| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 9–23 August 2008 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |

| Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
Thewomen's tournament of thebasketball at the2008Olympics atBeijing,China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when theUnited States defeatedAustralia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at theWukesong Indoor Stadium.
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance | FIBA World Ranking[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics host | July 13, 2001 | 4 (1988,1992,1996,2004) | 10 | |
| World champion | September 23, 2006 | 6 (1984,1988,1996,2000,2004) | 2 | |
| Asian champion | June 30, 2007 | 5 (1984,1988,1996,2000,2004) | 7 | |
| Oceanian champion | September 28, 2007 | 2 (2000,2004) | 16 | |
| African champion | September 30, 2007 | 0 | 31 | |
| Americas champion | June 30, 2007 | 7 (1976,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000,2004) | 1 | |
| European champion | October 7, 2007 | 3 (1996,2000,2004) | 3 | |
| Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 2 (1992,2004) | 5 | |
| Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 1 (2004) | 9 | |
| Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wildcard qualifier | June 13, 2008 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wildcard qualifier | June 15, 2008 | 4 (1992,1996,2000,2004) | 4 |
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
All times are localBeijing Time (GMT+8).
All times areChina Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 319 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 333 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 324 | 332 | −8 | 7[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 360 | −33 | 7[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | 6[b] | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6[b] |
9 August 2008 09:00 |
| Belarus | 64–83 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 16–25,22–21, 14–18 | ||
| Pts:Leuchanka 13,Troina 13 Rebs:Leuchanka 10 Asts:Marchanka 2 | Pts:Jackson 18 Rebs:Batkovic 12 Asts:Harrower 5 | |
9 August 2008 16:45 |
| South Korea | 68–62 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 13–14, 15–15,14–12, Overtime:13–7 | ||
| Pts:Beon 19,Choi 19 Rebs:Jung 8 Asts:Jung 5 | Pts:Santos 13 Rebs:Nascimento 12 Asts:Jacintho 3 | |
9 August 2008 22:15 |
| Latvia | 57–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14,24–15,17–12, 9–21 | ||
| Pts:Jansone 24 Rebs:Tamane 6,Kubliņa 6 Asts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 6 | Pts:Shchegoleva 12,Korstin 12 Rebs:Shchegoleva 12 Asts:Rakhmatulina 5 | |
11 August 2008 14:30 |
| South Korea | 72–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24,20–13,24–21, 13–19 | ||
| Pts:Choi 13 Rebs:Sin 3 Asts:Jung 6 | Pts:Korstin,Shchegoleva 13 Rebs:Osipova 9 Asts:Rakhmatulina 5 | |
11 August 2008 16:45 |
| Latvia | 57–79 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19 | ||
| Pts:Baško 19 Rebs:Jansone,Kubliņa,Tamane 6 Asts:Eglīte 3 | Pts:Leuchanka 22 Rebs:Verameyenka 9 Asts:Marchanka 5 | |
11 August 2008 22:15 |
| Australia | 80–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter:29–14,21–15, 11–20,19–16 | ||
| Pts:Summerton 18 Rebs:Taylor 8 Asts:Harrower 5 | Pts:Santos 21 Rebs:Santos 10 Asts:Santos 3 | |
13 August 2008 09:00 |
| Belarus | 65–71 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 8–15, 13–17,25–19 | ||
| Pts:Marchanka 16 Rebs:Leuchanka 12 Asts:Leuchanka 4 | Pts:Stepanova 13 Rebs:Abrosimova 10 Asts:Korstin 2 | |
13 August 2008 14:30 |
| Brazil | 78–79 | |
| Scoring by quarter:23–14, 13–17, 23–26, 19–22 | ||
| Pts:Zakrzeski 16 Rebs:Santos,Zakrzeski 9 Asts:Pinto 4 | Pts:Jēkabsone 25 Rebs:Kubliņa 7 Asts:Jēkabsone 5 | |
13 August 2008 20:00 |
| Australia | 90–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter:23–14,24–19,26–17,17–12 | ||
| Pts:Taylor,Batkovic 18 Rebs:Batkovic 10 Asts:Harrower 5 | Pts:Beon 20 Rebs:seven players 2 Asts:Lee 5 | |
15 August 2008 11:15 |
| Latvia | 73–96 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–22, 18–35, 17–20 | ||
| Pts:Tāre 14 Rebs:Brumermane,Jansone 5 Asts:Tāre 4 | Pts:Jackson 30 Rebs:Taylor 11 Asts:Harrower,Taylor 4 | |
15 August 2008 14:30 |
| Russia | 74–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 14–15,19–15,20–8 | ||
| Pts:Shchegoleva 14 Rebs:Korstin 10 Asts:Korstin 5 | Pts:Pinto 21 Rebs:Zakrzeski 5 Asts:Pinto 6 | |
15 August 2008 22:15 |
| South Korea | 53–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter:15–12, 13–21, 9–17,16–13 | ||
| Pts:Lee,Jung 10 Rebs:Lee,Beon 6 Asts:Beon 3 | Pts:Snytsina 15 Rebs:Leuchanka 14 Asts:Maarchanka 5 | |
17 August 2008 11:15 |
| Australia | 75–55 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 10–18,30–10,20–8 | ||
| Pts:Snell,Jackson 16 Rebs:Jackson 14 Asts:Harrower 7 | Pts:Hammon 20 Rebs:Abrosimova,Osipova 9 Asts:Karpunina 2 | |
17 August 2008 14:30 |
| South Korea | 72–68 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22,22–13,18–9, 12–24 | ||
| Pts:Park 17 Rebs:Lee 10 Asts:Lee 4 | Pts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 22 Rebs:Tamane 11 Asts:Jēkabsone-Žogota 5 | |
17 August 2008 16:45 |
| Brazil | 68–53 | |
| Scoring by quarter:20–12,19–14, 10–12,19–15 | ||
| Pts:Santos 14 Rebs:Nascimento 10 Asts:Nascimento 3 | Pts:Anufryienka,Leuchanka 10 Rebs:Verameyenka 10 Asts:Marchanka 4 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 |
9 August 2008 11:15 |
| Mali | 72–76 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 15–24,21–18,18–16 | ||
| Pts:Maïga 18 Rebs:Coulibaly 12 Asts:Maïga 3 | Pts:Marino 19 Rebs:Harmon 8 Asts:Marino 4 | |
9 August 2008 14:30 |
| China | 67–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter:18–15,19–9, 15–20, 15–20 | ||
| Pts:Bian 15 Rebs:Bian 12 Asts:Miao 3 | Pts:Torrens 18 Rebs:Montañana 7 Asts:Palau 4 | |
9 August 2008 20:00 |
| Czech Republic | 57–97 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 14–27, 13–26, 13–22 | ||
| Pts:Veselá 8 Rebs:Veselá 9 Asts:Machová 4 | Pts:Pondexter 12 Rebs:Fowles 14 Asts:Lawson 3 | |
11 August 2008 09:00 |
| New Zealand | 62–85 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 20–22, 20–20, 15–25 | ||
| Pts:Harmon 22 Rebs:Wallbutton 6 Asts:Harmon 3 | Pts:Sanchez 19 Rebs:Montañana 7 Asts:Aguilar,Sánchez,Torrens 2 | |
11 August 2008 11:15 |
| Czech Republic | 81–47 | |
| Scoring by quarter:23–4, 15–18,18–11,25–14 | ||
| Pts:Machová 14 Rebs:Kulichova,Vecerova 7 Asts:Mokrosova 3 | Pts:Sissoko 24 Rebs:Sissoko 13 Asts:Bagayoko 3 | |
11 August 2008 20:00 |
| China | 63–108 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–33, 16–28, 19–20, 17–27 | ||
| Pts:Miao 16 Rebs:Bian,Liu,Sui 4 Asts:Miao,Shao 3 | Pts:Thompson 27 Rebs:Leslie 10 Asts:Lawson,Pondexter 5 | |
13 August 2008 11:15 |
| Spain | 74–55 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21,13–6,30–11, 16–17 | ||
| Pts:Montañana 20 Rebs:Pascua 8 Asts:Palau 5 | Pts:Viteckova 12 Rebs:Machová 8 Asts:Machová 5 | |
13 August 2008 16:45 |
| China | 80–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter:26–18,24–13, 15–17, 15–15 | ||
| Pts:Chen 26 Rebs:Chen 17 Asts:Miao 6 | Pts:Harmon,Marino 14 Rebs:Harmon 8 Asts:Bates 4 | |
13 August 2008 22:15 |
| Mali | 41–97 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 16–27, 5–25, 9–21 | ||
| Pts:Sininta 13 Rebs:Sissoko 7 Asts:Bagayoko 3 | Pts:Leslie 16 Rebs:Fowles 6 Asts:Lawson 7 | |
15 August 2008 09:00 |
| Czech Republic | 90–59 | |
| Scoring by quarter:26–12, 18–19,21–7,25–21 | ||
| Pts:Machová 23 Rebs:Vesela 10 Asts:Vesela 5 | Pts:Marino 22 Rebs:Wallbutton 10 Asts:Bates 5 | |
15 August 2008 16:45 |
| China | 69–48 | |
| Scoring by quarter:17–7,20–13, 15–15,17–13 | ||
| Pts:Miao 25 Rebs:Chen 9 Asts:Sui 5 | Pts:Diawara,Sininta 11 Rebs:Sissoko 19 Asts:Diawara,Sininta 1 | |
15 August 2008 20:00 |
| United States | 93–55 | |
| Scoring by quarter:22–17, 17–17,23–10,31–11 | ||
| Pts:Thompson 17 Rebs:Leslie 11 Asts:Lawson,Leslie,Parker 2 | Pts:Valdemoro 17 Rebs:Nicholls 5 Asts:Martínez 2 | |
17 August 2008 09:00 |
| Mali | 47–79 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–19, 16–17, 12–22, 13–21 | ||
| Pts:Sissoko 17 Rebs:Diawara 15 Asts:Diawara,Kanouté 2 | Pts:Valdemoro 21 Rebs:Montañana 9 Asts:Montañana,Aguilar,Lima,Martínez 4 | |
17 August 2008 20:00 |
| China | 79–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter:24–11,17–14,24–20, 14–18 | ||
| Pts:Miao 21 Rebs:Bian 9 Asts:Chen 3 | Pts:Hartigova 15 Rebs:Veselá,Vecerova 8 Asts:Veselá,Machová 3 | |
17 August 2008 22:15 |
| New Zealand | 60–96 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 6–27, 18–25, 18–21 | ||
| Pts:Marino 17 Rebs:Harmon 7 Asts:Marino 17 | Pts:Thompson 15 Rebs:Leslie,Fowles 6 Asts:Taurasi 5 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A2 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 67 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 104 | |||||||||||||
| A4 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | 77 | |||||||||||||
| A3 | 62 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | 56 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||
| A1 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| A1 | 79 | A2 | 94 | |||||||||||
| B4 | 46 | B2 | 81 | |||||||||||
19 August 2008 14:30 |
| China | 77–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter:19–13,19–12, 18–18,21–19 | ||
| Pts:Miao 28 Rebs:Song,Chen,Sui 4 Asts:Miao 3 | Pts:Troina 15 Rebs:Leuchanka 13 Asts:Padabed,Marchanka 5 | |
19 August 2008 16:45 |
| Australia | 79–46 | |
| Scoring by quarter:23–10,15–7,23–10, 17–19 | ||
| Pts:Jackson 17 Rebs:Jackson 12 Asts:Harrower 4 | Pts:Vecerova,Machova 8 Rebs:Kulichova 5 Asts:Machova 4 | |
19 August 2008 20:00 |
| United States | 104–60 | |
| Scoring by quarter:25–21,26–9,26–9,27–21 | ||
| Pts:Fowles 26 Rebs:Fowles 14 Asts:Augustus 3 | Pts:Kim 14 Rebs:Kim 5 Asts:Park 7 | |
19 August 2008 22:15 |
| Russia | 84–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–21,22–19,24–15,28–10 | ||
| Pts:Shchegoleva 19 Rebs:Stepanova 10 Asts:Rakhmatulina 4 | Pts:Valdemoro 16 Rebs:Pascua 6 Asts:Valdemoro,Palau,Torrens 1 | |
21 August 2008 20:00 |
| Russia | 52–67 | |
| Scoring by quarter:16–13, 16–20, 8–15, 12–19 | ||
| Pts:Stepanova 14 Rebs:Korstin 8 Asts: Six-way tie 1 | Pts:Taurasi 21 Rebs:Fowles 10 Asts:Smith 3 | |
21 August 2008 22:15 |
| China | 56–90 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 7–21, 21–23, 17–33 | ||
| Pts:Bian 20 Rebs:Liu,Sui 7 Asts:Bian 2 | Pts:Snell 16 Rebs:Batkovic 13 Asts:Harrower,Snell 4 | |
23 August 2008 19:30 |
| 94–81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–23,28–16,20–18, 22–24 | ||
| Pts:Hammon 22 Rebs:Stepanova 9 Asts:Karpunina 5 | Pts:Chen 26 Rebs:Bian,Sui 6 Asts:Song 7 | |
23 August 2008 22:00 |
| 92–65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–15,25–15, 22–24,23–11 | ||
| Pts:Lawson 15 Rebs:Leslie 7 Asts:Thompson 4 | Pts:Jackson 20 Rebs:Jackson 10 Asts:Grima 2 | |
Rankings are determined by:
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Standing | GAvg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 754 | 453 | +301 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 658 | 513 | +145 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 569 | 546 | +23 | ||||
| 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 572 | 592 | −20 | – | ||
| 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 422 | 408 | +14 | – | ||
| 6th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 386 | 409 | −23 | A-3rd | ||
| 7th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 392 | 435 | −43 | B-4th | 0.901 | |
| 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 387 | 464 | −77 | A-4th | 0.834 | |
| 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 387 | −53 | A-5th | 0.863 | |
| 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | B-5th | 0.757 | |
| 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | A-6th | ||
| 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | – |
Points[edit]
| Rebounds[edit]
| Assists[edit]
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| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 30 | ||
| Rebounds | 19 | ||
| Assists | 7 | ||
| Assists | 7 | ||
| Blocks | 10 players | 3 | --- |
| Field goal percentage | 100% (7/7) | ||
| 3-point field goal percentage | 100% (2/2) | ||
| Field throw percentage | 100% (8/8) | ||
| Turnovers | 8 |