
14 Cíntia Tuiú
7 Leila
12 Érika
CoachAntônio Barbosa
5Czech RepublicCZE
12Irena Borecká
10Romana Hamzová
7Michala Hartigová
14Zuzana Klimešová
13Petra Kulichová
9Hana Horáková-Machová
11Michaela Pavlíčková
8Michaela Uhrová
5Ivana Večeřová
4Jana Veselá
15Eva Vítečková
6Ivana Voračková
CoachJan Bobrovský
6SpainESP
10Elisa Aguilar
4Sonia Blanco
14Elisabeth Cebrián
8Marta Fernández
13Marina Ferragut
11Begoña García
7Núria Martínez
6Laia Palau
15Lucila Pascua
12Ingrid Pons
5Rosa Sánchez
9Amaya Valdemoro
CoachVicente Rodríguez
7GreeceGRE
6Katerina Deli
7Dimitra Kalentzou
4Tatiana Kavvadia
14Athina Christoforaki
15Sofia Kligkopoulou
5Anastasia Kostaki
9Evanthia Maltsi
13Maria Samoroukova
10Polymnia Saregkou
12Eirini Stachtiari
8Atalanti Tasouli
11Eleni Vasileiou
CoachGeorgios Tsitskaris
8New ZealandNZL
8Megan Compain
5Rebecca Cotton
10Gina Farmer
12Sally Farmer
15Aneka Kerr
9Donna Loffhagen
6Angela Marino
13Julie Ofsoski
14Jody Tini
11Tania Brunton-Tupu
4Leanne Walker
7Kim Wielens
CoachTom Maher
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN
5Bian Lan
12Chen Luyun
15Chen Nan
7Hu Xiaotao
8Miao Lijie
6Pan Wei
14Ren Lei
4Song Xiaoyun
10Sui Feifei
13Wang Ling
11Ye Li
9Zhang Fan
CoachGong Luming
10JapanJPN
11Maki Eguchi
4Noriko Hamaguchi
8Hiromi Kawabata
5Mari Konno
9Kaori Kusuda
15Mutsuko Nagata
13Yuko Oga
6Taeko Oyama
12Masami Tachikawa
7Natsumi Yabuuchi
10Ryoko Yano
14Naomi Yashiro
CoachTomohide Utsumi
11NigeriaNGR
6Mobolaji Akiode
5Joanne Aluka
13Mactabene Amachree
4Itoro Umoh
10Nguveren Iyorhe
9Aisha Mohamed
7Juliana Negedu
15Linda Ogugua
14Taiwo Rafiu
12Rashidat Sadiq
11M'fon Udoka
8Ugo Oha
CoachSam Vincent
12Republic of KoreaKOR
10Byeon Yeon-Ha
8Jo Hye-Jin
15Hong Hyeon-Hui
9Heo Yun-Ja
12Jeong Mi-Ran
7Gang Ji-Suk
14Kim Gye-Ryeong
4Kim Yeong-Ok
13Lee Jong-Ae
5Lee Mi-Seon
11Park Jeong-Eun
6Kim 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