1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coach Pat Summitt
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The 1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, representing the United States of America. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their first gold medal at the event having previously finished runner-up in the 1976 Olympics and not having competed in the 1980 Olympics due to the Olympic boycott. [1]

Contents

Roster

United States women's national basketball team – 1984 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G Cathy Boswell 21 – (1962-11-10)November 10, 19621.75 m (5 ft 9 in) U.S. national team Flag of the United States.svg
F Denise Curry 24 – (1959-08-22)August 22, 19591.85 m (6 ft 1 in) U.S. national team Flag of the United States.svg
C Anne Donovan 22 – (1961-11-01)November 1, 19612.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Old Dominion Flag of the United States.svg
SG Teresa Edwards 20 – (1964-07-19)July 19, 19641.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia Flag of the United States.svg
G Lea Henry 22 – (1961-11-22)November 22, 19611.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Tennessee Flag of the United States.svg
F Janice Lawrence 22 – (1962-06-07)June 7, 19621.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Louisiana Tech Flag of the United States.svg
PF Pamela McGee 21 – (1962-12-01)December 1, 19621.91 m (6 ft 3 in) USC Flag of the United States.svg
C Carol Menken-Schaudt 26 – (1957-11-23)November 23, 19571.94 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team Flag of the United States.svg
SF Cheryl Miller 20 – (1964-01-03)January 3, 19641.88 m (6 ft 2 in) USC Flag of the United States.svg
PG Kim Mulkey 22 – (1962-05-17)May 17, 19621.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Louisiana Tech Flag of the United States.svg
C Cindy Noble 25 – (1958-11-14)November 14, 19581.93 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team Flag of the United States.svg
SG Lynette Woodard 24 – (1959-08-12)August 12, 19591.83 m (6 ft 0 in) U.S. national team Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Summitt
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on July 29, 1984
  • Source – [2]

Results

Group stage

July 30
[3]
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg55–83Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 29–43, 26–40
July 31
[3]
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg47–81Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 28–51, 19–30
August 2
[3]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg84–47Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:40–20, 44–27

Semifinal

August 3
[3]
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg55–91Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 26–38, 29–53

Gold Medal Final

August 5
[3]
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg61–92Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 31–41, 30–51

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Baxter (August 7, 2009). "1984 Summer Olympics Revisited". Los Angeles Times .
  2. ↑ "United States Basketball at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "1984 Olympic Games Tournament for Women: Group Standing". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012.
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