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.

Medalists GoldSilverBronze Sue BirdSwin CashTamika CatchingsYolanda GriffithShannon JohnsonLisa LeslieRuth RileyKatie SmithDawn StaleySheryl SwoopesDiana TaurasiTina Thompson Suzy BatkovicSandy BrondelloTrisha FallonKristi HarrowerLauren JacksonNatalie PorterAlicia PotoBelinda SnellRachael SpornLaura SummertonPenny TaylorAllison Tranquilli Anna ArkhipovaOlga ArteshinaYelena BaranovaDiana GoustilinaMaria KalmykovaElena KarpovaIlona KorstinIrina OsipovaOxana RakhmatulinaTatiana ShchegolevaMaria StepanovaNatalia Vodopyanova

Qualifying

Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearance Olympics host First appearance World champion 2000 Asian champion 1996 Asian runner-up 1996 Asian third place 2000 Oceanian champion 2000 Oceanian runner-up 2000 African champion First appearance Americas champion 2000 European champion 2000 European runner-up First appearance European third place 1992

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are local (UTC+3)

Group B

All times are local (UTC+3)

Classification games 11th place game

9th place game

7th place game

5th place game

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Awards 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Champions United States Fifth title

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

Points Name PPG Lauren Jackson 22.9 Mfon Udoka 21.7 Evanthia Maltsi 20.9 Janeth Arcain 18.0 Amaya Valdemoro 16.9 Gina Farmer 16.4 Sui Feifei 16.0 Anastasia Kostaki 15.6 Lisa Leslie 15.1 Izi Castro Marques 15.0

Rebounds Name RPG Donna Loffhagen 10.6 Mfon Udoka 10.2 Lauren Jackson 10.0 Alessandra Oliveira 8.9 Lisa Leslie 8.0 Evanthia Maltsi 8.0 Yelena Baranova 7.8 Mactabene Amachree 7.3 Zuzana Klimešová 7.0 Lucila Pascua 7.0

Assists Name APG Romana Hamzová 4.9 Anastasia Kostaki 4.6 Lee Mi-Sun 3.5 Dawn Staley 2.9 Laia Palau 2.9 Kristi Harrower 2.8 Helen Luz 2.8 Trisha Fallon 2.6 Janeth Arcain 2.5 Izi Castro Marques 2.5

Steals Name SPG Hana Machová 3.3 Mactabene Amachree 3.3 Tamika Catchings 2.9 Amaya Valdemoro 2.9 Lee Mi-Sun 2.8

Blocks Name BPG Lisa Leslie 1.8 Lauren Jackson 1.6 Alessandra Oliveira 1.3 Cintia Santos 1.1 Irina Osipova 1.0

Game highs Department Name Total OpponentPoints Evanthia Maltsi 33 Rebounds Mfon Udoka 18 Assists Romana Hamzová Anastasia Kostaki 8 Steals Amaya Valdemoro 7 Blocks Lauren Jackson 4 Turnovers Lisa Leslie Angela Marino 9

Final standings Rank Team Pld W LGold medal game participants 8 8 0 8 7 1Bronze medal game participants 8 6 2 4th 8 4 4Eliminated at the quarterfinals 5th 7 4 3 6th 7 4 3 7th 7 3 4 8th 7 2 5Preliminary round 5th placers 9th 6 2 4 10th 6 1 5Preliminary round 6th placers 11th 6 1 5 12th 6 0 6

See also Men's Tournament

References 2004 Olympics: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive. Accessed March 11, 2011. Official Olympic Report , la84foundation.org. Accessed March 11, 2011.