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The 1976 Olympics held in Montreal marked the first Olympic medals awarded for women's basketball, but Opals did not qualify for the tournament. [17] Their next major competition would be the 1979 World Championships in South Korea, which would prove to be their first taste of success.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 5x5 women's basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Group A
Canada's women's basketball team of 12 athletes was announced on June 30, 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Canada women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Australia captured the bronze medal with a win over Belgium. [4] Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same ...
And then there was Rachael Gunn, B-girl Raygun, dressed in a standard Australian Olympian uniform, shirt tucked in like a 36-year-old college professor — because she is one.
This was their first appearance at the Olympic Games. Comparatively, their male counterparts first competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [20] In 1988, the national team beat the Soviet Union's national team. This was a historic win for the team. [21] The game was played at the 1988 Summer Olympics and qualified Australia for the semi-finals. [1]
Australia women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as one of three highest-ranked eligible squads at the Bourges meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [32] Team roster. The roster was announced on 26 May 2021. [33] Liz Cambage withdrew before the tournament on 16 July 2021 and replaced by Sara Blicavs. [34]
The 12 women’s basketball players who will compete for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been revealed. USA Basketball announced the roster for the women’s team on Tuesday.