2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team

none March 2024 {{Infobox basketball club season | club = 2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team | season = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | manager = Van Chancellor | stadium = | league = 2004 Summer Olympics | league result = 16px | PIR_leader = | pir_n = | pir = | top_scorer = Lisa Leslie2004 Stats - United States https://aws.basketball-reference.com/international/teams/united-states_women/2004.html | ppg_n = | ppg = 15.6 | rebounds_leader = Lisa Leslie | rpg_n = | rpg = 8.0 | assists_leader = Dawn Staley | apg_n = | apg = 2.9 | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | largest win = 52 vs. NZL | largest loss =''none| h_title = | h_body = | h_pattern_b = | h_shorts = | h_pattern_s = | a_title = | a_body = | a_pattern_b = | a_shorts = | a_pattern_s = | 3_title = | 3_body = | 3_pattern_b = | 3_shorts = | 3_pattern_s = | prevseason = 2000 | nextseason = 2008 }} The 2004 United States women's Olympic basketball team''' competed in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad which were held in Athens, Greece. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fifth gold medal, and third consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final and bronze medal winners Russia in the semi-finals.Hack Damon Summer 2004 Games -- Basketball: Women's Final; For U.S. Women, Victory for Gold And Team Play https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/sports/summer-2004-games-basketball-women-s-final-for-us-women-victory-for-gold-team.html#:~:text=After%20entering%20the%20tournament%20as,in%20the%20last%20six%20Games. The New York Times August 29, 2004 Roster United States women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics white #002868 white #BF0A30 4 USA Shannon Johnson Shannon Johnson (basketball) G 1.82 1974 8 18 2004 8 13 San Antonio Silver Stars 5 USA Dawn Staley G 1.65 1970 5 4 2004 8 13 Charlotte Sting 6 USA Sue Bird G 1.75 1980 10 16 2004 8 13 Seattle Storm 7 USA Sheryl Swoopes F 1.82 1971 3 25 2004 8 13 Houston Comets y 8 USA Ruth Riley C 1.95 1979 8 28 2004 8 13 Detroit Shock 9 USA Lisa Leslie C 1.95 1972 7 7 2004 8 13 Los Angeles Sparks 10 USA Tamika Catchings F 1.85 1979 7 21 2004 8 13 Indiana Fever 11 USA Tina Thompson F 1.87 1975 2 10 2004 8 13 Houston Comets 12 USA Diana Taurasi G 1.82 1982 6 11 2004 8 13 Phoenix Mercury 13 USA Yolanda Griffith F/C 1.93 1970 3 1 2004 8 13 Sacramento Monarchs 14 USA Katie Smith G 1.80 1974 6 4 2004 8 13 Minnesota Lynx 15 USA Swin Cash F 1.87 1979 9 22 2004 8 13 Detroit Shock USA Van Chancellor USA Anne Donovan USA Gail Goestenkors USA Vivian Stringer Ctr. field describes country oflast club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004 Source:Women's Basketball Team Roster – United States (USA) http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Basketball.pdf 15 2004 Olympics LA84 Foundation April 9, 2014 Results Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Group stage 2004 8 14 Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens 14:30 1,970 USA 99 NZL 47 28–13 35–11 16–15 20–8 Cash 19 Taurasi 9 Bird, Staley 3 Marino 13 Loffhagen 7 Three players 1 Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco) Women's Basketball - Athens 2004 Summer Olympics https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=8674&L=1 Olympian Database #eee 2004 8 16 Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens 14:30 954 CZE 61 USA 80 21–18 14–24 15–23 11–15 Klimešová 18 Machová 5 Machová 5 Leslie 15 Leslie 10 Staley 4 Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)Shoko Sugura (Japan) 2004 8 18 Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens 14:30 2,000 KOR 1997 57 USA 80 23–20 9–19 7–29 18–12 Lee M 16 Kim Y. 5 Kim Y., Lee M 3 Leslie 25 Leslie, Thompson 7 Three players 3 Michael Aylen (Australia)Dallas Pickering (New Zealand) #eee 2004 8 20 Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens 14:30 1,352 USA 71 ESP 58 19–16 12–13 19–12 21–17 Leslie 19 Leslie 9 Staley 6 Valdemoro 22 Pascua 11 Palau 3 Christos Christodoulou (Greece)Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil) 2004 8 22 Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens 20:00 1,653 CHN 62 USA 100 13–27 19–25 13–23 17–25 Ye 19 Sui 6 Miao 3 Taurasi 19 Griffith 11 Bird, Johnson 5 Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)Abreu Joao (Mozambique) Quarterfinal #eee 2004 8 25 Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens 14:30 8,100 USA 102 GRE 72 27–19 28–15 21–19 26–19 Johnson 21 Griffith 11 Thompson 5 Kostaki 26 Samoroukova 6 Kostaki 8 Zoran Sutulovic (Serbia and Montenegro)Dallas Pickering (New Zealand) Semifinal 2004 8 27 Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens 14:30 3,740 RUS 62 USA 66 15–16 18–21 11–14 18–15 Shchegoleva 13 Baranova, Stepanova 8 Baranova 6 Thompson 14 Griffit, Leslie 7 Leslie 3 Pablo Estevez (Argentina)Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Gold Medal Final #eee 2004 8 28 Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens 16:15 10,120 USA 74 AUS 63 17–14 12–12 23–24 22–13 Thompson 18 Leslie 8 Thompson 3 Taylor 16 Jackson 14 Fallon, Jackson 2 Chantal Julien (France)José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico) See also 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics United States women's national basketball team References External links 2004 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com United States olympic Category:United States at the Olympic women's basketball tournament