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2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team

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**2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team**
Head coach	Geno Auriemma
2012 Summer Olympics
Scoring leader	Diana Taurasi^[1] 12.4
Rebounding leader	Candace Parker 7.8
Assists leader	Sue Bird 4.5
Biggest win	52 vs.Angola
Biggest defeat	none
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The2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in theGames of the XXX Olympiad which were held inLondon, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeatedFrance in the gold medal final and bronze medalistsAustralia in the semifinal en route to their seventh victory at the event.^[2]

Roster

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United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age –Date of birth	Height	Club
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

Geno Auriemma

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 28 July 2012
Source:^[3]

Results

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

Group stage

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28 July 2012
16:45

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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

Report

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

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7 August 2012
14:00

Report

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

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9 August 2012
17:00

Report

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

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11 August 2012
21:00

Report

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)

References

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^"2012 United States Stats".
^Bishop, Greg (August 11, 2012)."U.S. Women Run Away With 5th Straight Gold".The New York Times.
^2012 USA Women's Roster atFIBA

External links

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2012 Olympics, Women's Basketball: Standings and Stats atBasketball-Reference.com

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