2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team

none March 2024 2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team Nell Fortner 2000 Summer Olympics 16px 1996 2004 The 2000 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVII Olympiad which were held in Sydney, Australia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their fourth gold medal, and second consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final.Wise Mike Sydney 2000: Basketball; Americans Win the Gold By Beating an Upstart https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/sports/sydney-2000-basketball-americans-win-the-gold-by-beating-an-upstart.html The New York Times October 1, 2000 Roster United States women's national basketball team #FFFFFF #002B54 #FFFFFF #E31937 USA Ruthie Bolton G 1.75 1967 5 25 2000 9 16 Sacramento Monarchs USA Teresa Edwards G 1.80 1964 6 19 2000 9 16 U.S. national team USA Yolanda Griffith F 1.91 1970 3 1 2000 9 16 Sacramento Monarchs USA Chamique Holdsclaw F 1.88 1977 8 9 2000 9 16 Washington Mystics USA Lisa Leslie F/C 1.96 1972 7 7 2000 9 16 Los Angeles Sparks USA Nikki McCray G 1.80 1971 12 17 2000 9 16 Washington Mystics USA DeLisha Milton-Jones DeLisha Milton C 1.85 1974 9 11 2000 9 16 Los Angeles Sparks USA Katie Smith G 1.80 1974 6 4 2000 9 16 Minnesota Lynx USA Dawn Staley G 1.68 1970 5 4 2000 9 16 Charlotte Sting USA Sheryl Swoopes G/F 1.83 1971 3 25 2000 9 16 Houston Comets USA Natalie Williams F 1.88 1970 11 30 2000 9 16 Utah Starzz USA Kara Wolters C 2.01 1975 8 15 2000 9 16 Indiana Fever USA Nell Fortner USA Geno Auriemma USA Peggie Gillom Club – describes lastclub before the competition – Retained on the rosterbut did not play due to injury Age – describes ageon September 16, 2000 Source – USA Basketball Women's National Team: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20120424205816/http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/national/woly_2000.html April 24, 2012 Results Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Group stage #eee September 16 The Dome, Sydney 21:30 USA 89 KOR 75 Women's Basketball - Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=8913&L=1 Olympian Database September 18 The Dome, Sydney 16:30 USA 90 CUB 61 #eee September 20 The Dome, Sydney 16:30 USA 88 RUS 77 September 22 The Dome, Sydney 16:30 USA 93 NZL 42 #eee September 24 The Dome, Sydney 19:30 USA 76 POL 57 Quarterfinal September 27 22:00 USA 58 43 32–23 26–20 SVK The Dome, Sydney 14,605 #eee Semifinal September 29 16:30 KOR 65 78 40–42 25–36 USA The Dome, Sydney 14,833 Gold Medal Final September 30 13:15 AUS 54 76 43–30 33–24 USA The Dome, Sydney 14,833 #eee See also 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics United States women's national basketball team References External links 2000 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats at Basketball-Reference.com United States olympic Category:United States at the Olympic women's basketball tournament