1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coach | Tara VanDerveer |
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1996 Summer Olympics | ![]() |
The 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVI Olympiad which were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their third gold medal at the event, going undefeated and beating Brazil in the Gold medal final. The team is considered to be one of the best in women's basketball history.[1]
Roster
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Results
[edit]Group stage
[edit]21 July 1996
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United States ![]() |
101–84 | ![]() |
Pts: Leslie 24 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Edwards 9 |
Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Víctores 8 Asts: Lagnó 6 |
23 July 1996
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Ukraine ![]() |
65–98 | ![]() |
Pts: Nazarenko 14 Rebs: Shliakhova 5 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Bolton 21 Rebs: Leslie 9 Asts: Swoopes 7 |
25 July 1996
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United States ![]() |
107–47 | ![]() |
Pts: Azzi 18 Rebs: McCray 8 Asts: Edwards 5 |
Pts: Ngalula 17 Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Asts: Mabika 3 |
27 July 1996
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Australia ![]() |
79–96 | ![]() |
Pts: Timms 26 Rebs: Sporn 7 Asts: Maher 3 |
Pts: McClain 24 Rebs: McClain 11 Asts: Edwards 15 |
29 July 1996
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South Korea ![]() |
64–105 | ![]() |
Pts: Jung S-m 17 Rebs: Jung S-m 6 Asts: Chun J-w 7 |
Pts: McCray 16 Rebs: McCray 9 Asts: Swoopes 4 |
Quarterfinal
[edit]31 July 1996
15:00 |
United States ![]() |
108–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 59–44, 49–49 | ||
Pts: Leslie 35 Rebs: McClain 16 Asts: Edwards 12 |
Pts: Ichijo, Hagiwara 22 Rebs: Kato 8 Asts: Murakami 10 |
Semifinal
[edit]2 August 1996
17:00 |
Australia ![]() |
71–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 32–47, 39–46 | ||
Pts: Timms 27 Rebs: Maher 6 Asts: Timms 4 |
Pts: Leslie 22 Rebs: McClain 15 Asts: Edwards 8 |
Gold Medal Final
[edit]4 August 1996
18:35 |
Brazil ![]() |
87–111 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 46–57, 41–54 | ||
Pts: Arcain 24 Rebs: Alessandra 9 Asts: Paula 10 |
Pts: Leslie 29 Rebs: Leslie 6 Asts: Edwards 10 |
Legacy
[edit]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] It highlighted how far women's basketball (and in sports in general) have come and also what remains to be achieved.[14]
See also
[edit]- 1996 Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- United States women's national basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ Moran, Malcolm (August 5, 1996). "U.S. Women Finish Lengthy Tour on Top of World". The New York Times.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (June 8, 2016). "Atlanta 1996 Olympic women's basketball team: Where are they now". NBC Sports.
- ^ "USA vs. CUB: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "UKR vs. USA: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "USA vs. ZAI: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "AUS vs. USA: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "KOR vs. USA: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "USA vs. JPN: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "AUS vs. USA: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ "BRA vs. USA: Boxscore". Olympedia.
- ^ Carroll, Charlotte (July 27, 2021). "'Carry the torch': How the '96 Olympic gold medal team shaped women's basketball". The Athletic.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (June 15, 2022). "'Dream On' documentary chronicles how the 1996 U.S. women's Olympic team helped launch the WNBA". ESPN.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (June 13, 2022). "ESPN's 'Dream On': Inside the best sports documentary I've seen in 2022". The Athletic.
- ^ Taylor, Myah (June 23, 2022). "'Dream On' highlights how far women in sports have come and what's left to accomplish". Los Angeles Times.