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The 1992 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXV Olympiad, held in Barcelona, Spain.. Though the U.S. women's team got off to a quick start, they suffered a shocking upset in their semifinal match against the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). [1]
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. [1]
The sole team member who did not board the plane died in a car crash two weeks later. 16 March 1978: Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team; Polish track cycling team: Rhythmic gymnastics; Cycle racing: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines: Tupolev Tu-134: Gabare, Bulgaria: 73: 11: 5 Bulgarian gymnasts with coach; 5 Polish cyclists; suspected military ...
The United States women's team won the bronze medal after losing to the CIS in the semifinal, suffering their third and last defeat to date in the Olympic basketball history. The men's top scorer was Oscar Schmidt with 198 points in 8 games, with an average of 24.7 points, and Drazen Petrovic was second with 187 points in 7 games, with an ...
Paula Abdul reflects surviving a crash landing after an alleged plane crash in 1992. Paula also discusses being the Brand Ambassador for InMode.
PARIS — On Aug. 5, 1992 — nearly 32 years ago — the United States women’s basketball team was upset at the Olympics, 79-73, at the hands of the “Unified Team,” which was essentially ...
Basketball has a considerably higher ratio of African-Americans than other sports. [4] Other deaths were caused by drug abuse. [5] Included are NBA players, WNBA players, college players, and players in other notable leagues who died before their retirement from basketball. Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be ...
Frank Edward McKinney Jr. (November 3, 1938 – September 11, 1992) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. He later became a prominent executive in the American banking industry, but died in a mid-air collision of two aircraft.