Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the teams who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for women's basketball.

Group A

 Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Australia women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Poto, Alicia 26 – 28 March 1978 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Aix-en-Provence G 5 Tranquilli, Allison 31 – 12 September 1972 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PVSK Pecs G 6 Brondello, Sandy 35 – 20 August 1968 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 7 Taylor, Penny 23 – 24 May 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury C 8 Batkovic, Suzy 23 – 17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) US Valenciennes F 9 Fallon, Trisha (C) 32 – 23 July 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ros Casares Valencia G 10 Harrower, Kristi 29 – 4 March 1975 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Aix-en-Provence F 11 Summerton, Laura 20 – 13 December 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning G 12 Snell, Belinda 23 – 10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Uni Flames F 13 Porter, Natalie 23 – 16 December 1980 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Townsville Fire F 14 Sporn, Rachael 36 – 26 May 1968 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning F 15 Jackson, Lauren 23 – 11 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Seattle Storm	Head coach Jan Stirling Assistant coach(es) Karen Dalton Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Brazil women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Pinto, Adriana Moisés 25 – 6 December 1978 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) H.S. Penta Faenza G 5 Luz, Helen 31 – 23 November 1972 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk G 6 Costa, Karla 31 – 23 November 1972 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk F/C 7 Sobral, Leila 29 – 29 November 1974 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) São Paulo/Guaru F 8 Castro Marques, Izi 22 – 13 March 1982 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Phoenix Mercury F 9 Arcain, Janeth (C) 35 – 11 April 1969 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury G/F 10 Lopes, Vivian Cristina 28 – 7 January 1976 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Santo André/Semasa F 11 Rocha, Silvia Cristina 22 – 14 May 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Unimed/Americana C 12 de Souza, Érika 22 – 9 March 1982 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) UB-Barça C 13 de Oliveira, Alessandra 30 – 2 December 1973 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Reyer Venezia Mestre C 14 Santos, Cintia 29 – 31 January 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno C 15 Santos, Kelly 24 – 10 November 1979 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) CUS Chieti	Head coach Antonio Barbosa Assistant coach(es) Paulo Campos Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Greece

The following is the Greece roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Greece women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Kavvadia, Tatiana 27 – 23 September 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Megas Alexandros G 5 Kostaki, Anastasia 26 – 26 March 1978 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Meverin Parma G 6 Deli, Aikaterini 29 – 12 January 1975 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Dasal G 7 Kalentzou, Dimitra 26 – 3 January 1978 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Sporting Athens G 8 Tasouli, Atalanti Maria 27 – 28 September 1976 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sporting Athens F 9 Maltsi, Evanthia 25 – 30 December 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Panathinaikos C 10 Saregkou, Polymnia 32 – 11 May 1972 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Sebastián F 11 Vasileiou, Eleni 30 – 29 July 1974 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dasal C 12 Stachtiari, Eirini 27 – 27 July 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Glyfada Esperides C 13 Samoroukova, Maria 32 – 19 December 1971 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Moscow F 14 Christoforaki, Athina 23 – 6 November 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Panserraikos F/C 15 Kligkopoulou, Sofia (C) 34 – 6 January 1970 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dasal	Head coach Georgios Tsitskaris Assistant coach(es) Panagiotis Vafeiadis Dimitris Bakogeorgos Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Japan

The following is the Japan roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 4 Hamaguchi, Noriko 30 – 15 January 1974 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Energy F 5 Konno, Mari 24 – 18 May 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy G 6 Oyama, Taeko (C) 30 – 18 June 1974 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Japan Energy G 7 Yabuuchi, Natsumi 27 – 21 July 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits F 8 Kawabata, Hiromi 25 – 23 May 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Japan Energy G 9 Kusuda, Kaori 30 – 29 March 1974 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Japan Energy F 10 Yano, Ryoko 25 – 20 December 1978 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy C 11 Eguchi, Maki 25 – 14 October 1978 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Chanson Cosmetics G 12 Tachikawa, Masami 23 – 16 November 1980 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy G 13 Oga, Yuko 21 – 17 October 1982 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy C 14 Yashiro, Naomi 26 – 30 December 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits F 15 Nagata, Mutsuko 27 – 26 September 1976 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chanson Cosmetics	Head coach Tomohide Utsumi Assistant coach(es) Eiki Umezaki Mikiko Hagiwara Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Nigeria

The following is the Nigeria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Nigeria women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Itoro, Umoh 27 – 21 February 1977 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Clemson University F 5 Aluka, Joanne 25 – 26 April 1979 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) GD Gafanha da Nazaré G 6 Akiode, Mobolaji 22 – 12 May 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Pully Basket G 7 Negedu, Juliana 25 – 31 July 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Aris Thivas F/C 8 Oha, Ugo 22 – 18 July 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) George Washington University F 9 Mohammed, Aisha 18 – 21 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) First Bank G/F 10 Iyorhe, Nguveren 23 – 9 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) First Bank F 11 Udoka, Mfon 28 – 16 June 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Houston Comets F 12 Sadiq, Rashidat 23 – 3 January 1981 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Connecticut G 13 Amachree, Mactabene 26 – 30 January 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul University C 14 Rafiu, Taiwo 32 – 18 June 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kookmni Bank C 15 Ogugua, Linda 26 – 12 April 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Biola University	Head coach Sam Vincent Assistant coach(es) Scott Nnaji Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Russia women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Arteshina, Olga 21 – 27 November 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) VBM-SGAU Samara G 5 Rakhmatulina, Oxana 27 – 7 December 1976 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) VBM-SGAU Samara F 6 Vodopyanova, Natalia 23 – 4 June 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia G 7 Goustilina, Diana 30 – 21 April 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg F 8 Baranova, Yelena (C) 32 – 28 January 1972 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg C 9 Shchegoleva, Tatiana 22 – 9 February 1982 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) VBM-SGAU Samara G 10 Korstin, Ilona 24 – 30 May 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) VBM-SGAU Samara C 11 Stepanova, Maria 25 – 23 February 1979 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) VBM-SGAU Samara C 12 Kalmykova, Maria 26 – 14 January 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk F 13 Karpova, Elena 24 – 14 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier F 14 Osipova, Irina 23 – 25 June 1981 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 15 Arkhipova, Anna 31 – 27 July 1973 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg	Head coach Vadim Kapranov Assistant coach(es) Valeriy Lunichkin Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

Group B

 China

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[7]

China women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Song Xiaoyun 21 – 11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 5 Bian Lan 17 – 16 August 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jiangsu Nangang F 6 Pan Wei 26 – 11 June 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 7 Hu Xiaotao 23 – 12 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army F 8 Miao Lijie 23 – 3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Heilongjiang Zhenning F 9 Zhang Fan 19 – 22 August 1984 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Beijing Shougang F 10 Sui Feifei (C) 25 – 29 January 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi China Telecom C 11 Ye Li 22 – 20 November 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanghai Dongfang C 12 Chen Luyun 27 – 7 June 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Fujian Tailaoshan C 13 Wang Ling 26 – 9 June 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Liaoning Baocheng F 14 Ren Lei 22 – 22 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi China Telecom C 15 Chen Nan 21 – 8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi China Telecom	Head coach Gong Luming Assistant coach(es) Chen Dechum Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Czech Republic

The following is the Czech Republic roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Czech Republic women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Veselá, Jana 20 – 31 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno C 5 Večeřová, Ivana 25 – 30 March 1979 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Gambrinus Brno F 6 Voračková, Ivana 24 – 28 August 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UŠK Blex Prague F 7 Hartigová, Michala 20 – 14 November 1983 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kara Trutnov G 8 Uhrová, Michaela 22 – 10 April 1982 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno G 9 Machová, Hana (C) 24 – 11 September 1979 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gambrinus Brno G 10 Hamzová, Romana 33 – 17 August 1970 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Gambrinus Brno F 11 Pavlíčková, Michaela 26 – 27 September 1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Moscow F 12 Borecká, Irena 23 – 5 November 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kara Trutnov C 13 Kulichová, Petra 19 – 13 September 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kara Trutnov C 14 Klimešová, Zuzana 25 – 21 January 1979 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Asteras Exarchion F 15 Vítečková, Eva 22 – 26 January 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Gambrinus Brno	Head coach Jan Bobrovský Assistant coach(es) Lubor Blažek Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[9]

New Zealand women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Walker, Leanne (C) 26 – 28 March 1978 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Waikato Lady Titans F 5 Cotton, Rebecca 29 – 23 August 1974 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Launceston Tornadoes G 6 Marino, Angela 18 – 3 February 1986 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Adeilaide Sturt Sabres G 7 Wielens, Kim 26 – 25 September 1977 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Nelson Sparks G 8 Compain, Megan 28 – 18 September 1975 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rhondda Rebels F 9 Loffhagen, Donna 26 – 29 April 1978 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Otago Breakers C 10 Farmer, Gina 29 – 12 December 1974 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) NKK Szolnok G 11 Tupu, Tania 30 – 28 December 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Waikato Lady Titans F/C 12 Farmer, Sally 28 – 20 May 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Canterbury Wildcats F 13 Ofsoski, Julie 31 – 4 April 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Knox Raiders F 14 Tini, Jody 28 – 10 February 1976 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Waikato Lady Titans F 15 Kerr, Aneka 23 – 1 March 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Townsville Fire	Head coach Tom Maher Assistant coach(es) Kirstin Daly Mike McHugh Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[10]

South Korea women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Kim Yeong-ok 30 – 4 March 1974 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) KB Stars G 5 Lee Mi-sun 25 – 19 February 1979 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Samsung G 6 Kim Ji-hyun 19 – 2 February 1985 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae C 7 Kang Ji-sook 25 – 4 February 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cheongju SK Knights F 8 Cho Hey-jin (C) 30 – 25 September 1973 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae F/C 9 Hur Yoon-ja 25 – 19 April 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Shinsegae Cool Cats F 10 Beon Yeon-ha 24 – 7 March 1980 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Samsung F 11 Park Jung-eun 27 – 14 January 1977 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Samsung F/C 12 Jung Mi-ran 19 – 20 March 1985 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kumho Redwings C 13 Lee Jong-ae 29 – 18 March 1975 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae C 14 Kim Kwe-ryong 24 – 17 December 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Samsung C 15 Hong Hyun-hee 22 – 24 January 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae	Head coach Park Myung-soo Assistant coach(es) Lee Young-ju Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[11]

Spain women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Blanco, Sonia 31 – 24 April 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Adecco Estudiantes G 5 Sánchez, Rosi 29 – 2 December 1974 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Pantere F 6 Palau, Laia 24 – 10 September 1979 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) UB-Barça G 7 Martínez, Nuria 20 – 29 February 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Perfumerías Salamanca G 8 Fernández, Marta 22 – 21 December 1981 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 9 Valdemoro, Amaya 27 – 18 August 1976 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 10 Aguilar, Elisa 27 – 15 October 1976 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Ros Casares Valencia G 11 García, Begoña 28 – 11 March 1976 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Basket Parma C 12 Pons, Ingrid 29 – 27 February 1975 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 13 Ferragut, Marina 32 – 11 February 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Perfumerías Salamanca C 14 Cebrián, Elisabeth (C) 33 – 6 February 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Adecco Estudiantes C 15 Pascua, Lucila 21 – 21 March 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Filtros Mann Zaragoza	Head coach Vicente Rodríguez Assistant coach(es) Fernando Merchante Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

 United States

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[12]

United States women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Johnson, Shannon 29 – 18 August 1974 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Silver Stars G 5 Staley, Dawn 34 – 4 May 1970 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Charlotte Sting G 6 Bird, Sue 23 – 16 October 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm F 7 Swoopes, Sheryl 33 – 25 March 1971 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Houston Comets C 8 Riley, Ruth 24 – 28 August 1979 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Detroit Shock C 9 Leslie, Lisa 32 – 7 July 1972 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Sparks F 10 Catchings, Tamika 25 – 21 July 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Indiana Fever F 11 Thompson, Tina 29 – 10 February 1975 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Houston Comets G 12 Taurasi, Diana 22 – 11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury F/C 13 Griffith, Yolanda 34 – 1 March 1970 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sacramento Monarchs G 14 Smith, Katie 30 – 4 June 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Minnesota Lynx F 15 Cash, Swin 24 – 22 September 1979 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Detroit Shock	Head coach Van Chancellor Assistant coach(es) Anne Donovan Gail Goestenkors Vivian Stringer Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age as of August 13, 2004

References

1. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Australia (AUS)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 4.
2. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 5.
3. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Greece (GRE)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 8.
4. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Japan (JPN)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 9.
5. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Nigeria (NGR)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 11.
6. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Russia (RUS)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 7 May 2014. p. 13.
7. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – China (CHN)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 6.
8. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Czech Republic (CZE)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 17 May 2014. p. 7.
9. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 12.
10. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – South Korea (KOR)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 20 April 2014. p. 10.
11. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – Spain (ESP)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 14.
12. "Women's Basketball Team Roster – United States (USA)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 9 April 2014. p. 15.

External links

• Official Olympic Report