| 15th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Sydney 2000 | |||||||||
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| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||
| Duration | September 16–30, 2000 | ||||||||
| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||||
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| Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
Thewomen's tournament ofbasketball at the2000Olympics atSydney,Australia began on September 16 and ended on September 30, when theUnited States defeatedAustralia 76–54 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held atThe Dome and elimination games at theSydney SuperDome.
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
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 Australia | Olympics host | Sep 24, 1993 | 1996 |
 United States | World champion | Jun 27, 1998 | 1996 |
 South Korea | Asian champion | May 9, 1999 | 1996 |
 New Zealand | Oceanian champion | Jun 4, 1999 | First appearance |
 Senegal | African champion | Dec 20, 1997 | First appearance |
 Brazil | Americas runner-up | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
 Cuba | Americas champion | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
 Canada | Americas third place | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
 Poland | European champion | Jun 6, 1999 | First appearance |
 France | European runner-up | Jun 6, 1999 | First Appearance |
 Russia | European third place | Jun 6, 1999 | 1996 |
 Slovakia | European fourth place | Jun 6, 1999 | First appearance |
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia(H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 274 | +120 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 338 | 287 | +51 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 353 | +5 | 7[a] | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 294 | 282 | +12 | 7[a] | |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 313 | 317 | −4 | 7[a] | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 199 | 383 | −184 | 5 |
16 September 2000 11:30 |
| Brazil | 76–60 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half:35–28,41–32 | ||
| Pts:Janeth 24 Rebs: Janeth 7 Asts:Helen 7 | Pts:Luptáková 22 Rebs:Godályová,Kováčová 6 Asts:Frniaková 5 | |
16 September 2000 14:30 |
| France | 75–39 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half:42–21,33–18 | ||
| Pts:Antibe 13 Rebs:Fijalkowski 7 Asts:Melain 5 | Pts:A. N'Diaye 11 Rebs: A. N'Diaye 7 Asts:Fall 4 | |
16 September 2000 16:30 |
| Australia | 78–46 | Canada |
| Scoring by half:40–19,38–27 | ||
| Pts:Brondello,Jackson 18 Rebs: Jackson 8 Asts:Harrower 5 | Pts:Dales,Sutton-Brown 13 Rebs: Sutton-Brown 9 Asts:Bouchard,Hendry 2 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 436 | 312 | +124 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 398 | 325 | +73 | 8[a] | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 367 | +15 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 337 | 339 | −2 | 8[a] | |
| 5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 435 | −170 | 5 |
16 September 2000 21:30 |
| South Korea | 75–89 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 43–53, 32–36 | ||
| Pts:Jung 17 Rebs:Kim 4 Asts:Park 3 | Pts:Swoopes 29 Rebs:Leslie 11 Asts:Edwards,Staley 4 each | |
18 September 2000 16:30 |
| United States | 90–61 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half:48–42,42–19 | ||
| Pts:Smith 15 Rebs:Griffith,Williams 7 each Asts:Staley 8 | Pts:Martínez 19 Rebs:Martínez,Molinet 4 each Asts:Castillo 5 | |
20 September 2000 16:30 |
| United States | 88–77 | Russia |
| Scoring by half: 44–47,44–30 | ||
| Pts:Leslie 18 Rebs:Griffith 11 Asts:Edwards,Swoopes 3 each | Pts:Arkhipova 15 Rebs:Zasulskaya 6 Asts:Zasulskaya 5 | |
22 September 2000 16:30 |
| New Zealand | 42–93 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 17–47, 25–46 | ||
| Pts:Farmer 9 Rebs:Ofsoski 6 Asts:Farmer 3 | Pts:Smith 14 Rebs:Williams 7 Asts:Bolton-Holfield 6 | |
24 September 2000 19:30 |
| United States | 76–57 | Poland |
| Scoring by half:44–21, 32–36 | ||
| Pts:Griffith,Swoopes 16 Rebs:Griffith 12 Asts:Leslie 4 | Pts:Dydek 24 Rebs:Dydek 10 Asts:Predehl 2 | |
| Quarterfinals (27 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 76 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Poland | 48 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 64 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Brazil | 52 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Russia | 67 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Brazil | 68 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 54 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 76 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | France | 59 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | South Korea | 68 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | South Korea | 65 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 78 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 58 | A3 | Brazil (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
| A4 | Slovakia | 43 | B3 | South Korea | 73 | |||||||||
27 September 2000 15:00 |
| Australia | 76–48 | Poland |
| Scoring by half:43–28,33–20 | ||
| Pts:Jackson 17 Rebs:Jackson,Griffiths 9 each Asts:Harrower 5 | Pts:Trześniewska,Dydek 12 each Rebs:Dydek 12 Asts:Predehl 5 | |
27 September 2000 17:00 |
| Russia | 67–68 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half:39–38, 28–30 | ||
| Pts:Pshikova 18 Rebs:Zasulskaya 6 Asts:Zasulskaya 5 | Pts:de Oliveira 17 Rebs:Arcain 9 Asts:Neves,Luz 4 each | |
27 September 2000 20:00 |
| France | 59–68 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–30, 32–38 | ||
| Pts:Melain 21 Rebs:Melain 11 Asts:three players 2 each | Pts:Yang J-o 15 Rebs:Jung S-m 5 Asts:Chung E-s 5 | |
27 September 2000 22:00 |
| United States | 58–43 | Slovakia |
| Scoring by half:32–23,26–20 | ||
| Pts:Leslie 18 Rebs:Griffith 11 Asts:three players 3 each | Pts:Luptáková 18 Rebs:Kotočová,Luptáková 7 each Asts:Žirková 2 | |
29 September 2000 14:30 |
| Brazil | 52–64 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–28 | ||
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
29 September 2000 16:30 |
| South Korea | 65–78 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 25–36 | ||
| Pts:Park 14 Rebs:Chun 5 Asts:Chung 5 | Pts:Swoopes 19 Rebs:Leslie 12 Asts:Swoopes 5 | |
Sydney SuperDome,Sydney Attendance: 14,698 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (Lithuania) Rick Degagne (Canada) |
September 30 11:00 |
| South Korea | 73–84 (OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 34–30, 31–35 Overtime: 8–19 | ||
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
30 September 2000 20:00 |
| Australia | 54–76 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 30-43, 24-33 | ||
| Pts:Jackson 20 Rebs:Jackson 13 Asts:Harrower 2 | Pts:Leslie,Williams 15 each Rebs:Griffith 12 Asts:Edwards 3 | |
Sydney SuperDome,Sydney Attendance: 14,978 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece) Raúl Chaves (Argentina) |
| 2000 Women's Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Fourth title |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 |
 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4th | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||
| 5th | France | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 6th | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||
| 9th | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th | Canada | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||
| 11th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 12th | Senegal | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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