Six women's teams competed in

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, Que ...

The following players represented Bulgaria: * Nadka Golcheva *
Penka Metodieva Penka Metodieva (Bulgarian: Пенка Методиева; born 12 October 1950 in Pernik, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympi ...
* Petkana Makaveeva *
Snezhana Mikhaylova Snezhana Mikhaylova (Bulgarian: Снежана Михайлова; born 29 January 1954) is a Bulgarian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant o ...
* Krasimira Gyurova * Krasimira Bogdanova * Todorka Yordanova * Diana Dilova * Margarita Shtarkelova *
Mariya Stoyanova Mariya Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Мария Стоянова; born 19 July 1947) is a Bulgarian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, So ...
* Gergina Skerlatova *
Penka Stoyanova Penka Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Пенка Стоянова; 21 January 1950 – 16 August 2019 Ivan Galabov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgar ...

The following players represented Canada: *
Angela Johnson Angela Johnson may also refer to: Angela Johnson (basketball) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic basketball player Angela Johnson (writer) (born 1961), children's author Angela Davis Johnson, American painter Angela Jonsson (born 1990), Indian model ...
* Anne Hurley * Bev Barnes * Beverley Bland *
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 ho ...
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Chris Critelli Chris Critelli (born 5 December 1956) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Awards and honors Top 100 U Sports women's basketball U Sports women's basketball is the highest leve ...
Coleen Dufresne * Donna Hobin * Joanne Sargent *
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 ...
* Sheila Strike * Sylvia Sweeney * Head coach:
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. Car ...

The following players represented Czechoslovakia: *
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 Cultu ...
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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 ent ...
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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 Cu ...
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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 Right ...
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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 R ...
* Ľudmila Chmelíková * Ľudmila Králiková * Marta Pechová * Martina Babková * Pavla Davidová * Vlasta Vrbková * Yvetta Polláková * Head coach: Jindrich Drasal

The following players represented Japan: * Kazuko Kadoya * Kazuyo Hayashida *
Keiko Namai is a Japanese 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 � ...
* Kimi Wakitashiro *
Kimiko Hashimoto is a Japanese 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 – ...
* Mieko Fukui *
Miho Matsuoka is a Japanese 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 – ...
* Misako Satake *
Miyako Otsuka Miyako may refer to: Places in Japan * Miyako, Iwate, a city in Iwate Prefecture * Miyako Islands Miyako Island Miyakojima, Okinawa, a city of the Miyako Islands Miyako, Fukuoka, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture ''Miyako'' and ''Kyō no Miyako' ...
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Reiko Aonuma is a Japanese 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 – ...
* Sachiyo Yamamoto * Teruko Miyamoto * Head coach:
Masatoshi Ozaki Masatoshi (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese politician , Japanese film director , Japanese politician , Japanese comedian , Japanese samurai , Japanes ...

The following players represented the Soviet Union: *
Angelė Rupšienė Angelė Rupšienė (née Jankūnaitė; born 27 June 1952 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, who most notably played for BC Kibirkštis Vilnius. She won two gold medals in the 1976 Montreal Olympic gam ...
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Tetiana Zakharova-Nadyrova Tetiana Zakharova-Nadyrova (born 29 January 1951) is a Ukrainian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские и ...
* Raisa Kurvyakova *
Olga Barysheva Olga Fyodorovna Barysheva-Korostelyova (russian: Ольга Фёдоровна Барышева-Коростелёва; born 24 August 1954) is a Russian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summ ...
* Tatyana Ovechkina * Nadezhda Shuvayena * Uljana Semjonova * Nadezhda Zakharova * Nelly Feriabnikova *
Olga Sukharnova Olga Leonidovna Sukharnova (russian: Ольга Леонидовна Сухарнова; born February 14, 1955, in Perekhodinskoye, Krasnodar Kray) is a retired female basketball player, who twice won the gold medal with the Soviet national te ...
* Tamāra Dauniene *
Natalya Klimova Natalya Klimova (born 31 May 1951) is a Ukrainian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Mariupol and played for Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football c ...
* Head coach: Lydia Alexeeva

The following players represented the United States: *
Cindy Brogdon Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Brogdon (born February 25, 1957) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Brogdon was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Biography Brogdon was born in Buford ...
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Susan Rojcewicz Susan Marie Rojcewicz (born May 29, 1953) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. After culminating her college career at Southern Connecticut State University ...
* Ann Meyers * Lusia Harris *
Nancy Dunkle Nancy Lynn Dunkle (born January 10, 1955) is a former American basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Dunkle was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. USA Basketball The 6ft 2in tall Dunkle was named to ...
* Charlotte Lewis * Nancy Lieberman *
Gail Marquis Gail Annette Marquis (born November 18, 1954, in New York City, New York) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Basketball career Marquis played women's collegiate basketball at Queens College, City ...
* Patricia Roberts * Mary Anne O'Connor * Patricia Head *
Juliene Simpson Juliene Brazinski Simpson (born January 20, 1953) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Simpson was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. USA Basketball Born in Elizabeth, New Jers ...
* Head coach:
Billie Moore Billie Jean Moore (May 5, 1943December 14, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. She was the first head coach in women's college basketball history to lead two different schools to national championships. Moore coached the California ...

References

External links

Official Report
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1976 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 Phila ...