Nancy Dunkle
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Nancy Dunkle (born January 10, 1955) is a former American basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] Dunkle was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
USA Basketball
Dunkle was named to the team representing the US at the 1973 World University Games competition in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was the eighth such competition, but the first one in which the USA competed in women's basketball. The USA team had to play the Soviet Union in the opening round, and lost to the hosts, 92–43. The USA team bounced back and won their next two games. After preliminary play, the teams moved into medal rounds, where the first round loss carried over. In the medal round, the USA won their next three games, including a match against 6–0 Cuba, which the USA won 59–44. That sent them to the gold medal game, but against the host Soviet Union, now 7–0. The USSR won to capture the gold medal, while the USA finished with a silver in their first competition.[2]
In 1975, Dunkle played for the USA team in the Pan American Games held in Mexico City, Mexico. The USA team had finished second in 1967 and 1971, but won all seven games at the 1975 event to capture their first gold medal since 1963.[3]
Dunkle earned a spot on the USA National team, which competed in the 1975 World Championships held in Cali, Colombia. The USA team lost their opening round game by two points to Japan 73–71. After winning the next game, they faced Czechoslovakia who won by a single point 66–65. This sent the USA team to the consolation rounds, where they won three of four, but dropped a game to Canada 74–68. The USA finished the competition in eighth place.[4]
Dunkle continued with the National team to the 1976 Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After losing the opening game to Japan, the USA team beat Bulgaria, but then faced host team Canada. Dunkle was the leading scorer for the USA team with 17 points, helping the USA team defeat Canada 84–71. After losing to the USSR, the USA team needed a victory against Czechoslovakia to secure a medal. Dunkle scored 14 points, to help the team to an 83–67 win and the silver medal.[5]
Cal State Fullerton statistics
Source[6]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cal State Fullerton | 21 | 322 | NA | NA | 7.4 | NA | 15.3 |
| 1975 | Cal State Fullerton | 21 | 376 | NA | NA | 8.6 | NA | 17.9 |
| 1976 | Cal State Fullerton | 19 | 423 | 56.0% | 51.8% | 13.1 | 2.3 | 22.3 |
| 1977 | Cal State Fullerton | 21 | 438 | 56.8% | 70.4% | 8.0 | 2.4 | 20.9 |
| Career | 82 | 1559 | 52.5% | NA | 9.2 | NA | 19.0 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nancy Dunkle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Eighth World University Games -- 1973". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Seventh Pan American Games -- 1975". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "Seventh World Championship For Women -- 1975". USA Basketball. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ "Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
External links
- [1] Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Maryland
- Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball players
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in basketball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States