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Williams won an Olympic Gold Medal as a member of the U.S. women's basketball team during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In 2002, Williams was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in Zhangjiagang, Changzhou and Nanjing, China. The team was coached by Van Chancellor. The USA team won all nine games ...
American woman Diana Taurasi is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in basketball, with six gold, with three other women having won five medals—Americans Sue Bird (five gold) and Teresa Edwards (four gold and one bronze) plus Australia's Lauren Jackson (three silver and two bronze).
The '96 Olympic team is considered to be the best women's national team assembled. [11] It is also credited with helping launch the WNBA, the most successful professional women's basketball league in the United States and around the world. [12] In 2022, ESPN aired a 30 for 30 three-part documentary series on the team called "Dream On". [13]
The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic ...
In total, the U.S. women's basketball team has won 11 medals – nine gold, one silver (1976), and one bronze (1992). The U.S. women have won seven consecutive gold medals dating back to the 1996 ...
In total, the U.S. women's basketball team has won eleven medals – 9 gold, one silver (1976), and one bronze (1992). The U.S. women have won seven straight gold medals dating back to the 1996 ...
The 2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVII Olympiad which were held in Sydney, Australia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fourth gold medal, and second consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final. [1]
Here is how to watch the final games of the 2024 Paris Olympics women's basketball competitions. Olympic basketball gold medal game: Women's final schedule, bracket at Paris Games. 2024 Paris ...