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The 2008 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVIX Olympiad which were held in Beijing, China. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their sixth gold medal, and fourth consecutive, at the event. They went undefeated, beating Australia in the Gold medal final for the third time in a row. [2]
Group Play: First USA loss in Olympic competition [1] Game 2: Bulgaria: W 95–79 +16: Group Play [1] Game 3: Canada: W 89–75 +14: Group Play [1] Game 4: Soviet Union: L 77–112-35: Group Play: Largest USA margin of loss in Olympic competition [1] Game 5: Czechoslovakia: W 83–67 +18: Group Play: USA wins silver medal [1] Overall record: 3–2
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; All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).
A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) are the only two American women's basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals. Taurasi can become the first to earn six gold medals ...
The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic ...
United States’ A’ja Wilson (9) shoots for a basket during a women’s gold medal basketball game between the United States and France at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug ...
The floor (or floor exercise) is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the 1932 Olympic Games . [ 1 ] For women it was first held in 1952 .