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The United States is the defending champion of both the men's and women's tournaments. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 20 National Olympic Committees. Two gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
The women's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 28 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules ...
2024 United States women's Olympic basketball team. The 2024 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad which will be held in Paris, France. Led by coach Cheryl Reeve, the team won its ninth gold medal, and eighth consecutive, at the event. [1]
United States’ A’ja Wilson (9) shoots for a basket during a women’s gold medal basketball game between the United States and France at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug ...
This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal basketball games featured teams from the same two countries. Unlike the men's game, this one came down to the final second and one ...
United States women's basketball squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Gold medal. 4 Edwards. 5 Ethridge. 6 Brown. 7 Donovan. 8 Weatherspoon. 9 Gordon.
Teresa Edwards. Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) [2] is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She played for, and graduated from, the University of Georgia.
Brittney Griner. Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈɡraɪnər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [ 1 ] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2 ][ 3 ] and a six-time WNBA All-Star. [ 4 ]