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Women's
Held at 4 Games, 1976–1996. Most golds: United States (2). Most medals: Teresa Edwards (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games41976–1996
Medals12
Delegations8on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | Teresa Edwards, Dawn Staley, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sheryl Swoopes, Jennifer Azzi, Lisa Leslie, Carla McGhee, Katy Steding, Katrina Felicia McClain, Rebecca Lobo, Venus Lacy, Nikki McCray United States | Hortência Marcari Oliva, Maria Angélica, Adriana Aparecida Santos, Leila Sobral, Maria Paula Silva, Janeth Arcain, Roseli Gustavo, Marta Sobral, Silvinha, Alessandra Oliveira, Cintia Santos, Claudia Maria Pastor Brazil | Robyn Maher, Allison Tranquilli, Sandra Brondello, Michele Timms, Shelley Sandie, Trisha Fallon, Michelle Chandler, Fiona Robinson, Carla Boyd, Jenny Whittle, Rachael Sporn, Michelle Griffiths Australia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Elena Zhirko, Elena Baranova, Irina Guerlits, Elena Tornikidou, Elena Chvaibovitch, Marina Tkachenko, Irina Minkh, Elena Khoudachova, Irina Soumnikova, Elen Bounatiants, Natalia Zassoulskaia, Svetlana Zaboloueva Unified Team | Cong Xuedi, He Jun, Li Dongmei, Li Xin, Liu Jun, Liu Qing, Peng Ping, Wang Fang, Zhan Shuping, Zheng Dongmei, Zheng Haixia China | Teresa Edwards, Daedra Charles, Clarissa Davis, Teresa Weatherspoon, Tammy Jackson, Vickie Orr, Victoria Bullett, Carolyn Jones, Katrina Felicia McClain, Medina Dixon, Cynthia Cooper, Suzanne McConnell United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Teresa Edwards, Kamie Ethridge, Cynthia Brown, Anne Donovan, Teresa Weatherspoon, Bridgette Gordon, Victoria Bullett, Andrea Lloyd, Katrina Felicia McClain, Jennifer Gillom, Cynthia Cooper, Suzanne McConnell United States | Stojna Vangelovska, Mara Lakić, Žana Lelas, Eleonora Wild, Kornelija Kvesić, Danira Nakić, Slađana Golić, Polona Dornik, Razija Mujanović, Vesna Bajkuša, Anđelija Arbutina, Bojana Milošević Yugoslavia | Olga Yevkova, Irina Gerlits, Olesya Barel, Irina Sumnikova, Olga Buryakina, Olga Yakovleva, Irina Minkh, Aleksandra Leonova, Yelena Khudashova, Vitalija Tuomaitė, Natalya Zasulskaya, Galina Savitskaya Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Olga Barysheva, Tamāra Dauniene, Natalya Klimova, Tatyana Ovechkina, Angelė Rupšienė, Nadezhda Shuvayeva-Olkhova, Nadezhda Zakharova, Uljana Semjonova, Raisa Kurvyakova, Nelli Feryabnikova, Olga Sukharnova, Tetiana Nadyrova Soviet Union | Cindy Brogdon, Susan Rojcewicz, Ann Meyers, Lusia Harris, Nancy Dunkle, Charlotte Lewis, Nancy Lieberman, Gail Marquis, Patricia Roberts, Mary Anne O'Connor, Patricia Head, Juliene Simpson United States | Krasimira Bogdanova, Diana Dilova, Krasimira Gyurova, Penka Metodieva, Snezhana Mikhaylova, Girgina Skerlatova, Mariya Stoyanova, Margarita Shtarkelova, Petkana Makaveeva, Nadka Golcheva, Penka Stoyanova, Todorka Yordanova Bulgaria |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |