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2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team
Head coachDawn Staley
2020 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderBrittney Griner
A'Ja Wilson[1]
16.5
Rebounding leaderBreanna Stewart
10.0
Assists leaderSue Bird
5.8
Biggest win25 vs.  Japan
Biggest defeatnone
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The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Japan in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. The team was led by Dawn Staley, three-time gold medalist with Team USA as a player.[2]

Roster

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United States women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Jewell Loyd 27 – (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm United States
G 5 Skylar Diggins-Smith 30 – (1990-08-02)2 August 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
G 6 Sue Bird 40 – (1980-10-16)16 October 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm United States
G 7 Ariel Atkins 24 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Washington Mystics United States
SG 8 Chelsea Gray 28 – (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
F 9 A'ja Wilson 24 – (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Las Vegas Aces United States
PF 10 Breanna Stewart 26 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Seattle Storm United States
SF 11 Napheesa Collier 24 – (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
SG 12 Diana Taurasi 39 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 13 Sylvia Fowles 35 – (1985-10-06)6 October 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
C 14 Tina Charles 32 – (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Washington Mystics United States
C 15 Brittney Griner 30 – (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on July 26, 2021
  • Source: [3]

Results

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Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Group stage

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:40
v
Nigeria  72–81  United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11
Pts: Kalu 16
Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9
Asts: Amukamara 4		 Pts: Wilson 19
Rebs: Wilson 13
Asts: Bird 13
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
13:40
v
United States  86–69  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16
Pts: Wilson 20
Rebs: Stewart 13
Asts: Bird, Stewart 6		 Pts: Takada 15
Rebs: Akaho 8
Asts: Machida 11
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
13:40
v
France  82–93  United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22
Pts: Miyem 15
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Johannès 7		 Pts: Wilson 22
Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7
Asts: Loyd 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

Quarterfinal

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4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:20
v
Japan  86–85  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17
Pts: Miyazawa 21
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 14		 Pts: Meesseman 25
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Allemand 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)

Semifinal

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6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
13:40
v
United States  79–59  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20
Pts: Griner 15
Rebs: Griner 12
Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4		 Pts: Anderson 15
Rebs: Dugalić 10
Asts: Vasić 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Gold Medal Final

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8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
11:30
v
United States  90–75  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19
Pts: Griner 30
Rebs: Stewart 14
Asts: Taurasi 8		 Pts: Takada 17
Rebs: Okoye 8
Asts: Machida 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Player Statistics".
  2. ^ Lewis, Russell (August 7, 2021). "U.S. Women's Basketball Wins Olympic Gold For The 7th Straight Time". NPR.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team Unveiled". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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