Twelve women's teams competed in
basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and t ...
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Australia
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Sandy Brondello
Sandra Anne "Sandy" Brondello (born 20 August 1968) is an Australian women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA. Brondello played in Australia, Germany and the WNBA before retiring to become a coa ...
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Michelle Brogan
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Carla Boyd
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Jo Hill
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Kristi Harrower
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Shelley Sandie
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Annie la Fleur
Annie Lilian La Fleur (née Burgess, born 3 November 1969) is an Australian-Papua New Guinean former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the WNBA from 1999 to 2003. She also played for the Sydney Flames in the WNBL, ...
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Trisha Fallon
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Lauren Jackson
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Rachael Sporn
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Michele Timms
Michele Margaret Timms (born 28 June 1965) is an Australian basketball coach and retired professional basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association(WNBA). Many people consider the Melbourne ...
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Jenny Whittle
Jennifer Hazel (Jenny) Whittle (born 5 September 1973) is a retired Australian women's basketball player. Whittle was a regular member of the national team for over a decade, from 1994 until 2006. Playing Centre, Whittle was a key contributor to ...
*Head coach:
Tom Maher
Brazil
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Adriana Aparecida dos Santos
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Adrianinha
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Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (born 2 December 1973 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian former basketball player who spent 17 years in the national team, winning the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and two Olympic medals, silver in Atlanta 1996 ...
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Cíntia Tuiú
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Claudinha
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Helen Cristina Santos Luz
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Zaine
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Janeth dos Santos Arcain
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Kelly da Silva Santos
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Lílian Cristina Lopes Gonçalves
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Marta de Souza Sobral
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Silvinha
Canada
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Cori-Lyn Blakebrough
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Carolin Bouchard
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Kelly Boucher
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Claudia Brassard-Riebesehl
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Stacey Dales-Schuman
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Michelle Hendry
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Nikki Johnson
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Karla Karch
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Teresa Kleindienst
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Joy McNichol
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Dianne Norman
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Tammy Sutton-Brown
Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Wome ...
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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Liset Castillo
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Milayda Enríquez
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Cariola Hechavarría
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Dalia Henry
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Grisel Herrera
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María León
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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 San ...
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Yaquelín Plutín
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Tania Seino
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Yuliseny Soria
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Taimara Suero
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Lisdeivis Víctores
France
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Laure Savasta
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Sandra Le Drean
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Catherine Melain
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Edwige Lawson
Edwige Lawson (born May 14, 1979), also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French former professional women's basketball player.
A point guard, Lawson started her professional career at the age of 17. She has played in Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, and Vale ...
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Yannick Souvré
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Audrey Sauret
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Nathalie Lesdema
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Stéphanie Vivenot
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Dominique Tonnerre
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Isabelle Fijalkowski
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Laëtitia Moussard
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Nicole Antibe
Nicole Antibe (born 11 April 1974 in Paris, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the ...
New Zealand
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Tania Brunton
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Belinda Colling
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Megan Compain
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Rebecca Cotton
Rebecca Christina Cotton (born 23 August 1974 in Nelson) is a basketball player for New Zealand. She competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for the Tall Ferns New Zealand women's basketball team. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The ...
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Kirstin Daly
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Gina Farmer
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Sally Farmer
Sally Farmer (born 20 May 1976) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), offi ...
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Dianne L'Ami
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Donna Loffhagen
Donna Wilkins (née Loffhagen) (born 29 April 1978 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand representative in netball and basketball. She married Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 17 March 2007. Wilkins returned to the Southern Steel for th ...
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Julie Ofsoski
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Leone Patterson
Leone Patterson (born 11 December 1962) is a New Zealand former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadig ...
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Leanne Walker
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
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Dorota Bukowska
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Joanna Cupryś
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Patrycja Czepiec
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Katarzyna Dydek
Katarzyna Elżbieta Dydek (born 21 March 1970 in Warsaw) is a retired Polish basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also played for the Colorado Xplosion
The Colorado Xplosion was the first women's professional basketb ...
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Margo Dydek
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Edyta Koryzna
Edyta Koryzna (born 19 March 1973 in Białystok) is a Polish former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gad ...
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Ilona Mądra
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Beata Predehl
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Krystyna Szymańska-Lara
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Elżbieta Trześniewska
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Anna Wielebnowska
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Sylwia Wlaźlak
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
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Svetlana Abrosimova
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Anna Arkhipova
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Elen Shakirova
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Yelena Khudashova
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Yevgeniya Nikonova
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Irina Rutkovskaya
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Irina Sumnikova
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Maria Stepanova
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Natalya Zasulskaya
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Yelena Pshikova
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Olga Arteshina
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
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Mame Maty Mbengue
Mame Maty Mbengue (born April 13, 1968 in Dakar) is a Senegalese women's basketball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Senegal women's national basketball team
The Senegal women's national basketball team is the national ...
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Bineta Diouf
Bineta Diouf (born 13 November 1978 in Rufisque, Dakar) is a Senegalese women's basketball player. A member of the Senegal women's national basketball team, Diouf competed with the squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics ...
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Yacine Khady Ngom
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Coumba Cissé
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Marieme Lo
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Awa Guèye
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Ndialou Paye
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Mbarika Fall
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Khady Diop
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Adama Diakhaté
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Fatime N'Diaye
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Astou N'Diaye
Slovakia
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Slávka Frniaková
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Martina Godályová
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Renáta Hiráková
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Dagmar Huťková
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Marcela Kalistová
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Anna Kotočová
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Alena Kováčová
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Lívia Libičová
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Jana Lichnerová
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Martina Luptáková
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Katarína Poláková
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Zuzana Žirková
South Korea
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Korean names listed by family name first''
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Lee Mi-Sun
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Chun Joo-Weon
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Kim Ji-Yoon
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Lee Eun-ju
Lee Eun-ju (December 22, 1980 – February 22, 2005) was a South Korean actress. She was the star of hit films including ''Taegukgi'' and ''The Scarlet Letter''. She died by suicide at age 24.
Life and career
Born in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, Sou ...
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Jang Sun-Hyoung
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Wang Su-Jin
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Yang Jung-Ok
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Park Jung-Eun
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Kang Ji-Sook
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Lee Jong-Ae
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Jung Sun-Min
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Chung Eun-Soon
United States
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Ruthie Bolton
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Teresa Edwards
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Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history ...
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Chamique Holdsclaw
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She announced her retir ...
(retained on the roster, but did not play due to injury)
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Lisa Leslie
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Nikki McCray
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DeLisha Milton
DeLisha Lachell Milton-Jones (born September 11, 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player and head coach of Old Dominion. Milton-Jones played college basketball for the University of Florida. She was a first-team All-American ...
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Katie Smith
Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is lead assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty.
A retired professional basketball player, Smith's primary ...
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Dawn Staley
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Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 20 ...
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Natalie Williams
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Kara Wolters
*Head Coach:
Nell FortnerUSA Basketball Women's National Team: Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad -- 2000
References
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