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Basketball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, Spain, began on July 30 and ended on August 7, when the CIS women's national basketball team, Unified Team defeated China women's national basketball team, China 76–66 for the gold medal. Participants * * * * * * * * Format * Two groups of four teams are formed, where the top two from each group advance to the knockout stage. * Third and fourth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking. * The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze. Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: # Head to head results Schedule Squads Preliminary round The best two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The United States and Cuba advanced undefeated through the group phase but couldn't reach the finals and ended up faci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years. The 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics were the last games to be staged in the same year. These games were the second and last two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held five months earlier. It is also the second Olympic Games to be held in the Spanish-speaking country, following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The 1992 Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship, and Spanish public being lauded in the international media. Some media describe the Barcelona Games as one of the best Olympics ever. The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Paula Silva
Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva (born March 11, 1962, in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo), nicknamed "Magic Paula", is a retired Brazilian women's basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Marcari and Janeth Arcain. For Brazil women's national basketball team, Paula is the second biggest scorer, with 723 points (behind Hortência) and holds the record for caps with 45 games, being in two Olympic Games and six World Championships. Paula became a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2013. Career Paula begun playing basketball at the age of ten, and in 1974, was invited to join Assis Tênis Clube. One year and a half later, the team folded and Paula went to Jundiaí to play for Colégio Divino Salvador, and a few months later, was drafted for the first time by the national team despite being only fourteen. In 1988, Paula went to play in Spain, but an injured knee and difficultie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Kuklová
Andrea Kuklová ( Chupíková, born July 16, 1971) is a former Slovak professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA and FIBA Europe, FIBA EuroLeague Women. She played for a team in Slovakia. She competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics, Czechoslovakia in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links * * * * 1971 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Phoenix Mercury draft picks Phoenix Mercury players Point guards Shooting guards Slovak expatriate basketball people in the United States Slovak expatriate basketball people in Germany Slovak women's basketball players Sportspeople from Poprad {{Slovakia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milayda Enríquez
Milayda Enríquez (born 7 October 1969) is a Cuban former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Cuban women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Cuba Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Cuban sportswomen {{Cuba-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Todeschini
Silvia Todeschini (born December 2, 1967) is a former Italian female basketball player. External linksat sports-reference.com 1967 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Italian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Point guards Basketball players from Milan 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortência Marcari
Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari (born September 23, 1959) is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil, along with Maria Paula Silva, Paula. Marcari is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2002), the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2005), and FIBA Hall of Famer, FIBA Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007). She is known in her country as Hortência, and her nickname is ''The Queen''. Biography Born in Potirendaba, São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, Hortência is of Italian background, her grandparents having moved to Brazil from that European nation. Hortência's father was a laborer. When Hortência was ten years old, her family moved to São Paulo, and Hortência became interested in sports. Her family disapproved of her choice to play sports, since her father had been disabled on the field and they wanted her to work bringing home part of the earnings her fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Shvaybovich
Yelena Shvaybovich (, née Ksenzhik, born 3 February 1966 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She also won EuroBasket 1989 Women as a member of Soviet Union women's national basketball team The Soviet Union women's national basketball team () was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Post-Soviet states, successor countries .... References External links * * * * 1966 births Living people Belarusian women's basketball players Soviet women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR FIBA EuroBasket–winning players Belarusian expatriate basketball peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Costalunga
Anna Costalunga (born 24 January 1970) is an Italian former basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Italian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Schio {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catarina Pollini
Catarina Pollini (born 16 March 1966) is a retired Italian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Pollini also played one short season in the WNBA with the Houston Comets in 1997. Career On 28 April 1997 Pollini was selected with the final pick (32nd overall) of the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets. Her debut game was played on 21 June 1997 in a 76 - 56 win over the Cleveland Rockers where she played for 8 minutes and recorded 2 rebounds and 1 assist but no points. This 1997 season would be Pollini's only season in the WNBA. She played in 13 of the Comets' 28 games (playing in just 1 of the Comets' 15 final games from 22 July to 24 August) and averaged 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds. Her 13th played game of that season on 1 August 1997 was her final game in the league. On that day, the Comets would blowout the Los Angeles Sparks, winning by 24 points (81 - 57) with Pollini playing for less than 2 min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Tornikidou
Elena Tornikidou (born 27 May 1965) is an Uzbekistani-Russian former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She played for the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1999 to 2001. References 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Tashkent Russian women's basketball players Uzbekistani women's basketball players Pontic Greeks Uzbekistani people of Greek descent Soviet people of Greek descent Russian people of Greek descent Olympic basketball players for the Unified Team Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in basketball Soviet women's basketball players Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Forwards (basketball) Ros Casares Valencia players Detroit Shock players Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players Goodwill Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Russian expatriate basketball people in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamilé Martínez
Yamilé Martínez Calderón (born November 11, 1970, in Cueto, Holguín) is a women's basketball player from Cuba. Playing as a center she won the gold medal with the Cuba women's national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Martínez also competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop ...), finishing in fourth, sixth and ninth place in the final rankings. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Yamilet. ReferencesFIBA Profile 1970 births Living people Cuban women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2000 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Rossi (basketball)
Francesca Rossi (born 2 June 1968) is an Italian former basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Italian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Forlì 20th-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
