Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
Qualifying
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance | FIBA World Ranking[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
Olympics host | July 13, 2001 | 4 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2004) | 10 |
 Australia |
World champion | September 23, 2006 | 6 (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 2 |
 South Korea |
Asian champion | June 30, 2007 | 5 (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 7 |
 New Zealand |
Oceanian champion | September 28, 2007 | 2 (2000, 2004) | 16 |
 Mali |
African champion | September 30, 2007 | 0 | 31 |
 United States |
Americas champion | June 30, 2007 | 7 (1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 1 |
 Russia |
European champion | October 7, 2007 | 3 (1996, 2000, 2004) | 3 |
 Spain |
Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 2 (1992, 2004) | 5 |
 Czech Republic |
Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 1 (2004) | 9 |
 Latvia |
Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 0 | 26 |
 Belarus |
Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 0 | 30 |
 Brazil |
Wildcard qualifier | June 15, 2008 | 4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 4 |
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records.
- Sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th by basis of their preliminary round records
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).
Preliminary round
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group A
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's basketball group A standings
Group B
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's basketball group B standings
Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Russia
| 84 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Spain
| 65 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Russia
| 52 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 67 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 104 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | South Korea
| 60 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 92 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 65 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China
| 77 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Belarus
| 62 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China
| 56 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 90 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 79 | A2 | Russia
| 94 | |||||||||
| B4 | Czech Republic
| 46 | B2 | China
| 81 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Template:2008 Summer Olympics women's basketball game E1
Gold medal match
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The Australians started with a three-point field goal from Belinda Snell but the Americans crept back and eventually took the lead. With ankle injuries to both Penny Taylor and Lauren Jackson, the Americans took the initiative and led 34–17. The Americans padded their lead to twenty at the start of the third quarter. The Opals cut the lead to thirteen but that was the closest they've got as the Americans finished the game with a 27-point lead to win the gold medal.[2] It was their fourth consecutive olympic gold medal, having been unbeaten in all of those games.
Final standings
Rankings are determined by:
- 1st–4th
- Results of gold and bronze medal games.
- 5th–8th:
- Win-loss record in the preliminary round group
- Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
- 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
- 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified 11th–12th
- Win-loss record in the preliminary round group
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Standing | GAvg |
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United States |
8 | 8 | 0 | 754 | 453 | +301 | ||
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Australia |
8 | 7 | 1 | 658 | 513 | +145 | ||
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Russia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 569 | 546 | +23 | ||
| 4th | China |
8 | 5 | 3 | 572 | 592 | −20 | – | |
| 5th | Spain |
6 | 3 | 3 | 422 | 408 | +14 | – | |
| 6th | Belarus |
6 | 2 | 4 | 386 | 409 | −23 | A-3rd | |
| 7th | Czech Republic |
6 | 2 | 4 | 392 | 435 | −43 | B-4th | 0.901 |
| 8th | South Korea |
6 | 2 | 4 | 387 | 464 | −77 | A-4th | 0.834 |
| 9th | Latvia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | A-5th | 0.863 |
| 10th | New Zealand |
5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | B-5th | 0.757 |
| 11th | Brazil |
5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | A-6th | |
| 12th | Mali |
5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | – |
Statistical leaders
Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | Lauren Jackson |
30 | Latvia
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| Rebounds | Djenebou Sissoko |
19 | China
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| Assists | Kristi Harrower Kara Lawson Park Jung-Eun |
7 | Russia Mali United States
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| Assists | Lee Mi-Sun Anna Montañana Amaya Valdemoro |
7 | Belarus Mali Mali
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| Blocks | 10 players | 3 | --- |
| Field goal percentage | Lisa Leslie |
100% (7/7) | Mali
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| 3-point field goal percentage | Gunta Basko Ilona Korstin |
100% (2/2) | Australia Latvia
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| Field throw percentage | Choi Youn-Ah Yelena Leuchanka |
100% (8/8) | Brazil (OT) South Korea (non-OT)
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| Turnovers | Natallia Marchanka |
8 | South Korea
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See also
References
External links
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