Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
15th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Sydney 2000 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
City | Sydney | ||||||||
Duration | September 16–30 | ||||||||
Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Squads | ||
men | women | |
Qualification | ||
men | women | |
The women's tournament of Sydney SuperDome.
Qualifying
Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
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Australia | Olympics host | Sep 24, 1993 | 1996 |
United States | World champion | Jun 27, 1998 | 1996 |
South Korea | Asian champion | May 9, 1999 | 1996 |
New Zealand | Oceanian champion |
Jun 4, 1999 | First appearance |
Senegal | African champion | Dec 20, 1997 | First appearance |
Brazil | Americas runner-up | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
Cuba | Americas champion | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
Canada | Americas third place | May 17, 1999 | 1996 |
Poland | European champion |
Jun 6, 1999 | First appearance |
France | European runner-up |
Jun 6, 1999 | First Appearance |
Russia | European third place |
Jun 6, 1999 | 1996 |
Slovakia | European fourth place |
Jun 6, 1999 | First appearance |
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 274 | +120 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 338 | 287 | +51 | 9 | |
3 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 353 | +5 | 7[a] | |
4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 294 | 282 | +12 | 7[a] | |
5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 313 | 317 | −4 | 7[a] | |
6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 199 | 383 | −184 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
16 September
11:30 |
Brazil | 76–60 | Slovakia |
Scoring by half: 35–28, 41–32 | ||
Helen 7 |
Pts: Luptáková 22 Rebs: Godályová, Kováčová 6 Asts: Frniaková 5 |
The Dome, Sydney |
16 September
14:30 |
France | 75–39 | Senegal |
Scoring by half: 42–21, 33–18 | ||
Melain 5 |
Pts: 4 |
The Dome, Sydney |
16 September
16:30 |
Australia | 78–46 | Canada |
Scoring by half: 40–19, 38–27 | ||
5 | Pts: Dales, Sutton-Brown 13 Rebs: Sutton-Brown 9 Asts: Bouchard, Hendry 2 |
The Dome, Sydney |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 436 | 312 | +124 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 398 | 325 | +73 | 8[a] | |
3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 367 | +15 | 8[a] | |
4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 337 | 339 | −2 | 8[a] | |
5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 358 | −40 | 6 | |
6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 435 | −170 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Classification games
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals (27 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 76 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Poland | 48 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 64 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Brazil | 52 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Russia | 67 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Brazil | 68 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 54 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 76 | ||||||||||||
A2 | France | 59 | ||||||||||||
B3 | South Korea | 68 | ||||||||||||
B3 | South Korea | 65 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
B1 | United States | 78 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 58 | A3 | Brazil (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
A4 | Slovakia | 43 | B3 | South Korea | 73 |
Quarterfinals
September 27
15:00 |
Australia | 76–48 | Poland |
Scoring by half: 43–28, 33–20 | ||
5 | Pts: Trześniewska, Dydek 12 each Rebs: Dydek 12 Asts: Predehl 5 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,381 |
September 27
17:00 |
Russia | 67–68 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 39–38, 28–30 | ||
5 | Pts: de Oliveira 17 Rebs: Arcain 9 Asts: Neves, Luz 4 each |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,381 |
September 27
20:00 |
France | 59–68 | South Korea |
Scoring by half: 27–30, 32–38 | ||
: three players 2 each | Pts: Yang J-o 15 Rebs: Jung S-m 5 Asts: Chung E-s 5 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,605 |
September 27
22:00 |
United States | 58–43 | Slovakia |
Scoring by half: 32–23, 26–20 | ||
: three players 3 each | Pts: Luptáková 18 Rebs: Kotočová, Luptáková 7 each Asts: Žirková 2 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,605 |
Semifinals
September 29
14:30 |
Brazil | 52–64 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–28 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
September 29
16:30 |
South Korea | 65–78 | United States |
Scoring by half: 40–42, 25–36 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
Bronze medal game
September 30
11:00 |
South Korea | 73–84 (OT) | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 34–30, 31–35 Overtime: 8–19 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
Gold medal game
September 30
13:15 |
Australia | 54–76 | United States |
Scoring by half: 43–30, 33–24 |
The Dome, Sydney Attendance: 14,833 |
Awards
2000 Women's Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Fourth title |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
4th | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||
5th | France | 7 | 5 | 2 |
6th | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
7th | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
8th | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||
9th | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 4 |
10th | Canada | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||
11th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 |
12th | Senegal | 6 | 0 | 6 |
References
- Official Olympic Report la84foundation.org. Accessed June 10, 2011.