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Basketball, Women

Date14 – 28 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationKleisto Gipedo, Olympiako Syngrotima Ellenikou, Hellinikon / Olympiako Kleisto Gymnastirio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants143 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to classification matches.

The United States’ women had lost only one international game or tournament since the 1992 Olympics, that to Brazil in the 1994 World Championships semi-finals. The team was slightly different as Teresa Edwards was gone, but they still had Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes. Edwards spot at point guard was taken by Dawn Staley, playing in her third consecutive Olympics. It mattered little, as the USA was again unstoppable, winning every game. In Group B, their closest game was against Spain, winning 71-58. In the semi-finals, they were pushed by Russia, but won 66-62. The final was a re-match of the 2000 Olympic final, with the Americans defeating Australia, 74-63. Russia defeated Brazil to win the bronze medal.

PosNrTeamNOCWLPtsPoints
1United StatesUSA8016672–482Gold
2AustraliaAUS7114663–517Silver
3Russian FederationRUS6212592–510Bronze
4BrazilBRA448634–583
5Czech RepublicCZE438536–513
6SpainESP438499–480
7GreeceGRE346512–577
8New ZealandNZL254459–595
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN244442–469
10JapanJPN152444–567
11NigeriaNGR152403–486
12Republic of KoreaKOR060384–461

Preliminary Round (14 – 22 August 2004)

Group A (14 – 22 August 2004)

Round-robin pools.

PosNOCWLPtsPoints
1AUS5010418–313
2RUS418389–333
3BRA326430–361
4GRE234353–392
5JPN142381–485
6NGR050335–422

Match #114 Aug 9:00AUS 85 – 73NGR
Match #214 Aug 14:30BRA 128 – 62JPN
Match #314 Aug 20:00RUS 69 – 62GRE
Match #416 Aug 9:00JPN 79 – 73NGR
Match #516 Aug 14:30BRA 87 – 75GRE
Match #616 Aug 20:00AUS 75 – 56RUS
Match #718 Aug 9:00AUS 97 – 78JPN
Match #818 Aug 14:30GRE 83 – 68NGR
Match #918 Aug 20:00RUS 77 – 67BRA
Match #1020 Aug 9:00RUS 94 – 71JPN
Match #1120 Aug 14:30AUS 77 – 40GRE
Match #1220 Aug 20:00BRA 82 – 63NGR
Match #1322 Aug 9:00RUS 93 – 58NGR
Match #1422 Aug 14:30AUS 84 – 66BRA
Match #1522 Aug 20:00GRE 93 – 91JPN

Group B (14 – 22 August 2004)

Round-robin pools.

PosNOCWLPtsPoints
1USA5010430–285
2ESP418368–334
3CZE326408–375
4NZL234321–414
5CHN142360–406
6KOR050320–393

Match #114 Aug 11:15CHN 71 – 54KOR
Match #214 Aug 16:45USA 99 – 47NZL
Match #314 Aug 22:15ESP 80 – 78CZE
Match #416 Aug 11:15NZL 81 – 73KOR
Match #516 Aug 16:45USA 80 – 61CZE
Match #616 Aug 22:15ESP 75 – 67CHN
Match #718 Aug 11:15CZE 98 – 83CHN
Match #818 Aug 16:45USA 80 – 57KOR
Match #918 Aug 22:15ESP 91 – 57NZL
Match #1020 Aug 11:15NZL 79 – 77CHN
Match #1120 Aug 16:45USA 71 – 58ESP
Match #1220 Aug 22:15CZE 97 – 75KOR
Match #1322 Aug 11:15CZE 74 – 57NZL
Match #1422 Aug 16:45USA 100 – 62CHN
Match #1522 Aug 22:15ESP 64 – 61KOR

Quarter-Finals (25 August 2004)

Single-elimination.

Match #125 Aug 14:30RUS 70 – 49CZE
Match #225 Aug 16:45USA 102 – 72GRE
Match #325 Aug 20:00BRA 67 – 63ESP
Match #425 Aug 22:15AUS 94 – 55NZL

Semi-Finals (27 August 2004)

Single-elimination.

Match #127 Aug 14:30USA 66 – 62RUS
Match #227 Aug 16:45AUS 88 – 75BRA

Final Round (24 – 28 August 2004)

Medal round.

Match 1/228 Aug 16:15USA 74 – 63AUS
Match 3/428 Aug 14:00RUS 71 – 62BRA
Match 5/627 Aug 11:15CZE 79 – 68ESP
Match 7/827 Aug 9:00GRE 87 – 83NZL
Match 9/1024 Aug 11:15CHN 82 – 63JPN
Match 11/1224 Aug 9:00NGR 68 – 64KOR

Rankings

Points
Scoring Average
2-point Field Goals Made
2-point Field Goals %
3-point Field Goals Made
3-point Field Goals %
Total Field Goals Attempted
Total Field Goals %
Free Throws Made
Free Throws %
Total Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Turnovers
Blocked Shots
Personal Fouls