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- FIBA ranking: First
- Head coach: Anne Donovan
- Olympics medals: Eight (six gold)
- FIBA champions: Seven times
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Consisting of WNBA and collegiate female basketball players, the U.S. Women's National Basketball Team represents the United States in international competitions.
The team won their fourth straight gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They defeated Australia in the gold medal game by a score of 92-65 on August 23, 2008.SI.com: U.S. women trounce Australia again... (August 23, 2008)
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US Women's National Basketball Team Questions
Does Brazil national football team have an official website 1 AnswerAccording to wikipedia, the site listed below is the official The official Brazilian Football Association website which gives you all information on the team. h... read more
Which national team do you think is better in soccer - the U.S. or Mexico? Why? 1 AnswerMexico is better than the USA. Although USA is currently higher than Mexico due to the current form of the team the Mexican side is still better. We have to ta... read more
What is the record for highest team field goal percentage in an NCAA Championship game? 1 Answer78.6% (22-28), Villanova vs. Georgetown, CH, 4-1-1985 read more -
USA Women's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Note: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Women's Playoff Round
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Women's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 8 9:00 p.m. Belarus Australia 83-64 Australia August 8 11:15 p.m. Mali New Zealand 76-72 New Zealand August 9 2:30 a.m. Spain China 67-64 China August 9 4:45 a.m. Brazil South Korea 68-62 South Korea August 9 8:00 a.m. United States Czech Republic 97-57 United States August 9 10:15 a.m Russia Latvia 62-57 Russia August 10 9:00 p.m. New Zealand Spain 85-62 Spain August 10 11:15 p.m. Czech Republic Mali 81-47 Czech Republic August 11 2:30 a.m. South Korea Russia 77-72 Russia August 11 4:45 a.m. Latvia Belarus 79-57 Belarus August 11 8:00 a.m. China United States 108-63 United States August 11 10:15 a.m Australia Brazil 80-65 Australia August 12 9:00 p.m. Belarus Russia 71-65 Russia August 12 11:15 p.m. Spain Czech Republic 74-55 Spain August 13 2:30 a.m. Brazil Latvia 79-78 Latvia August 13 4:45 a.m. New Zealand China 80-63 China August 13 8:00 a.m. Australia South Korea 90-62 Australia August 13 10:15 a.m Mali United States 97-41 United States August 14 9:00 p.m. Czech Republic New Zealand 90-59 Czech Republic August 14 11:15 p.m. Latvia Australia 96-73 Australia August 15 2:30 a.m. Russia Brazil 74-64 Russia August 15 4:45 a.m. China Mali 69-48 China August 15 8:00 a.m. United States Spain 93-55 United States August 15 10:15 a.m South Korea Belarus 63-53 Belarus August 16 9:00 p.m. Spain Mali 79-47 Spain August 16 11:15 p.m. Australia Russia 75-55 Australia August 17 2:30 a.m. Latvia South Korea 72-68 South Korea August 17 4:45 a.m. Brazil Belarus 68-53 Brazil August 17 8:00 a.m. Czech Republic China 79-63 China August 17 10:15 a.m New Zealand United States 96-60 United States
USA Women's Basketball Timeline
- 1953: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1957: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1976: Summer Olympics, silver medal
- 1979: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1983: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1984: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1986: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1988: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1990: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1992: Summer Olympics, bronze medal
- 1994: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1996: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1998: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2000: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2002: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2004: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2006: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 2008: Summer Olympics, gold medal