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Basketball At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Rosters
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The following players represented Australia: * Bronwyn Marshall * Donna Quinn-Brown * Jenny Cheesman * Julie Nykiel * Karen Dalton * Kathy Foster * Marina Moffa * Trish Cockrem * Pat Mickan * Robyn Maher * Sue Geh * Wendy Laidlaw The following players represented Canada: * Alison Lang * Andrea Blackwell * Anna Pendergast * Bev Smith * Candi Clarkson-Lohr * Carol Sealey * Debbie Huband * Lynn Polson * Misty Thomas * Sylvia Sweeney * Toni Kordic * Tracie McAra The following players represented China: * Chen Yuefang * Li Xiaoqin * Ba Yan * Song Xiaobo * Qiu Chen * Wang Jun * Xiu Lijuan * Zheng Haixia * Cong Xuedi * Zhang Hui * Liu Qing * Zhang Yueqin The following players represented South Korea: * Choi Ae-yeong * Kim Eun-suk * Lee Hyeong-suk * Choi Gyeong-hui * Lee Mi-ja * Moon Gyeong-ja * Kim Hwa-sun * Jeong Myeong-hui * Kim Yeong-hui * Seong Jeong-a * Park C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10. The United States won the gold medal in both events, with the women's team's victory marking their first-ever gold medal. Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and Hungary withdrew from the tournament. The former, having already qualified for both events was replaced by West Germany in the men's competition, while both nations' women's teams were replaced by Australia and South Korea. Medal summary Qualification A 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 gold and silver medal winners from the previous Olympic Games in the men's tournament, and the champion at the 1983 FIBA World Championship in the women's tournament. Add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candi Clarkson-Lohr
Candi Clarkson-De Gazon OLY (née Clarkson born 30 November 1958) (other last names, Lohr/Jirik) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2013, she was inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2014 Candace was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame. Candace was granted the use of the post-nominal letters of OLY by the World Olympians Association in 2023 in recognition of being an Olympian from the 1984 Olympics. 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). Bronze Medallist at the 1979 World Championships, Seoul, Korea. Bronze medallist at 1979 FISU Games, Mexico City, Mexico. Bronze Medallist at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jun (basketball)
Wang Jun (王军, born 20 August 1963) is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References External links * * * * 1963 births Living people Chinese women's basketball players Basketball players from Shandong Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in basketball Asian Games basketball players for China {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiu Chen
Qiu Chen (; born 1 June 1963) is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1986, she moved to Australia after meeting Jenny Cheesman and played for the Canberra Capitals in 1988, under the name "Qui Chen." She had chosen to move to Australia because of her desire to learn the English language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ....Louise Evans.Qui Chen holds court as she takes on the English language" ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' February 23, 1988: 52. References External links * * * 1963 births Living people Chinese women's basketball players Expatriate basketball people in Australia Basketball players from Shanxi Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Xiaobo
Song Xiaobo (; born September 8, 1958) is a Chinese basketball player and coach. She is perhaps the most celebrated woman basketball player of the 1970s era in China; as a player she had outstanding all around ball skills, a very high level of athleticism, and a clear, bright, driving work ethic. Song was outstanding at every position from guard to center and she enjoys acclaim as "China's greatest female basketball player of all time". She is currently the CEO of a sports promotion company in Beijing. Basketball career Song Xiaobo was born to a basketball family in Beijing; both her mother and father played basketball. In 1975 she competed for Beijing in the 3rd Chinese National Games, and in 1979 in the 4th Chinese National Games; and in 1977, 1979 and 1981 in the Chinese National Women's Basketball Tournament. Sung's first participation as a member of the China women's national basketball team came in 1983 at the FIBA World Championship for Women; China won the bronze med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ba Yan
Ba Yan (; born 18 December 1962) is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References External links * * * * 1962 births Living people Basketball players from Liaoning Olympic basketball players for China Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in basketball Chinese women's basketball players Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Xiaoqin
Li Xiaoqin (; born 7 December 1961) is a Chinese former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * * * * 1961 births Living people Basketball players from Hunan Chinese women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for China Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{PRChina-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Yuefang
Chen Yuefang (; 1 May 1963 – 18 September 2000) was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. At , she was one of the tallest female Chinese basketball players ever, but cerebral thrombosis and anemia Anemia (also spelt anaemia in British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen. This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin availabl ... forced her to retire in 1985 at the age of 22. She died at the age of 37. References External links * * * * 1963 births 2000 deaths Chinese women's basketball players Basketball players from Ningxia Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for China Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracie McAra
Tracie McAra (born 20 November 1960) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. 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). References External links * 1960 births Living people Basketball people from British Columbia Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Kordic
Toni Kordic (born 1 January 1964) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Canadian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Edmonton 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Misty Thomas
Misty Thomas (born 1 July 1964) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and became the first Canadian to compete at both the Olympics and the Paralympics. Biography Thomas was born in Santa Monica, California, before moving to Windsor, Ontario when she was five years old. Thomas took up basketball as a student at Vincent Massey High School, and also became a junior champion in volleyball and badminton. At school, she was the leading points-scorer, and was part of the team that won the Ontario Basketball Championship in 1980. Thomas then went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV ), where she also became the top scorer for the basketball team. Thomas was part of the Canadian team at the 1983 Summer Universiade, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1987 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal at the latter. However, in 1985, Thomas suffered an ACL tear, which would require multiple knee operations, and go on to end he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |