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Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Rosters
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The following players represented Bulgaria: * Nadka Golcheva * Penka Metodieva * Petkana Makaveeva * Snezhana Mikhaylova * Krasimira Gyurova * Krasimira Bogdanova * Todorka Yordanova * Diana Braynova-Dilova, Diana Dilova * Margarita Shtarkelova * Mariya Stoyanova * Gergina Skerlatova * Penka Stoyanova * Head coach: Ivan Galabov The following players represented Canada: * Angela Johnson (basketball), Angela Johnson * Anne Hurley * Bev Barnes * Beverley Bland * Carol Turney * Chris Critelli * Coleen Dufresne * Donna Hobin * Joanne Sargent * Joyce Douthwright * Sheila Strike * Sylvia Sweeney * Head coach: Brian Heaney The following players represented Czechoslovakia: * Božena Miklošovičová * Dana Ptáčková * Hana Doušová * Ivana Kořinková * Lenka Nechvátalová * Ľudmila Chmelíková * Ľudmila Králiková * Marta Pechová * Martina Babková * Pavla Davidová * Vlasta Vrbková * Yvetta Pollákov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1976 Summer Olympics
Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition. Medal summary Qualification A single NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the three medal winners from the previous Olympic Games for the men's tournament, and the three first places at the 1975 FIBA World Championship for the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental qualificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Turney
Carol Turney (born 26 June 1955) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Canadian team that won the bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games. Awards and honors *Top 100 U Sports women's basketball U Sports women's basketball is the highest level of play of women's basketball at the university level under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. There are 48 teams, all of which are based in Canada, that are d ... Players of the Century (1920-2020). *Class of 2017 Victoria Vikes Hall of Fame Inductee References 1955 births Living people Basketball people from Ontario Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cornwall, Ontario UBC Thunderbirds basketball players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Nechvátalová
Lenka Nechvátalová (born 27 February 1955) is a Czech basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1955 births Living people Czech women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brno {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Kořinková
Ivana Kořinková (born 20 October 1950) is a Czech basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1950 births Living people Czech women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Prague {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hana Doušová
Hana Doušová (5 March 1949 – 15 September 2023) was a Czech basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... Doušová died on 15 September 2023, at the age of 74. References External links * 1949 births 2023 deaths Czech women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Turnov Sportspeople from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Ptáčková
Dana Ptáčková (born 28 May 1952) is a Czech basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1952 births Living people Czech women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Olomouc {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božena Miklošovičová
Božena Miklošovičová (born 27 February 1949) is a Slovak basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Slovak women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bratislava {{Slovakia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Heaney
Brian Patrick Heaney (born September 3, 1946) is a former American professional basketball player and coach. He spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Baltimore Bullets during the 1969–70 season. Career Player Heaney attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, New York, before enrolling at Acadia University in Canada in 1964. He helped the Axemen win the 1965 Canadian University Men's Basketball National Championships. Heaney earned CIS Tournament All-Star Team honors in 1965 and 1966 and was a First Team All-Canadian in 1969. He set a single-game scoring record of 74 points. He was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 19 round of the 1969 NBA draft from Acadia University. Heaney was the first CIAU player to play in the NBA and along with Jim Zoet, are the only two U Sports players to have played in an NBA game. He split the 1969-70 season between the Bullets, scoring a total of 30 points in the NBA, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Sweeney
Sylvia Sweeney, C.M., (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian executive television producer and Olympian. In 2017, Sweeney was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada "for her long-standing commitment to and creative leadership at the nexus of art and sport through her documentaries and world-stage productions." Early life and education Sweeney was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sweeney is the daughter of music teacher Daisy Sweeney and railway cook James Sweeney. Sweeney is the niece of jazz musician Oscar Peterson. Sweeney was admitted to the Department of Performance (classical piano) McGill University in 1973. While at university, Sweeney played for the McGill Martlets basketball team. Sweeney also played for the national finalists Concordia Stingers (1977) and the Laurentian University Lady Vees (1978–79) where she won the collegiate championship in 1979. Sweeney also studied communications at Concordia University (1976-1977), French at University of Sherbrooke (1977- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Strike
Sheila Strike (born 2 November 1954) was a Canadian women's basketball player. The 6ft 3in tall Strike, who played centre, competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References 1954 births Living people Basketball people from British Columbia Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Vancouver Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's basketball players {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Douthwright
Joyce Slipp (née Douthwright born 25 April 1950) is a retired Canadian basketball player and head coach. As a member of the Canada women's national basketball team from 1969 to 1976, Slipp competed at the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1975 FIBA World Championship for Women and the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976, Slipp became the head coach of the University of New Brunswick women's basketball team, and later the women's field hockey team as well. During her tenures as head basketball coach from the 1970s to 2000s, Slipp had 263 wins and 171 losses. Slipp was named into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1999 and Canada Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. Early life and education On 25 April 1950, Slipp was born in Moncton, New Brunswick to parents Melvin & Beth Douthwright, the 3rd of 4 children. After growing up in Gunningsville, New Brunswick, Slipp played field hockey and basketball while attending the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. For her post-secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Sargent
Joanne Sargent (born 29 October 1948) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the university level, she competed for the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball program. Awards and honors *2014 Inductee: British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame *2019 Inductee: Basketball Canada Hall of Fame *2019 inductee: Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ... Hall of Fame References 1948 births Living people Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball people from British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds basketball players {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |