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2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team

The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated France in the gold medal final and bronze medalists Australia in the semifinal en route to their seventh victory at the event.[1]

2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachGeno Auriemma
2012 Summer Olympics
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Roster edit

United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Lindsay Whalen 30 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx  
F 5 Seimone Augustus 28 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx  
G 6 Sue Bird 31 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm  
F 7 Maya Moore 23 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx  
F 8 Angel McCoughtry 25 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream  
F 9 Asjha Jones 31 – (1980-08-01)August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun  
F 10 Tamika Catchings 33 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever  
F 11 Swin Cash 32 – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky  
G/F 12 Diana Taurasi 30 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury  
C 13 Sylvia Fowles 27 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky  
C 14 Tina Charles 23 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun  
F/C 15 Candace Parker 26 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012
  • Source: [2]

Results edit

Main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage edit

28 July 2012
16:45
United States   81–56   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 11–4, 20–24, 22–19, 28–9
Pts: Charles 14
Rebs: Parker 13
Asts: Bird 5		 Pts: Ivezić 22
Rebs: Ivanković 7
Asts: Lelas 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Snehal Bendke (IND)
30 July 2012
22:15
Angola   38–90   United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 6–19, 11–28, 9–21
Pts: Guadalupe 11
Rebs: Mauricio, Manuel 6
Asts: Manuel 2		 Pts: Parker 14
Rebs: Parker 12
Asts: Bird 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carole Delauné (FRA), Marcos Benito (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
1 August 2012
22:15
United States   89–58   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–10, 22–21, 26–11
Pts: McCoughtry 18
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Bird 4		 Pts: Vardarlı, Hollingsworth 11
Rebs: Hollingsworth 8
Asts: Vardarlı, Alben 3
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Peng Ling (CHN)
3 August 2012
22:15
Czech Republic   61–88   United States
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 12–24, 9–22, 14–18
Pts: Zrůstová 15
Rebs: Pecková 6
Asts: Bartoňová 3		 Pts: Taurasi 18
Rebs: Charles 14
Asts: Bird 9
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Elena Chernova (RUS), Marcos Benito (BRA), Vitalis Gode (KEN)
5 August 2012
16:45
China   66–114   United States
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20
Pts: Song Xiaoyun 15
Rebs: four players 3
Asts: Miao Lijie 8		 Pts: Taurasi 22
Rebs: Moore 7
Asts: Catchings 7
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Carole Delauné (FRA)

Quarterfinal edit

7 August 2012
14:00
United States   91–48   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 23–13, 26–10, 23–17
Pts: Taurasi 15
Rebs: Moore, Parker 7
Asts: Bird 5		 Pts: Smith 13
Rebs: Phillips 8
Asts: Phillips 5
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Shoko Sugruro (JPN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)

Semifinal edit

9 August 2012
17:00
Australia   73–86   United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–23, 12–22, 14–21
Pts: Cambage 19
Rebs: Jackson 17
Asts: Jarry 5		 Pts: Taurasi, Charles 14
Rebs: Charles 10
Asts: Charles 4
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Snehal Bendke (IND)

Gold Medal Final edit

11 August 2012
21:00
United States   86–50   France
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–10, 26–12, 23–13
Pts: Parker 21
Rebs: Parker 11
Asts: Taurasi 6		 Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12
Rebs: Ndongue 8
Asts: Dumerc 3
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bishop, Greg (August 11, 2012). "U.S. Women Run Away With 5th Straight Gold". The New York Times.
  2. ^ 2012 USA Women's Roster at FIBA

External links edit

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