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

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.

Australia women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Alicia Poto 26 – (1978-03-28)28 March 1978 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Aix-en-Provence G 5 Allison Tranquilli 31 – (1972-09-12)12 September 1972 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PVSK Pecs G 6 Sandy Brondello 35 – (1968-08-20)20 August 1968 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 7 Penny Taylor 23 – (1981-05-24)24 May 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury C 8 Suzy Batkovic 23 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) US Valenciennes F 9 Trisha Fallon (C) 32 – (1972-07-23)23 July 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ros Casares Valencia G 10 Kristi Harrower 29 – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Aix-en-Provence F 11 Laura Summerton 20 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning G 12 Belinda Snell 23 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Uni Flames F 13 Natalie Porter 23 – (1980-12-16)16 December 1980 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Townsville Fire F 14 Rachael Sporn 36 – (1968-05-26)26 May 1968 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning F 15 Lauren Jackson 23 – (1981-05-11)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.

Brazil women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Adriana Moisés Pinto 25 – (1978-12-06)6 December 1978 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) H.S. Penta Faenza G 5 Helen Luz 31 – (1972-11-23)23 November 1972 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk G 6 Karla Costa 31 – (1972-11-23)23 November 1972 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk F/C 7 Leila Sobral 29 – (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) São Paulo/Guaru F 8 Izi Castro Marques 22 – (1982-03-13)13 March 1982 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Phoenix Mercury F 9 Janeth Arcain (C) 35 – (1969-04-11)11 April 1969 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury G/F 10 Vivian Cristina Lopes 28 – (1976-01-07)7 January 1976 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Santo André/Semasa F 11 Silvia Cristina Rocha 22 – (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Unimed/Americana C 12 Érika de Souza 22 – (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) UB-Barça C 13 Alessandra de Oliveira 30 – (1973-12-02)2 December 1973 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Reyer Venezia Mestre C 14 Cintia Santos 29 – (1975-01-31)31 January 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno C 15 Kelly Santos 24 – (1979-11-10)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.

Greece women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Tatiana Kavvadia 27 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Megas Alexandros G 5 Anastasia Kostaki 26 – (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Meverin Parma G 6 Aikaterini Deli 29 – (1975-01-12)12 January 1975 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Dasal G 7 Dimitra Kalentzou 26 – (1978-01-03)3 January 1978 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Sporting Athens G 8 Atalanti Maria Tasouli 27 – (1976-09-28)28 September 1976 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sporting Athens F 9 Evanthia Maltsi 25 – (1978-12-30)30 December 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Panathinaikos C 10 Polymnia Saregkou 32 – (1972-05-11)11 May 1972 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Sebastián F 11 Eleni Vasileiou 30 – (1974-07-29)29 July 1974 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Dasal C 12 Eirini Stachtiari 27 – (1977-07-27)27 July 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Glyfada Esperides C 13 Maria Samoroukova 32 – (1971-12-19)19 December 1971 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Moscow F 14 Athina Christoforaki 23 – (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Panserraikos F/C 15 Sofia Kligkopoulou (C) 34 – (1970-01-06)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.

Japan women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Noriko Hamaguchi 30 – (1974-01-15)15 January 1974 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Energy F 5 Mari Konno 24 – (1980-05-18)18 May 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy G 6 Taeko Oyama (C) 30 – (1974-06-18)18 June 1974 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Japan Energy G 7 Natsumi Yabuuchi 27 – (1977-07-21)21 July 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits F 8 Hiromi Kawabata 25 – (1979-05-23)23 May 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Japan Energy G 9 Kaori Kusuda 30 – (1974-03-29)29 March 1974 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Japan Energy F 10 Ryoko Yano 25 – (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Japan Energy C 11 Maki Eguchi 25 – (1978-10-14)14 October 1978 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Chanson Cosmetics G 12 Masami Tachikawa 23 – (1980-11-16)16 November 1980 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy G 13 Yuko Oga 21 – (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Japan Energy C 14 Naomi Yashiro 26 – (1977-12-30)30 December 1977 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Japan Airlines Rabbits F 15 Mutsuko Nagata 27 – (1976-09-26)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.

Nigeria women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Umoh Itoro 27 – (1977-02-21)21 February 1977 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Clemson University F 5 Joanne Aluka 25 – (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) GD Gafanha da Nazaré G 6 Mobolaji Akiode 22 – (1982-05-12)12 May 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Pully Basket G 7 Juliana Negedu 25 – (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Aris Thivas F/C 8 Ugo Oha 22 – (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) George Washington University F 9 Aisha Mohammed 18 – (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) First Bank G/F 10 Nguveren Iyorhe 23 – (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) First Bank F 11 Mfon Udoka 28 – (1976-06-16)16 June 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Houston Comets F 12 Rashidat Sadiq 23 – (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Connecticut G 13 Mactabene Amachree 26 – (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul University C 14 Taiwo Rafiu 32 – (1972-06-18)18 June 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kookmni Bank C 15 Linda Ogugua 26 – (1978-04-12)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.

Russia women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Olga Arteshina 21 – (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) VBM-SGAU Samara G 5 Oxana Rakhmatulina 27 – (1976-12-07)7 December 1976 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) VBM-SGAU Samara F 6 Natalia Vodopyanova 23 – (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia G 7 Diana Goustilina 30 – (1974-04-21)21 April 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg F 8 Elena Baranova (C) 32 – (1972-01-28)28 January 1972 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg C 9 Tatiana Shchegoleva 22 – (1982-02-09)9 February 1982 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) VBM-SGAU Samara G 10 Ilona Korstin 24 – (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) VBM-SGAU Samara C 11 Maria Stepanova 25 – (1979-02-23)23 February 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) VBM-SGAU Samara C 12 Maria Kalmykova 26 – (1978-01-14)14 January 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Novosibirsk F 13 Elena Karpova 24 – (1980-06-14)14 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier F 14 Irina Osipova 23 – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 15 Anna Arkhipova 31 – (1973-07-27)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.

China women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Song Xiaoyun 21 – (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 5 Bian Lan 17 – (1986-08-16)16 August 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jiangsu Phoenix F 6 Pan Wei 26 – (1978-06-11)11 June 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Hongjia F 7 Hu Xiaotao 23 – (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army Golden Lions F 8 Miao Lijie 23 – (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Heilongjiang Dragons F 9 Zhang Fan 19 – (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Beijing Great Wall F 10 Sui Feifei (C) 25 – (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi Kylin C 11 Ye Li 22 – (1981-11-20)20 November 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanghai Octopus C 12 Chen Luyun 27 – (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Fujian Tailaoshan C 13 Wang Ling 26 – (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Liaoning Baocheng F 14 Ren Lei 22 – (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bayi Kylin C 15 Chen Nan 21 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi Kylin	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.

Czech Republic women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Jana Veselá 20 – (1983-12-31)31 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno C 5 Ivana Večeřová 25 – (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Gambrinus Brno F 6 Ivana Voračková 24 – (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) UŠK Blex Prague F 7 Michala Hartigová 20 – (1983-11-14)14 November 1983 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kara Trutnov G 8 Michaela Uhrová 22 – (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Gambrinus Brno G 9 Hana Machová (C) 24 – (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gambrinus Brno G 10 Romana Hamzová 33 – (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Gambrinus Brno F 11 Michaela Pavlíčková 26 – (1977-09-27)27 September 1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Moscow F 12 Irena Borecká 23 – (1980-11-05)5 November 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kara Trutnov C 13 Petra Kulichová 19 – (1984-09-13)13 September 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kara Trutnov C 14 Zuzana Klimešová 25 – (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Asteras Exarchion F 15 Eva Vítečková 22 – (1982-01-26)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.

New Zealand women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Leanne Walker (C) 26 – (1978-03-28)28 March 1978 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Waikato Lady Titans F 5 Rebecca Cotton 29 – (1974-08-23)23 August 1974 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Launceston Tornadoes G 6 Angela Marino 18 – (1986-02-03)3 February 1986 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Adeilaide Sturt Sabres G 7 Kim Wielens 26 – (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Nelson Sparks G 8 Megan Compain 28 – (1975-09-18)18 September 1975 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rhondda Rebels F 9 Donna Loffhagen 26 – (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Otago Breakers C 10 Gina Farmer 29 – (1974-12-12)12 December 1974 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) NKK Szolnok G 11 Tania Tupu 30 – (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Waikato Lady Titans F/C 12 Sally Farmer 28 – (1976-05-20)20 May 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Canterbury Wildcats F 13 Julie Ofsoski 31 – (1973-04-04)4 April 1973 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Knox Raiders F 14 Jody Tini 28 – (1976-02-10)10 February 1976 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Waikato Lady Titans F 15 Aneka Kerr 23 – (1981-03-01)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 13 August 2004

South Korea

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

South Korea women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Kim Yeong-ok 30 – (1974-03-04)4 March 1974 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) KB Stars G 5 Lee Mi-sun 25 – (1979-02-19)19 February 1979 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Samsung G 6 Kim Ji-hyun 19 – (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae C 7 Kang Ji-sook 25 – (1979-02-04)4 February 1979 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cheongju SK Knights F 8 Cho Hey-jin (C) 30 – (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae F/C 9 Hur Yoon-ja 25 – (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Shinsegae Cool Cats F 10 Beon Yeon-ha 24 – (1980-03-07)7 March 1980 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Samsung F 11 Park Jung-eun 27 – (1977-01-14)14 January 1977 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Samsung F/C 12 Jung Mi-ran 19 – (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kumho Redwings C 13 Lee Jong-ae 29 – (1975-03-18)18 March 1975 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae C 14 Kim Kwe-ryong 24 – (1979-12-17)17 December 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Samsung C 15 Hong Hyun-hee 22 – (1982-01-24)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.

Spain women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Sonia Blanco 31 – (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Adecco Estudiantes G 5 Rosi Sánchez 29 – (1974-12-02)2 December 1974 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Pantere F 6 Laia Palau 24 – (1979-09-10)10 September 1979 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) UB-Barça G 7 Nuria Martínez 20 – (1984-02-29)29 February 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Perfumerías Salamanca G 8 Marta Fernández 22 – (1981-12-21)21 December 1981 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 9 Amaya Valdemoro 27 – (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 10 Elisa Aguilar 27 – (1976-10-15)15 October 1976 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Ros Casares Valencia G 11 Begoña García 28 – (1976-03-11)11 March 1976 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Basket Parma C 12 Ingrid Pons 29 – (1975-02-27)27 February 1975 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ros Casares Valencia F 13 Marina Ferragut 32 – (1972-02-11)11 February 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Perfumerías Salamanca C 14 Elisabeth Cebrián (C) 33 – (1971-02-06)6 February 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Adecco Estudiantes C 15 Lucila Pascua 21 – (1983-03-21)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.

United States women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Shannon Johnson 29 – (1974-08-18)18 August 1974 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Silver Stars G 5 Dawn Staley 34 – (1970-05-04)4 May 1970 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Charlotte Sting G 6 Sue Bird 23 – (1980-10-16)16 October 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seattle Storm F 7 Sheryl Swoopes 33 – (1971-03-25)25 March 1971 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Houston Comets C 8 Ruth Riley 24 – (1979-08-28)28 August 1979 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Detroit Shock C 9 Lisa Leslie 32 – (1972-07-07)7 July 1972 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Los Angeles Sparks F 10 Tamika Catchings 25 – (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Indiana Fever F 11 Tina Thompson 29 – (1975-02-10)10 February 1975 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Houston Comets G 12 Diana Taurasi 22 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury F/C 13 Yolanda Griffith 34 – (1970-03-01)1 March 1970 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sacramento Monarchs G 14 Katie Smith 30 – (1974-06-04)4 June 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Minnesota Lynx F 15 Swin Cash 24 – (1979-09-22)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

External links

• Official Olympic Report Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine