Charlotte Lewis (basketball)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's basketball | ||
Competitor for the  United States
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| Silver | 1976 Montreal Olympics | Team competition |
| Competitor for the United States
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| Silver | USA Women's World University Games Team | 1977 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Charlotte Lewis (10 September 1955 – 17 September 2007) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
World University Games
Lewis played on the team representing the USA at the World University Games held in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 1977. The event is also called the Universiade. The team started out strongly, winning their first three games against West German, Mexico, and China, by more than 30 points each. The fourth game, against Hungary was closer, but led by Carol Blazejowski's 31 points, the USA won by ten points. Moving on to the medal rounds, the USA drew Romania. That game was quite close, butt he USA won the game 76–73. The next opponent was the USSR, who had defeated the USA in the prior University Games. The beginning was reasonably close, with the USA down by seven points at halftime, but despite getting 25 points from Ann Meyers, the USSR opened up the lead and won 103–78. The next opponent was Bulgaria, which stayed close, but the USA team won by three points. That set up a rematch with the Soviets for the gold medal. This time, the Soviets started out strong and had a 24 point lead at the half. Although the USA team would outscore USSR in the second half, they did not close the gap enough, and fell 107–90. The USSR defended their gold medal, and the USA team again won the silver medal. Blazejowski led the team in scoring with over 20 points per game. Lewis led the team in rebounding with over nine per game.[2]
References
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1977". USA Basketball. Retrieved 20 May 2013.