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The women's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 14 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall .
In Olympic basketball tournaments, 12 teams take part. The host nation (Greece in 2004) automatically receives a berth in the tournament. By winning the two World Championship tournaments in 2002, FR Yugoslavia, now named Serbia and Montenegro, also put a team into the men's tournament and the United States a team in the women's tournament.
The 2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad which were held in Athens, Greece. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fifth gold medal, and third consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final and bronze medal winners Russia in the semi-finals. [2]
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G: 4 Tatiana Kavvadia: 27 – () 23 September 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Megas Alexandros: G: 5 Anastasia Kostaki: 26 – () 26 March 1978
In the 2003–2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's roster. [98] The USA team went on to win the gold at the games in Athens, Greece. [99] In 2006, Bird was invited back to the National team for the World Championships held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September 2006.
She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, [1] the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women and the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] In the FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009, Bian helped China to win the tournament, she averaged 10.1 pts, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game and was named the MVP of the tournament.
A total of 12 teams took part in the Olympics, with each NOC sending in one team. The host nation qualified automatically as hosts. United States qualified automatically by winning at the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women. [1] The other 10 teams were determined by five zonal tournaments (doubling as continental championships), held in 2003.
The National team celebrating after being awarded the gold medals for winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in basketball. At the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, the Opals were led by Lauren Jackson's tournament best 22.9 points and 10