1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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]

1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachPat Summitt
1984 Summer Olympics
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1988 →

Roster

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United States women's national basketball team – 1984 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G Cathy Boswell 21 – (1962-11-10)November 10, 1962 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) U.S. national team  
F Denise Curry 24 – (1959-08-22)August 22, 1959 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) U.S. national team  
C Anne Donovan 22 – (1961-11-01)November 1, 1961 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Old Dominion  
SG Teresa Edwards 20 – (1964-07-19)July 19, 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia  
G Lea Henry 22 – (1961-11-22)November 22, 1961 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Tennessee  
F Janice Lawrence 22 – (1962-06-07)June 7, 1962 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Louisiana Tech  
PF Pamela McGee 21 – (1962-12-01)December 1, 1962 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) USC  
C Carol Menken-Schaudt 26 – (1957-11-23)November 23, 1957 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team  
SF Cheryl Miller 20 – (1964-01-03)January 3, 1964 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) USC  
PG Kim Mulkey 22 – (1962-05-17)May 17, 1962 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Louisiana Tech  
C Cindy Noble 25 – (1958-11-14)November 14, 1958 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team  
SG Lynette Woodard 24 – (1959-08-12)August 12, 1959 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) U.S. national team  
Head coach
  Pat Summitt
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on July 29, 1984
  • Source[2]

Results

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Group stage

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July 30
Yugoslavia   55–83   United States
Scoring by half: 29–43, 26–40
July 31
Australia   47–81   United States
Scoring by half: 28–51, 19–30
August 2
United States   84–47   South Korea
Scoring by half: 40–20, 44–27

Semifinal

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August 3
China   55–91   United States
Scoring by half: 26–38, 29–53

Gold Medal Final

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August 5
Canada   61–92   United States
Scoring by half: 31–41, 30–51

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e "1984 Olympic Games Tournament for Women: Group Standing". FIBA Archive.
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