Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

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Eight women's teams competed in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Group A

Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2]

Australia women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Robyn Maher 28 – (1959-10-06)6 October 19591.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 5 Sandy Brondello 20 – (1968-08-20)20 August 19681.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
6 Jenny Cheesman 30 – (1957-11-02)2 November 1957
PG 7 Michele Timms 23 – (1965-06-28)28 June 19651.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
8 Donna Brown 24 – (1963-10-12)12 October 1963
9 Patricia Mickan 31 – (1957-03-12)12 March 1957
10 Julie Nykiel 19 – (1968-12-13)13 December 1968
11 Debbie Slimmon 21 – (1967-04-03)3 April 1967
12 Marina Moffa 24 – (1964-04-17)17 April 1964
13 Karen Dalton 27 – (1961-01-02)2 January 1961
14 Shelley Sandie 19 – (1969-01-22)22 January 1969
15 Maree White 28 – (1960-06-07)7 June 1960
Head coach
Robbie Cadee
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

Bulgaria

The following is the Bulgaria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]

Bulgaria women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Nina Khadzhiyankova 25 – (1963-09-18)18 September 1963 Flag of France.svg
5 Larisa Spasova 28 – (1960-08-22)22 August 1960 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
6 Mariana Naydenova 26 – (1962-02-11)11 February 1962
7 Tsonka Vaysilova 21 – (1967-02-20)20 February 1967 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
8 Vanya Dermendzhieva 29 – (1958-12-03)3 December 1958 Flag of Germany.svg
9 Sonya Dragomirova 27 – (1961-09-07)7 September 1961 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
10 Radmila Vasileva 24 – (1964-01-05)5 January 1964 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
11 Kostadinka Radkova 26 – (1962-06-27)27 June 1962 Flag of France.svg
12 Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova 26 – (1962-02-25)25 February 1962 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
13 Madlena Staneva 25 – (1963-06-01)1 June 1963 Flag of France.svg
C 14 Polina Tzekova 20 – (1968-04-30)30 April 19681.95 m (6 ft 5 in) WBC Lokomotiv Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg
15 Mariana Chobanova 23 – (1965-09-13)13 September 1965 Flag of Portugal.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [4]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Lee Kum-jin 23 – (1965-02-01)1 February 1965
5 Kim Mal-lyun 35 – (1953-06-28)28 June 1953
6 Choi Kyung-hee 22 – (1966-02-25)25 February 1966
7 Lee Hyung-sook 23 – (1964-12-24)24 December 1964
8 Park Chan-mi 24 – (1964-05-22)22 May 1964
9 Woo Eun-kyung 26 – (1962-08-19)19 August 1962
10 Jeong Mi-kyeong 22 – (1965-12-23)23 December 1965
11 Kim Hwa-soon 26 – (1962-04-12)12 April 1962
12 Kim Hye-youn 28 – (1960-06-03)3 June 1960
13 Park Chan-sook 29 – (1959-06-03)3 June 1959
14 Sung Jung-a 22 – (1965-12-25)25 December 1965
15 Cho Mun-chu 24 – (1964-07-29)29 July 1964

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

Soviet Union

The following is the Soviet Union roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [5]

Soviet Union women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Olga Yevkova 23 – (1965-07-15)15 July 1965
5 Irina Gerlits 22 – (1966-04-29)29 April 1966
6 Olesya Barel 28 – (1960-02-09)9 February 1960 Flag of Hungary.svg
G 7 Irina Sumnikova 23 – (1964-10-15)15 October 19641.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
8 Olga Buryakina 30 – (1958-03-17)17 March 1958
9 Olga Yakovleva 24 – (1963-12-15)15 December 1963
10 Irina Minkh 24 – (1964-04-16)16 April 1964 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
11 Aleksandra Leonova 24 – (1964-09-04)4 September 1964
C 12 Yelena Khudashova 23 – (1965-07-10)10 July 19651.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Flag of Italy.svg
13 Vitalija Tuomaitė 23 – (1964-11-22)22 November 1964
C 14 Natalya Zasulskaya 19 – (1969-05-28)28 May 19691.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
15 Galina Savitskaya 27 – (1961-07-13)13 July 1961 Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Leonid Yachmenev
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

Group B

China

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [6]

China women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Han Qingling 27 – (1960-12-16)16 December 1960
5 Ling Guang 22 – (1966-03-01)1 March 1966
6 Li Xiaoqin 26 – (1961-12-07)7 December 1961
7 Zhao Wei 25 – (1963-06-06)6 June 1963
8 Zhang Taohua 18 – (1970-03-10)10 March 1970
9 Zhan Shuping 24 – (1964-04-24)24 April 1964
10 Peng Ping 21 – (1967-01-14)14 January 1967
C 11 Zheng Haixia 21 – (1967-03-07)7 March 1967
PG 12 Cong Xuedi 25 – (1963-05-13)13 May 19631.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
13 Xue Cuilan 25 – (1963-04-30)30 April 1963
14 Liu Qing 24 – (1964-08-06)6 August 1964
15 Xu Chunmei 22 – (1966-03-22)22 March 1966

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

Czechoslovakia

The following is the Czechoslovakia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [7]

Czechoslovakia women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Svatava Kysilková 23 – (1964-12-29)29 December 1964 Sparta ČKD Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
5 Alena Kašová 28 – (1960-03-06)6 March 1960Slovan CHZJD Bratislava Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
6 Eva Kalužáková 23 – (1965-05-03)3 May 1965 Sparta ČKD Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
7 Ivana Nováková 23 – (1965-07-16)16 July 1965 Slavia VŠ Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
8 Zuzana Hájková 25 – (1963-01-15)15 January 1963 Slavia VŠ Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
9 Anna Janoštinová 20 – (1968-04-06)6 April 1968Slavia PF Banská Bystrica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
10 Zora Brziaková 24 – (1964-03-14)14 March 1964 Sparta ČKD Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
11 Hana Zarevúcká 27 – (1961-03-03)3 March 1961 Slavia VŠ Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
12 Erika Dobrovičová-Buriánová 21 – (1967-09-10)10 September 1967Slavia PF Banská Bystrica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
13 Eva Křížová 21 – (1966-10-20)20 October 1966 Slavia VŠ Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
14 Irma Valová 23 – (1965-07-26)26 July 1965 Sparta ČKD Praha Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
15 Eva Berková 22 – (1965-10-23)23 October 1965Racing Club de France Flag of France.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

United States

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [8]

United States women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Teresa Edwards 24 – (1964-07-19)19 July 19641.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Flag of France.svg
PG 5 Kamie Ethridge 24 – (1964-04-21)21 April 19641.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
F/C 6 Cindy Brown 23 – (1965-03-16)16 March 19651.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of France.svg
C 7 Anne Donovan 26 – (1961-11-01)1 November 19612.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 8 Teresa Weatherspoon 22 – (1965-12-08)8 December 1965 Flag of Italy.svg
F 9 Bridgette Gordon 21 – (1967-04-27)27 April 19671.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Flag of Turkey.svg
F 10 Vicky Bullett 20 – (1967-10-04)4 October 19671.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Flag of Italy.svg
F 11 Andrea Lloyd-Curry 23 – (1965-09-02)2 September 19651.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of Italy.svg
F 12 Katrina McClain Johnson 23 – (1965-09-19)19 September 19651.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flag of Turkey.svg
F/C 13 Jennifer Gillom 24 – (1964-06-13)13 June 19641.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Flag of Turkey.svg
G 14 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke 25 – (1963-04-14)14 April 19631.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CD CREF Flag of Spain.svg
15 Suzie McConnell-Serio 22 – (1966-07-29)29 July 1966 Penn State Lady Lions Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Kay Yow
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

Yugoslavia

The following is the Yugoslavia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics. [9]

Yugoslavia women's national basketball team – 1988 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Stojna Vangelovska 24 – (1964-02-05)5 February 19641.72 m (5 ft 8 in) ŽKD Ježica Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
SG 5 Mara Lakić 25 – (1963-08-18)18 August 19631.70 m (5 ft 7 in) ŽKK Jedinstvo Tuzla Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 6 Žana Lelas 18 – (1970-05-28)28 May 19701.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ŽKK Šibenik Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
SG 7 Eleonora Vild 19 – (1969-06-09)9 June 19691.80 m (5 ft 11 in)DJK Wildcats Aschaffenburg Flag of Germany.svg
C 8 Kornelija Kvesić 25 – (1963-08-25)25 August 19631.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of Israel.svg
SG 9 Danira Nakić 19 – (1969-07-22)22 July 19691.84 m (6 ft 0 in) ŽKK Šibenik Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 10 Slađana Golić 28 – (1960-02-12)12 February 19601.89 m (6 ft 2 in) ŽKK Vršac Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 11 Polona Dornik 25 – (1962-11-20)20 November 19621.96 m (6 ft 5 in) ŽKD Ježica Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 12 Razija Mujanović 21 – (1967-04-15)15 April 19672.02 m (6 ft 8 in) ŽKK Jedinstvo Tuzla Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
G 13 Vesna Bajkuša 20 – (1968-05-21)21 May 19681.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flag of Italy.svg
SG 14 Anđelija Arbutina 21 – (1967-03-29)29 March 19671.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Crvena zvezda Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
C 15 Bojana Milošević 22 – (1965-11-29)29 November 19651.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Flag of France.svg
Head coach
Milan Vasojević
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 September 1988

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