Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Basketball at the
2012 Summer Olympics

Tournament
menwomen
Rosters
menwomen

This is a list of players named to participate in the women's basketball competition at the Games of the XXX Olympiad.

Group A

 Angola

The following is the Angola roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Angola women's national basketball team roster – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PG 4 Camufal, Catarina 32 – March 30, 1980 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Interclube Angola
F 5 Gonçalves, Ana 19 – February 14, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Interclube Benguela Angola
PG 6 Jorge, Felizarda 27 – February 23, 1985 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
SF 7 Cardoso, Ângela 32 – March 30, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
G 8 Eusébio, Fineza 22 – July 18, 1990 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
F 9 Felix, Madalena 22 – September 20, 1989 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PF 10 Guadalupe, Sónia 26 – September 15, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Interclube Angola
C 11 Tomás, Luísa 29 – March 24, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Interclube Angola
SG 12 Vicente, Astrida 33 – October 6, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Interclube Angola
SF 13 Maurício, Nacissela (C) 32 – June 2, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Primeiro de Agosto Angola
PF 14 Manuel, Nadir 25 – November 30, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Interclube Angola
SF 15 Filipe, Nguendula 30 – May 20, 1982 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Interclube Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current club

 China

The following is the China roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

China women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Li Shanshan 25 – 3 March 1987 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Jiangsu Nangang China
G 5 Song Xiaoyun 29 – 11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bayi China Telecom China
G 6 Ji Yanyan 27 – 29 May 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Heilongjiang Chenneng China
F 7 Zhao Shuang 22 – 21 June 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army Sanyang China
F 8 Miao Lijie 31 – 3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Shenyang Army Sanyang China
C 9 Guan Xin 25 – 24 January 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guangdong Dolphins China
PF 10 Zhang Fan 27 – 22 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Beijing Shougang China
F 11 Ma Zengyu 29 – 7 May 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Liaoning Baocheng China
PF 12 Gao Song 20 – 16 April 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Heilongjiang Chenneng China
PF 13 Chen Xiaoli 30 – 20 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Baocheng China
C 14 Wei Wei 22 – 6 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Dolphins China
C 15 Chen Nan 29 – 8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi China Telecom China
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Croatia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Mandir, Sandra 34 – 4 August 1977 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb Croatia
G 5 Jelavić, Anđa 31 – 21 September 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kayseri Kaski S.K. Turkey
F 6 Mišura, Antonija 24 – 19 May 1988 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS Croatia
F 7 Karčić, Lisa Ann 25 – 11 November 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Caja Rural Tintos de Toro Spain
G 8 Salopek, Emanuela 25 – 18 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Medveščak Croatia
C 9 Vrsaljko, Marija 22 – 8 August 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Avenida Spain
G 10 Ciglar, Iva 26 – 12 December 1985 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Perpignan Basket France
G/F 11 Lelas, Ana 29 – 2 April 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes France
F 12 Slišković, Iva 27 – 4 September 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) KK Kingtrade Croatia
F 13 Mazić, Mirna 26 – 24 December 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb Croatia
C 14 Ivanković, Luca 24 – 26 September 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS Croatia
G/F 15 Ivezić, Jelena 28 – 17 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ceyhan Belediyespor Turkey
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 Czech Republic

The following is the Czech Republic roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Czech Republic women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F 4 Veselá, Jana 28 – 31 December 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Homend Antakya Turkey
F 5 Zrůstová, Michaela 25 – 4 April 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Frisco SIKA Brno Czech Republic
PG 6 Bartoňová, Kateřina 22 – 17 January 1990 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) VS Prague Czech Republic
SF 7 Zohnová, Kateřina 27 – 7 November 1984 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) USO Mondeville France
C 8 Burgrová, Ilona 28 – 15 March 1984 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ZVVZ USK Praha Czech Republic
G 9 Horáková, Hana 32 – 11 September 1979 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
C 10 Hanušová, Alena 21 – 29 May 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno Czech Republic
SG 11 Elhotová, Kateřina 22 – 14 October 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) ZVVZ USK Praha Czech Republic
G 12 Bartáková, Lenka 21 – 17 May 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) VS Prague Czech Republic
C 13 Kulichová, Petra 27 – 13 September 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Good Angels Košice Slovakia
G 14 Pecková, Tereza 25 – 10 July 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno Czech Republic
F 15 Vítečková, Eva 30 – 26 January 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ZVVZ USK Praha Czech Republic
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 Turkey

The following is the Turkey roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Turkey women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Palazoğlu, Tuğba 31 – 4 December 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Mersin BB Turkey
F 5 Dalgalar, Begüm 24 – 8 June 1988 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Kayseri Kaski Turkey
G 6 Vardarlı, Birsel 28 – 12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
G 7 Kartaltepe, Nilay 33 – 13 January 1979 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Botaş SK Turkey
F 8 Canıtez, Tuğçe 21 – 10 November 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westmont College United States
G 9 Tunçluer, Esmeral 32 – 7 June 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
G 10 Alben, Işıl 26 – 22 February 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Medical Park Turkey
C 11 Yılmaz, Nevriye 32 – 16 June 1980 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 12 Hollingsworth, Kuanitra 23 – 15 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
F 13 Horasan, Yasemin 28 – 1 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Beşiktaş Turkey
F 14 İvegin, Şaziye 30 – 8 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Galatasaray Medical Park Turkey
F 15 Çağlar, Bahar 23 – 28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray Medical Park Turkey
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 United States

The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Whalen, Lindsay 30 – May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 5 Augustus, Seimone 28 – April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
G 6 Bird, Sue 31 – October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm United States
F 7 Moore, Maya 23 – June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
F 8 McCoughtry, Angel 25 – September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream United States
F 9 Jones, Asjha 31 – August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun United States
F 10 Catchings, Tamika 33 – July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever United States
F 11 Cash, Swin 32 – September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky United States
G/F 12 Taurasi, Diana 30 – June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 13 Fowles, Sylvia 27 – June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky United States
C 14 Charles, Tina 23 – December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun United States
F/C 15 Parker, Candace 26 – April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

Group B

 Australia

The following was the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Australia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F 4 O'Hea, Jenna 25 – 6 June 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Dandenong Rangers Australia
G 5 Richards, Samantha 29 – 24 February 1983 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bulleen Boomers Australia
G 6 Screen, Jennifer 30 – 19 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adelaide Lightning Australia
C 7 Bishop, Abby 23 – 29 November 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Perpignan Basket France
C 8 Batkovic, Suzy 31 – 17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Adelaide Lightning Australia
G 9 MacLeod, Kathleen 25 – 23 October 1986 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers Australia
PG 10 Harrower, Kristi 37 – 4 March 1975 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
C 11 Summerton, Laura 28 – 13 December 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Geas Basket Italy
F 12 Snell, Belinda 31 – 10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CCC Polkowice Poland
F 13 Jarry, Rachel 20 – 6 December 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bulleen Boomers Australia
C 14 Cambage, Liz 20 – 18 August 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tulsa Shock United States
PF 15 Jackson, Lauren 31 – 11 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Seattle Storm United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 July 2012

 Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Brazil women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PG 4 Moisés Pinto, Adriana 34 – June 12, 1978 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Pallacanestro Faenza Italy
SG 5 Costa, Karla 33 – September 25, 1978 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Americana Basketball Brazil
G/F 6 Ferreira, Patrícia 33 – March 21, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
PG 7 Rodrigues, Joice 25 – September 9, 1986 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
F 9 Nascimento, Franciele 24 – October 19, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Txingudi Saski Balio Elkartea Spain
G/F 10 Gustavo, Silvia 30 – May 14, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
F/C 11 dos Santos, Clarissa 26 – July 30, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ourinhos Basquete Brazil
F/C 12 Dantas do Amaral, Damiris 19 – November 17, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Minnesota Lynx United States
C 13 Colhado, Nádia 23 – February 25, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Santo André/Semasa Brazil
C 14 de Souza, Érika 30 – March 9, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Atlanta Dream United States
PG 15 Carcavalli, Tássia 20 – May 31, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Americana Basketball Brazil
Head coach
  • Brazil Luis Cicchetto
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Cristiano Cedra
  • Brazil Maria do Carmo Mardegan Ferreira

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • nat – country of last club

 Canada

The following is the Canada roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

Canada women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
C 4 Phillips, Krista 24 – 18 May 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers Australia
G 5 Gabriele, Teresa 33 – 23 January 1979 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Free agent
PG 6 Thorburn, Shona 29 – 7 August 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Uni Girona CB Spain
SG 7 Pilypaitis, Courtnay 24 – 11 February 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) VICI Kaunas Lithuania
SG 8 Smith, Kim 28 – 7 May 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Free agent
PF 9 Ayim, Miranda 24 – 6 May 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul Universitesi Turkey
SG 10 Tatham, Alisha 25 – 14 October 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent
PF 11 Achonwa, Natalie 19 – 2 November 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Notre Dame United States
SF 12 Murphy, Lizanne 28 – 15 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre France
G/F 13 Tatham, Tamara 26 – 19 August 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SV Halle Lions Germany
PF 14 Aubry, Chelsea 28 – 27 June 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
SF 15 Plouffe, Michelle 19 – 15 September 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Utah United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Canada Lisa Thomadis
  • Canada Mike McNeill

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 France

The following is the France roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11]

France women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
C 4 Yacoubou, Isabelle 26 – 21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartak Moscow Russia
C 5 Miyem, Endéné 24 – 15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket France
G 6 Beikes, Clémence 28 – 19 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Union Hainaut France
C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 25 – 25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
G 8 Lawson-Wade, Edwige 33 – 14 May 1979 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier France
G 9 Dumerc, Céline 30 – 9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket France
G 10 Lepron, Florence 27 – 16 January 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre France
G 11 Gomis, Émilie 28 – 18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq France
G 12 Laborde, Marion 25 – 9 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Landes France
C 13 Godin, Élodie 27 – 5 July 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Taranto Cras Basket Italy
C 14 Ndongue, Emmeline 29 – 25 April 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket France
F 15 Digbeu, Jennifer 25 – 14 April 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq France
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12]

Great Britain women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Stafford, Natalie 35 – 8 December 1976 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sydney Uni Flames Australia
G 5 Anderson, Rose 24 – 23 March 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) UWIC Archers United Kingdom
G 6 Collins, Stef 29 – 30 December 1982 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) UWIC Archers United Kingdom
PG 7 Vanderwal, Rachael 29 – 27 June 1983 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) University of Limerick Republic of Ireland
F 8 Handy, Chantelle 25 – 16 June 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sony Athinaikos Athens Greece
G 9 Wade-Fray, Jenaya 23 – 5 September 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) UWIC Archers United Kingdom
F 10 Page, Julie 29 – 21 April 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Energa Toruń Poland
PF 11 Butler, Kim 29 – 7 September 1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SK Cēsis Latvia
C 12 Allen, Dominique 22 – 10 September 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Oral Roberts University United States
G 13 Leedham, Jo 24 – 5 December 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bulleen Boomers Australia
C 14 Stewart, Azania 23 – 13 March 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) University of Florida United States
F 15 Fagbenle, Temi 19 – 8 September 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Harvard University United States
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

 Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13]

Russia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PF 4 Arteshina, Olga 29 – 27 November 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
SF 5 Belyakova, Evgeniya 26 – 27 June 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda Russia
PF 6 Vodopyanova, Natalia 31 – 4 June 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk Russia
C 7 Kuzina, Marina 27 – 19 July 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) WBC Dynamo Moscow Russia
SG 8 Danilochkina, Elena 26 – 27 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda Russia
PG 9 Hammon, Becky 35 – 11 March 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Spartak Moscow Region Russia
SG 10 Korstin, Ilona 32 – 30 May 1980 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Spartak Moscow Region Russia
C 11 Vieru, Natalya 23 – 25 July 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Spartak Moscow Region Russia
C 12 Osipova, Irina 31 – 25 June 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Istanbul University Turkey
PF 13 Petrakova, Anna 27 – 4 December 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk Russia
SF 14 Zhedik, Natalya 24 – 11 July 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) WBC Spartak Saint Petersburg Russia
C 15 Grishaeva, Nadezhda 23 – 2 July 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ASPTT Arras France
Head coach

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2012

References

  1. Angola
  2. "CHN - Roster". FIBA. 18 July 2012.
  3. "CRO - Roster". FIBA. 18 July 2012.
  4. "CZE - Roster". FIBA. 18 July 2012.
  5. "TUR - Roster". FIBA. 19 July 2012.
  6. USA
  7. "Opals ready to turn to gold". Australain Olympic Committee London 2012 News. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  8. "AUS - Grand final MVP MacLeod tkes Opals place". FIBA. 2012-06-22.
  9. "BRA - Roster". FIBA. 2012-07-18.
  10. "2012 Senior women's national team". basketball.ca. Canada Basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  11. "FRA - Roster". FIBA. 2012-07-18.
  12. "GBR - Maher names british squad for summer games". FIBA. 2012-06-22.
  13. "RUS - Roster". FIBA. 2012-07-18.