2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachNell Fortner
2000 Summer OlympicsFile:Gold medal.svg
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The 2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVII Olympiad which were held in Sydney, Australia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fourth gold medal, and second consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final.[1]

Roster

United States women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G Ruthie Bolton 33 – (1967-05-25)May 25, 1967 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sacramento Monarchs United States
G Teresa Edwards 36 – (1964-06-19)June 19, 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) U.S. national team United States
F Yolanda Griffith 30 – (1970-03-01)March 1, 1970 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Sacramento Monarchs United States
F Chamique Holdsclaw (†) 23 – (1977-08-09)August 9, 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Washington Mystics United States
F/C Lisa Leslie 28 – (1972-07-07)July 7, 1972 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Sparks United States
G Nikki McCray 28 – (1971-12-17)December 17, 1971 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Washington Mystics United States
C DeLisha Milton 26 – (1974-09-11)September 11, 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Los Angeles Sparks United States
G Katie Smith 26 – (1974-06-04)June 4, 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
G Dawn Staley 30 – (1970-05-04)May 4, 1970 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Charlotte Sting United States
G/F Sheryl Swoopes 29 – (1971-03-25)March 25, 1971 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Houston Comets United States
F Natalie Williams 29 – (1970-11-30)November 30, 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Utah Starzz United States
C Kara Wolters 25 – (1975-08-15)August 15, 1975 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Indiana Fever United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • † – Retained on the roster
    but did not play due to injury
  • Age – describes age
    on September 16, 2000
  • Source – [2]

Results

Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

Quarterfinal

September 27
22:00
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 58–43 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Scoring by half: 32–23, 26–20
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,605

Semifinal

September 29
16:30
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg 65–78 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by half: 40–42, 25–36
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833

Gold Medal Final

September 30
13:15
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 54–76 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by half: 43–30, 33–24
The Dome, Sydney
Attendance: 14,833

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wise, Mike (October 1, 2000). "Sydney 2000: Basketball; Americans Win the Gold By Beating an Upstart". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ USA Basketball Women's National Team: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000 Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Women's Basketball - Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympian Database.

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