2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team
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| Head coach | Dawn Staley |
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| 2020 Summer Olympics | File:Gold medal.svg |
| Scoring leader | Brittney Griner A'Ja Wilson[1] 16.5 |
| Rebounding leader | Breanna Stewart 10.0 |
| Assists leader | Sue Bird 5.8 |
| Biggest win | 25 vs. File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Biggest defeat | none |
The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Japan in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. The team was led by Dawn Staley, three-time gold medalist with Team USA as a player.[2]
Roster
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Results
Group stage
| Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 72–81 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Kalu 16 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts: Amukamara 4 |
Pts: Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Bird 13 | |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 86–69 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Stewart 13 Asts: Bird, Stewart 6 |
Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 8 Asts: Machida 11 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
| France File:Flag of France.svg | 82–93 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts: Miyem 15 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Johannès 7 |
Pts: Wilson 22 Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts: Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
Quarterfinal
| Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 86–85 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Miyazawa 21 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 14 |
Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Allemand 8 | |
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Semifinal
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 79–59 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Dugalić 10 Asts: Vasić 3 | |
Gold Medal Final
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 90–75 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Griner 30 Rebs: Stewart 14 Asts: Taurasi 8 |
Pts: Takada 17 Rebs: Okoye 8 Asts: Machida 6 | |
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN) |
See also
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- United States women's national basketball team
References
- ↑ "2020 Player Statistics".
- ↑ Lewis, Russell (August 7, 2021). "U.S. Women's Basketball Wins Olympic Gold For The 7th Straight Time". NPR.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Unveiled". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
