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The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium .
The first qualifying tournament was the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubles as continental championships, to determine which teams will participate in ...
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament. [ 6 ] Of these thirty-one automatic bids, a total of 30 teams receive automatic bids for winning their conference tournament championship.
A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (2 P) Pages in category "Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "2008 in women's basketball" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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The 2008 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVIX Olympiad which were held in Beijing, China. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their sixth gold medal, and fourth consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final for the third time in a row. [2]