Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 14 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall.

2004 women's teams.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 United States (USA)
Sue Bird
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Yolanda Griffith
Shannon Johnson
Lisa Leslie
Ruth Riley
Katie Smith
Dawn Staley
Sheryl Swoopes
Diana Taurasi
Tina Thompson
 Australia (AUS)
Suzy Batkovic
Sandy Brondello
Trisha Fallon
Kristi Harrower
Lauren Jackson
Natalie Porter
Alicia Poto
Belinda Snell
Rachael Sporn
Laura Summerton
Penny Taylor
Allison Tranquilli
 Russia (RUS)
Anna Arkhipova
Olga Arteshina
Yelena Baranova
Diana Goustilina
Maria Kalmykova
Elena Karpova
Ilona Korstin
Irina Osipova
Oxana Rakhmatulina
Tatiana Shchegoleva
Maria Stepanova
Natalia Vodopyanova

Qualifying

CountryQualified asDate of qualificationPrevious appearance
 GreeceOlympics hostSep 5, 1997 First appearance
 United StatesWorld championSep 25, 2002 2000
 ChinaAsian championJan 18, 2004 1996
 JapanAsian runner-upJan 18, 2004 1996
 South KoreaAsian third placeJan 19, 2004 2000
 AustraliaOceanian championSep 14, 2003 2000
 New ZealandOceanian runner-upSep 14, 2003 2000
 NigeriaAfrican championDec 18, 2003 First appearance
 BrazilAmericas championSep 21, 2003 2000
 RussiaEuropean championSep 27, 2003 2000
 Czech RepublicEuropean runner-upSep 27, 2003 First appearance
 SpainEuropean third placeSep 28, 20031992

Format

  • Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
  • The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
  • Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for 9th place in an additional match.
  • Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
  • In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
    • From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from B1 vs. A4 for 7th place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for 9th place in an additional match.
  • The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
  • The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.

Tie-breaking criteria:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Australia50418313+10510
 Russia41389333+569
 Brazil32430361+698
 Greece23353392−397
 Japan14381485−1046
 Nigeria05335422−875

All times are local (UTC+2)

August 14
9:00
Australia  8573  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29
Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11
Rebs: Batkovic 7
Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4
Pts: Udoka 26
Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8
Asts: Umoh 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 302
Referees:
Philippe Leemann (France)
Valdu Suurkask (Estonia)
August 14
16:45
Japan  62128  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 3–36, 17–33, 20–33
Pts: Hamaguchi 23
Rebs: Yano 5
Asts: Kusuda, Nagata 2
Pts: Oliveira 25
Rebs: Oliveira 13
Asts: Pinto 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 950
Referees:
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
August 14
20:00
Greece  6269  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–19, 9–25, 19–13
Pts: Kostaki 17
Rebs: Kligkopoulou, Samoroukova 7
Asts: Kostaki 5
Pts: Baranova 16
Rebs: Baranova 12
Asts: Arkhipova, Rakhmatulina 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 1,488
Referees:
Sean Corbin (United States)
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
August 16
11:15
Nigeria  7379  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–23, 16–20, 11–14
Pts: Udoka 19
Rebs: Udoka 16
Asts: Four players 1
Pts: Yano 21
Rebs: Kusuda, Yano 6
Asts: Kusuda, Hamaguchi 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 400
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
August 16
20:00
Brazil  8775  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 23–24, 14–21, 23–11
Pts: Luz 18
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Three players 2
Pts: Maltsi 26
Rebs: Maltsi 10
Asts: Kostaki 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,200
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)
August 16
22:15
Russia  5675  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–15, 15–16, 8–23
Pts: Korstin 12
Rebs: Korstin 9
Asts: Osipova, Rakhmatulina 3
Pts: Taylor 26
Rebs: Jackson, Taylor 10
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 2,430
Referees:
Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dom. Republic)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
August 18
11:15
Japan  7897  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15
Pts: Oga 21
Rebs: Yano 4
Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2
Pts: Jackson 31
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Tranquilli 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Song Yanping (China)
August 18
16:45
Greece  8368  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 15–14, 20–15, 18–24
Pts: Kostaki 25
Rebs: Maltsi, Saregkou 8
Asts: Kostaki 4
Pts: Udoka 28
Rebs: Udoka 18
Asts: Amachree, Iyorhe 1
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,300
Referees:
Scott Butler (Australia)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
August 18
20:00
Brazil  6777  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–25, 20–17, 19–14
Pts: Arcain 19
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 5
Pts: Arkhipova 20
Rebs: Stepanova 9
Asts: Arkhipova 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 1,350
Referees:
Jose Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Chantal Julien (France)
August 20
9:00
Russia  9471  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–15, 24–15, 20–20
Pts: Baranova 22
Rebs: Stepanova 12
Asts: Shchegoleva 3
Pts: Hamaguchi 14
Rebs: Yabuuchi 4
Asts: Oyama, Tachikawa 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 185
Referees:
Abdelillah Chlif (Morocco)
Kim Ja Ok (South Korea)
August 20
20:00
Australia  7740  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–8, 20–9, 18–10
Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Jackson 12
Asts: Batkovic 2
Pts: Maltsi 9
Rebs: Maltsi 10
Asts: Saregkou 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,000
Referees:
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
August 20
22:15
Nigeria  6382  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 15–14, 12–11, 17–24
Pts: Udoka 17
Rebs: Udoka 7
Asts: Amachree, Udoka 2
Pts: Castro Marques 26
Rebs: de Souza 8
Asts: Castro Marques 6
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,500
Referees:
Mike Homsy (Canada)
Song Yangping (China)
August 22
11:15
Nigeria  5893  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 17–20, 15–21, 12–29
Pts: Udoka 19
Rebs: Mohammed 8
Asts: Akiode, Umoh 3
Pts: Rakhmatulina 15
Rebs: Baranova 8
Asts: Karpova, Rakhmatulina 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 382
Referees:
Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
Shoko Suguro (Japan)
August 22
14:30
Brazil  6684  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22
Pts: Luz 16
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3
Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Snell 8
Asts: Fallon, Snell 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 3,450
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
August 22
16:45
Greece  9391  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 20–26, 16–22, 30–28
Pts: Maltsi 33
Rebs: Maltsi 11
Asts: Kalentzou 3
Pts: Yano 28
Rebs: Kusuda 5
Asts: Kusuda
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,223
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
Michael Aylen (Australia)

Group B

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States50430285+14510
 Spain41368334+349
 Czech Republic32408375+338
 New Zealand23321414−937
 China14360406−466
 South Korea05320393−735

All times are local (UTC+2)

August 14
11:15
South Korea  5471  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 6–15, 21–24, 12–14
Pts: Beon 19
Rebs: Kim Y. 4
Asts: Lee M 2
Pts: Chen N.
Rebs: Ye 8
Asts: Miao 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 600
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
August 14
14:30
United States  9947  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 35–11, 16–15, 20–8
Pts: Cash 19
Rebs: Taurasi 9
Asts: Bird, Staley 3
Pts: Marino 13
Rebs: Loffhagen 7
Asts: Three players 1
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,970
Referees:
Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
August 14
22:15
Spain  8078 (OT)  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 11–12, 15–11, 17–22, Overtime: 13–11
Pts: Palau, Valdemoro 14
Rebs: Cebrián 11
Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 2
Pts: Večeřová 15
Rebs: Klimešová 8
Asts: Hamzová 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,307
Referees:
Mike Homsy (Canada)
Michael Aylen (Australia)
August 16
9:00
New Zealand  8173  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 16–15, 26–23, 18–24
Pts: G. Farmer 22
Rebs: Loffhagen 14
Asts: Marino 4
Pts: Kim Y. 21
Rebs: Kim Y. 5
Asts: Beon 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 180
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
August 16
14:30
Czech Republic  6180  United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–24, 15–23, 11–15
Pts: Klimešová 18
Rebs: Machová 5
Asts: Machová 5
Pts: Leslie 15
Rebs: Leslie 10
Asts: Staley 4
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 954
Referees:
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Shoko Sugura (Japan)
August 16
16:45
China  6775  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 19–14, 15–22, 23–5
Pts: Chen N. 18
Rebs: Chen N. 9
Asts: Song 4
Pts: Valdemoro 30
Rebs: Pascua 8
Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,200
Referees:
Renato Santos (Brazil)
Scott Butler (Australia)
August 18
9:00
China  8398  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 19–21, 14–26, 20–23
Pts: Chen N. 23
Rebs: Chen N. 7
Asts: Miao, Ye 2
Pts: Veselá 22
Rebs: Veselá 7
Asts: Hamzová 8
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 300
Referees:
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
August 18
14:30
South Korea  5780  United States
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 9–19, 7–29, 18–12
Pts: Lee M 16
Rebs: Kim Y. 5
Asts: Kim Y., Lee M 3
Pts: Leslie 25
Rebs: Leslie, Thompson 7
Asts: Three players 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 2,000
Referees:
Michael Aylen (Australia)
Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
August 18
22:15
Spain  9157  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 32–8, 13–21, 20–9, 26–19
Pts: Palau 15
Rebs: Cebrián, Pascua 9
Asts: Palau 4
Pts: Marino 21
Rebs: Loffhagen 8
Asts: Loffhagen, Marino 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,350
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Shoko Suguro (Japan)
August 20
11:15
New Zealand  7977  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–12, 20–24, 24–22
Pts: G. Farmer 19
Rebs: Kerr 12
Asts: Marino 4
Pts: Sui 21
Rebs: Sui 9
Asts: Wang 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 345
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
August 20
14:30
United States  7158  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–13, 19–12, 21–17
Pts: Leslie 19
Rebs: Leslie 9
Asts: Staley 6
Pts: Valdemoro 22
Rebs: Pascua 11
Asts: Palau 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,352
Referees:
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
August 20
16:45
Czech Republic  9775  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 21–19, 29–17, 23–23
Pts: Machová 28
Rebs: Večeřová 8
Asts: Hamzová 5
Pts: Beon 26
Rebs: Beon 4
Asts: Kim Y. 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 753
Referees:
Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
August 22
9:00
New Zealand  5774  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 8–19, 23–18, 14–16
Pts: G. Farmer 19
Rebs: Loffhagen 12
Asts: G. Farmer, Loffhagen 1
Pts: Machová 21
Rebs: Klimešová 10
Asts: Hamzová 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 365
Referees:
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
Kim Ja Ok (South Korea)
August 22
20:00
China  62100  United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 19–25, 13–23, 17–25
Pts: Ye 19
Rebs: Sui 6
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Taurasi 19
Rebs: Griffith 11
Asts: Bird , Johnson 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,653
Referees:
Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
August 22
22:15
Spain  6461  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 15–16, 17–19, 18–15
Pts: Valdemoro 11
Rebs: Pons 9
Asts: Palau 3
Pts: Beon 19
Rebs: Kim Y. 6
Asts: Lee M 6
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 1,152
Referees:
Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
Song Yanping (China)

Knockout stage

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal game
                           
  A2  Russia 70  
B3  Czech Republic 49  
  A2  Russia 62  
  B1  United States 66  
B1  United States 102
  A4  Greece 72  
    B1  United States 74
  A1  Australia 63
  B2  Spain 63  
A3  Brazil 67  
  A3  Brazil 75 Bronze medal game
  A1  Australia 88  
A1  Australia 94 A2  Russia 71
  B4  New Zealand 55   A3  Brazil 62

Quarterfinals

August 25
14:30
United States  10272  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 28–15, 21–19, 26–19
Pts: Johnson 21
Rebs: Griffith 11
Asts: Thompson 5
Pts: Kostaki 26
Rebs: Samoroukova 6
Asts: Kostaki 8
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,100
Referees:
Zoran Sutulovic (Serbia and Montenegro)
Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
August 25
16:45
Russia  7049  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 18–14, 19–10, 14–19
Pts: Korstin 21
Rebs: Korstin, Stepanova 7
Asts: Arkhipova 4
Pts: Kulichová 9
Rebs: Veselá 9
Asts: Hamzová 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 5,200
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Scott Butler (Australia)
August 25
20:00
Spain  6367  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 18–20, 12–15, 17–18
Pts: M. Fernández 16
Rebs: Pascua 6
Asts: Palau 3
Pts: Arcain 27
Rebs: Oliveira, Sobral 8
Asts: Luz 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 13,500
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Nancy Ethier (Brazil)
August 25
22:15
Australia  9455  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 19–18, 26–13, 23–11
Pts: Jackson 28
Rebs: Snell 10
Asts: Taylor 4
Pts: G. Farmer 15
Rebs: Loffhagen 11
Asts: Four players 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,100
Referees:
Ma Li Jun (China)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)

Semifinals

August 27
14:30
Russia  6266  United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 18–21, 11–14, 18–15
Pts: Shchegoleva 13
Rebs: Baranova, Stepanova 8
Asts: Baranova 6
Pts: Thompson 14
Rebs: Griffit, Leslie 7
Asts: Leslie 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 3,740
Referees:
Pablo Estevez (Argentina)
Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
August 27
16:45
Brazil  7588  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25
Pts: Castro Marques 25
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 2
Pts: Jackson 26
Rebs: Jackson 13
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 4,150
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

Final

August 28
16:15
United States  7463  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–12, 23–24, 22–13
Pts: Thompson 18
Rebs: Leslie 8
Asts: Thompson 3
Pts: Taylor 16
Rebs: Jackson 14
Asts: Fallon, Jackson 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 10,120
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico)

Bronze medal match

August 28
14:00
Russia  7162  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–12, 15–14, 24–16
Pts: Goustilina 12
Rebs: Osipova 10
Asts: Arkhipova, Baranova 4
Pts: Castro Marques 16
Rebs: Oliveira 9
Asts: Castro Marques 6
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 7,250
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)

Classification matches

August 24
9:00
11th place
Nigeria  6864  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 13–16, 21–12, 18–20
Pts: Udoka 21
Rebs: Mohammed 13
Asts: Umoh 2
Pts: Kim Y. 19
Rebs: Lee M. 12
Asts: Lee M. 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 155
Referees:
Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)
Chantal Julien (France)
August 24
11:15
9th place
Japan  6382  China
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–20, 19–21, 15–31
Pts: Kusuda, Koiso 13
Rebs: Oyama 6
Asts: Kusuda 2
Pts: Sui 25
Rebs: Wang 13
Asts: Miao 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 253
Referees:
Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
August 27
9:00
7th place
Greece  8783  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 22–26, 23–16, 21–17
Pts: Maltsi 29
Rebs: Maltsi, Samoroukova 11
Asts: Kostaki 7
Pts: Loffhagen 23
Rebs: Loffhagen 15
Asts: Loffhagen 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 6,560
Referees:
José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico)
Shoko Suguro (Japan)
August 27
11:15
5th place
Czech Republic  7968  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–15, 17–18, 22–23
Pts: Machová 22
Rebs: Klimešová 14
Asts: Hamzová 4
Pts: Valdemoro 24
Rebs: Pascua 6
Asts: Three players 1
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 4,650
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)

Statistical leaders

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.

Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Evanthia Maltsi33 Japan
Rebounds Mfon Udoka18 Greece
Assists Romana Hamzová
Anastasia Kostaki
8 China
 United States
Steals Amaya Valdemoro7 Czech Republic
Blocks Lauren Jackson4 Japan
Turnovers Lisa Leslie
Angela Marino
9 New Zealand
 United States

Final standings

RankTeamPldWL
Gold medal game participants
 United States880
 Australia871
Bronze medal game participants
 Russia862
4th Brazil844
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th Czech Republic743
6th Spain743
7th Greece734
8th New Zealand725
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th China624
10th Japan615
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th Nigeria615
12th South Korea606

See also

References

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