1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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

Roster[edit]

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 United States
F Denise Curry 24 – (1959-08-22)August 22, 1959 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) U.S. national team United States
C Anne Donovan 22 – (1961-11-01)November 1, 1961 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Old Dominion United States
SG Teresa Edwards 20 – (1964-07-19)July 19, 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia United States
G Lea Henry 22 – (1961-11-22)November 22, 1961 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Tennessee United States
F Janice Lawrence 22 – (1962-06-07)June 7, 1962 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Louisiana Tech United States
PF Pamela McGee 21 – (1962-12-01)December 1, 1962 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) USC United States
C Carol Menken-Schaudt 26 – (1957-11-23)November 23, 1957 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team United States
SF Cheryl Miller 20 – (1964-01-03)January 3, 1964 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) USC United States
PG Kim Mulkey 22 – (1962-05-17)May 17, 1962 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Louisiana Tech United States
C Cindy Noble 25 – (1958-11-14)November 14, 1958 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) U.S. national team United States
SG Lynette Woodard 24 – (1959-08-12)August 12, 1959 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) U.S. national team United States
Head coach
United States Pat Summitt
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on July 29, 1984
  • Source – [2]

Results[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics § Women's tournament

Group stage[edit]

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[edit]

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

Gold Medal Final[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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