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

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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]

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Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Catarina Camufal 32 – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Interclube F 5 Ana Gonçalves 19 – (1993-02-14)February 14, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) PG 6 Felizarda Jorge 27 – (1985-02-23)February 23, 1985 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Primeiro de Agosto SF 7 Ângela Cardoso 32 – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 8 Fineza Eusébio 22 – (1990-07-18)July 18, 1990 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Madalena Felix 22 – (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 10 Sónia Guadalupe 26 – (1985-09-15)September 15, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Interclube C 11 Luísa Tomás 29 – (1983-03-24)March 24, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Interclube SG 12 Astrida Vicente 33 – (1978-10-06)October 6, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Interclube SF 13 Nacissela Maurício (C) 32 – (1980-06-02)June 2, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 14 Nadir Manuel 25 – (1986-11-30)November 30, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Interclube SF 15 Nguendula Filipe 30 – (1982-05-20)May 20, 1982 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Interclube	Head coach Aníbal Moreira 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]

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Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Li Shanshan 25 – (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Jiangsu Phoenix G 5 Song Xiaoyun 29 – (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bayi Kylin G 6 Ji Yanyan 27 – (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Heilongjiang Dragons F 7 Zhao Shuang 22 – (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army Golden Lions F 8 Miao Lijie 31 – (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Shenyang Army Golden Lions C 9 Guan Xin 25 – (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guangdong Dolphins PF 10 Zhang Fan 27 – (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Beijing Great Wall F 11 Ma Zengyu 29 – (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Liaoning Baocheng PF 12 Gao Song 20 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Heilongjiang Dragons PF 13 Chen Xiaoli 30 – (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Baocheng C 14 Wei Wei 22 – (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Dolphins C 15 Chen Nan 29 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi Kylin	Head coach Sun Fengwu 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]

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Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Sandra Mandir 34 – (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb G 5 Anđa Jelavić 31 – (1980-09-21)21 September 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kayseri Kaski S.K. F 6 Antonija Mišura 24 – (1988-05-19)19 May 1988 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS F 7 Lisa Ann Karčić 25 – (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 8 Emanuela Salopek 25 – (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Medveščak C 9 Marija Vrsaljko 22 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Avenida G 10 Iva Ciglar 26 – (1985-12-12)12 December 1985 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) G/F 11 Ana Lelas 29 – (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes F 12 Iva Slišković 27 – (1984-09-04)4 September 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 13 Mirna Mazić 26 – (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb C 14 Luca Ivanković 24 – (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS G/F 15 Jelena Ivezić 28 – (1984-03-17)17 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Head coach Stipe Bralić 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Jana Veselá 28 – (1983-12-31)31 December 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) F 5 Michaela Zrůstová 25 – (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Frisco SIKA Brno PG 6 Kateřina Bartoňová 22 – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) SF 7 Kateřina Zohnová 27 – (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) USO Mondeville C 8 Ilona Burgrová 28 – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ZVVZ USK Praha G 9 Hana Horáková 32 – (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg C 10 Alena Hanušová 21 – (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno SG 11 Kateřina Elhotová 22 – (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) ZVVZ USK Praha G 12 Lenka Bartáková 21 – (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) C 13 Petra Kulichová 27 – (1984-09-13)13 September 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Good Angels Košice G 14 Tereza Pecková 25 – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno F 15 Eva Vítečková 30 – (1982-01-26)26 January 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ZVVZ USK Praha	Head coach Lubor Blažek 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Tuğba Palazoğlu 31 – (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Mersin BB F 5 Begüm Dalgalar 24 – (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Kayseri Kaski G 6 Birsel Vardarlı 28 – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 7 Nilay Kartaltepe 33 – (1979-01-13)13 January 1979 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Botaş SK F 8 Tuğçe Canıtez 21 – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westmont College G 9 Esmeral Tunçluer 32 – (1980-06-07)7 June 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 10 Işıl Alben 26 – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Medical Park C 11 Nevriye Yılmaz 32 – (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe C 12 Kuanitra Hollingsworth 23 – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg F 13 Yasemin Horasan 28 – (1983-08-01)1 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Beşiktaş F 14 Şaziye İvegin 30 – (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Galatasaray Medical Park F 15 Bahar Çağlar 23 – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray Medical Park	Head coach Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Lindsay Whalen 30 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx F 5 Seimone Augustus 28 – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx G 6 Sue Bird 31 – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm F 7 Maya Moore 23 – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx F 8 Angel McCoughtry 25 – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream F 9 Asjha Jones 31 – (1980-08-01)August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun F 10 Tamika Catchings 33 – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever F 11 Swin Cash 32 – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky G/F 12 Diana Taurasi 30 – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury C 13 Sylvia Fowles 27 – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky C 14 Tina Charles 23 – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun F/C 15 Candace Parker 26 – (1986-04-19)April 19, 1986 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Los Angeles Sparks	Head coach Geno Auriemma Assistant coach(es) Doug Bruno Jennifer Gillom Marynell Meadors 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Jenna O'Hea 25 – (1987-06-06)6 June 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Dandenong Rangers G 5 Samantha Richards 29 – (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bulleen Boomers G 6 Jennifer Screen 30 – (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adelaide Lightning C 7 Abby Bishop 23 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) C 8 Suzy Batkovic 31 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Adelaide Lightning G 9 Kathleen MacLeod 25 – (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers PG 10 Kristi Harrower 37 – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Bendigo Spirit C 11 Laura Summerton 28 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Geas Basket F 12 Belinda Snell 31 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CCC Polkowice F 13 Rachel Jarry 20 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bulleen Boomers C 14 Liz Cambage 20 – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tulsa Shock PF 15 Lauren Jackson 31 – (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Seattle Storm	Head coach Carrie Graf Assistant coach(es) Michele Timms 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Adriana Moisés Pinto 34 – (1978-06-12)June 12, 1978 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SG 5 Karla Costa 33 – (1978-09-25)September 25, 1978 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) G/F 6 Patrícia Ferreira 33 – (1979-03-21)March 21, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) PG 7 Joice Rodrigues 25 – (1986-09-09)September 9, 1986 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) F 9 Franciele Nascimento 24 – (1987-10-19)October 19, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G/F 10 Silvia Gustavo 30 – (1982-05-14)May 14, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) F/C 11 Clarissa dos Santos 26 – (1985-07-30)July 30, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) F/C 12 Damiris Dantas do Amaral 19 – (1992-11-17)November 17, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Minnesota Lynx C 13 Nádia Colhado 23 – (1989-02-25)February 25, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) C 14 Érika de Souza 30 – (1982-03-09)March 9, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Atlanta Dream PG 15 Tássia Carcavalli 20 – (1992-05-31)May 31, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Head coach Luis Cicchetto Assistant coach(es) 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Krista Phillips 24 – (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers G 5 Teresa Gabriele 33 – (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Free agent PG 6 Shona Thorburn 29 – (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Uni Girona CB SG 7 Courtnay Pilypaitis 24 – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SG 8 Kim Smith 28 – (1984-05-07)7 May 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Free agent PF 9 Miranda Ayim 24 – (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul Universitesi SG 10 Alisha Tatham 25 – (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent PF 11 Natalie Achonwa 19 – (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Notre Dame SF 12 Lizanne Murphy 28 – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre G/F 13 Tamara Tatham 26 – (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) PF 14 Chelsea Aubry 28 – (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bendigo Spirit SF 15 Michelle Plouffe 19 – (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Utah	Head coach Allison McNeill Assistant coach(es) 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Isabelle Yacoubou 26 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartak Moscow C 5 Endéné Miyem 24 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket G 6 Clémence Beikes 28 – (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) C 7 Sandrine Gruda 25 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 8 Edwige Lawson-Wade 33 – (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier G 9 Céline Dumerc 30 – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket G 10 Florence Lepron 27 – (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre G 11 Émilie Gomis 28 – (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq G 12 Marion Laborde 25 – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 13 Élodie Godin 27 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Taranto Cras Basket C 14 Emmeline Ndongue 29 – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket F 15 Jennifer Digbeu 25 – (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Head coach Pierre Vincent 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Natalie Stafford 35 – (1976-12-08)8 December 1976 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sydney Uni Flames G 5 Rose Anderson 24 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 6 Stef Collins 29 – (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) PG 7 Rachael Vanderwal 29 – (1983-06-27)27 June 1983 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) University of Limerick F 8 Chantelle Handy 25 – (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sony Athinaikos Athens G 9 Jenaya Wade-Fray 23 – (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) F 10 Julie Page 29 – (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Energa Toruń PF 11 Kim Butler 29 – (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SK Cēsis C 12 Dominique Allen 22 – (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Oral Roberts University G 13 Jo Leedham 24 – (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bulleen Boomers C 14 Azania Stewart 23 – (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) University of Florida F 15 Temi Fagbenle 19 – (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Harvard University	Head coach Tom Maher Assistant coach(es) Ken Shields Legend Club is latest as prior to tournament. Age is as at 29 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 v t
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Olga Arteshina 29 – (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg SF 5 Evgeniya Belyakova 26 – (1986-06-27)27 June 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda PF 6 Natalia Vodopyanova 31 – (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk C 7 Marina Kuzina 27 – (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) WBC Dynamo Moscow SG 8 Elena Danilochkina 26 – (1986-01-27)27 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda PG 9 Becky Hammon 35 – (1977-03-11)11 March 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Spartak Moscow Region SG 10 Ilona Korstin 32 – (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Spartak Moscow Region C 11 Natalya Vieru 23 – (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Spartak Moscow Region C 12 Irina Osipova 31 – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Istanbul University PF 13 Anna Petrakova 27 – (1984-12-04)4 December 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk SF 14 Natalya Zhedik 24 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) WBC Spartak Saint Petersburg C 15 Nadezhda Grishaeva 23 – (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ASPTT Arras	Head coach Boris Sokolovsky Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2012

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