The women's tournament of basketball at the 2000 Olympics at Sydney, Australia began on September 16 and ended on September 30, when the United States defeated Australia 76–54 for the gold medal.
Preliminary round games were held at The Dome and elimination games at the Sydney SuperDome.
15th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Sydney 2000 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
City | Sydney | ||||||||
Duration | September 16–30 | ||||||||
Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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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 | |
4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 294 | 282 | +12 | 7 | |
5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 313 | 317 | −4 | 7 | |
6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 199 | 383 | −184 | 5 |
16 September 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 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 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 | |
3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 367 | +15 | 8 | |
4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 337 | 339 | −2 | 8 | |
5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | |
6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 435 | −170 | 5 |
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 |
September 27 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 |
September 27 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 |
September 27 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 |
September 27 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 |
September 29 14:30 |
Brazil | 52–64 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–28 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
September 29 16:30 |
South Korea | 65–78 | United States |
Scoring by half: 40–42, 25–36 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
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 |
September 30 13:15 |
Australia | 54–76 | United States |
Scoring by half: 43–30, 33–24 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
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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