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

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

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.

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 – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Interclube F 5 Gonçalves, Ana – (1993-02-14)February 14, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Interclube Benguela PG 6 Jorge, Felizarda – (1985-02-23)February 23, 1985 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Primeiro de Agosto SF 7 Cardoso, Ângela – (1980-03-30)March 30, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Primeiro de Agosto G 8 Eusébio, Fineza – (1990-07-18)July 18, 1990 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto F 9 Felix, Madalena – (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 10 Guadalupe, Sónia – (1985-09-15)September 15, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Interclube C 11 Tomás, Luísa – (1983-03-24)March 24, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Interclube SG 12 Vicente, Astrida – (1978-10-06)October 6, 1978 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Interclube SF 13 Maurício, Nacissela (C) – (1980-06-02)June 2, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Primeiro de Agosto PF 14 Manuel, Nadir – (1986-11-30)November 30, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Interclube SF 15 Filipe, Nguendula – (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.

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 – (1987-03-03)3 March 1987 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Jiangsu Nangang G 5 Song Xiaoyun – (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bayi China Telecom G 6 Ji Yanyan – (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Heilongjiang Chenneng F 7 Zhao Shuang – (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Shenyang Army Sanyang F 8 Miao Lijie – (1981-06-03)3 June 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Shenyang Army Sanyang C 9 Guan Xin – (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guangdong Dolphins PF 10 Zhang Fan – (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Beijing Shougang F 11 Ma Zengyu – (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Liaoning Baocheng PF 12 Gao Song – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Heilongjiang Chenneng PF 13 Chen Xiaoli – (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Baocheng C 14 Wei Wei – (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Dolphins C 15 Chen Nan – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi China Telecom	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.

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 – (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb G 5 Jelavić, Anđa – (1980-09-21)21 September 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kayseri Kaski S.K. F 6 Mišura, Antonija – (1988-05-19)19 May 1988 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS F 7 Karčić, Lisa Ann – (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Caja Rural Tintos de Toro G 8 Salopek, Emanuela – (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ŽKK Medveščak C 9 Vrsaljko, Marija – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Avenida G 10 Ciglar, Iva – (1985-12-12)12 December 1985 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Perpignan Basket G/F 11 Lelas, Ana – (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes F 12 Slišković, Iva – (1984-09-04)4 September 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) KK Kingtrade F 13 Mazić, Mirna – (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ŽKK Novi Zagreb C 14 Ivanković, Luca – (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ŽKK Jolly JBS G/F 15 Ivezić, Jelena – (1984-03-17)17 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ceyhan Belediyespor	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.

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 – (1983-12-31)31 December 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Homend Antakya F 5 Zrůstová, Michaela – (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Frisco SIKA Brno PG 6 Bartoňová, Kateřina – (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) VS Prague SF 7 Zohnová, Kateřina – (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) USO Mondeville C 8 Burgrová, Ilona – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ZVVZ USK Praha G 9 Horáková, Hana – (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg C 10 Hanušová, Alena – (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno SG 11 Elhotová, Kateřina – (1989-10-14)14 October 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) ZVVZ USK Praha G 12 Bartáková, Lenka – (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) VS Prague C 13 Kulichová, Petra – (1984-09-13)13 September 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Good Angels Košice G 14 Pecková, Tereza – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frisco SIKA Brno F 15 Vítečková, Eva – (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.

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 – (1980-12-04)4 December 1980 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Mersin BB F 5 Dalgalar, Begüm – (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Kayseri Kaski G 6 Vardarlı, Birsel – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 7 Kartaltepe, Nilay – (1979-01-13)13 January 1979 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Botaş SK F 8 Canıtez, Tuğçe – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westmont College G 9 Tunçluer, Esmeral – (1980-06-07)7 June 1980 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe G 10 Alben, Işıl – (1986-02-22)22 February 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Medical Park C 11 Yılmaz, Nevriye – (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe C 12 Hollingsworth, Kuanitra – (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg F 13 Horasan, Yasemin – (1983-08-01)1 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Beşiktaş F 14 İvegin, Şaziye – (1982-02-08)8 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Galatasaray Medical Park F 15 Çağlar, Bahar – (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.

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 – (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx F 5 Augustus, Seimone – (1984-04-30)April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx G 6 Bird, Sue – (1980-10-16)October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm F 7 Moore, Maya – (1989-06-11)June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx F 8 McCoughtry, Angel – (1986-09-10)September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream F 9 Jones, Asjha – (1980-08-01)August 1, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Connecticut Sun F 10 Catchings, Tamika – (1979-07-21)July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever F 11 Cash, Swin – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Chicago Sky G/F 12 Taurasi, Diana – (1982-06-11)June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury C 13 Fowles, Sylvia – (1985-06-10)June 10, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Chicago Sky C 14 Charles, Tina – (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Connecticut Sun F/C 15 Parker, Candace – (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.

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 – (1987-06-06)6 June 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Dandenong Rangers G 5 Richards, Samantha – (1983-02-24)24 February 1983 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bulleen Boomers G 6 Screen, Jennifer – (1982-02-19)19 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adelaide Lightning C 7 Bishop, Abby – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Perpignan Basket C 8 Batkovic, Suzy – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Adelaide Lightning G 9 MacLeod, Kathleen – (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers PG 10 Harrower, Kristi – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Bendigo Spirit C 11 Summerton, Laura – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Geas Basket F 12 Snell, Belinda – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CCC Polkowice F 13 Jarry, Rachel – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bulleen Boomers C 14 Cambage, Liz – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tulsa Shock PF 15 Jackson, Lauren – (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Seattle Storm	Head coach Carrie Graf Assistant coach(es) Phil Brown Michele Timms Peter Buckle 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.

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 – (1978-06-12)June 12, 1978 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Pallacanestro Faenza SG 5 Costa, Karla – (1978-09-25)September 25, 1978 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Americana Basketball G/F 6 Ferreira, Patrícia – (1979-03-21)March 21, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ourinhos Basquete PG 7 Rodrigues, Joice – (1986-09-09)September 9, 1986 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ourinhos Basquete F 9 Nascimento, Franciele – (1987-10-19)October 19, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Txingudi Saski Balio Elkartea G/F 10 Gustavo, Silvia – (1982-05-14)May 14, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ourinhos Basquete F/C 11 dos Santos, Clarissa – (1985-07-30)July 30, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ourinhos Basquete F/C 12 Dantas do Amaral, Damiris – (1992-11-17)November 17, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Minnesota Lynx C 13 Colhado, Nádia – (1989-02-25)February 25, 1989 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Santo André/Semasa C 14 de Souza, Érika – (1982-03-09)March 9, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Atlanta Dream PG 15 Carcavalli, Tássia – (1992-05-31)May 31, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Americana Basketball	Head coach Luis Cicchetto Assistant coach(es) Cristiano Cedra 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.

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 – (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Dandenong Rangers G 5 Gabriele, Teresa – (1979-01-23)23 January 1979 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Free agent PG 6 Thorburn, Shona – (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Uni Girona CB SG 7 Pilypaitis, Courtnay – (1988-02-11)11 February 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) VICI Kaunas SG 8 Smith, Kim – (1984-05-07)7 May 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Free agent PF 9 Ayim, Miranda – (1988-05-06)6 May 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul Universitesi SG 10 Tatham, Alisha – (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent PF 11 Achonwa, Natalie – (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Notre Dame SF 12 Murphy, Lizanne – (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre G/F 13 Tatham, Tamara – (1985-08-19)19 August 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SV Halle Lions PF 14 Aubry, Chelsea – (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bendigo Spirit SF 15 Plouffe, Michelle – (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) University of Utah	Head coach Allison McNeill Assistant coach(es) Lisa Thomadis 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.

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 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartak Moscow C 5 Miyem, Endéné – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket G 6 Beikes, Clémence – (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Union Hainaut C 7 Gruda, Sandrine – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 8 Lawson-Wade, Edwige – (1979-05-14)14 May 1979 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Lattes-Maurin Montpellier G 9 Dumerc, Céline – (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) CJM Bourges Basket G 10 Lepron, Florence – (1985-01-16)16 January 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre G 11 Gomis, Émilie – (1983-10-18)18 October 1983 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq G 12 Laborde, Marion – (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Landes C 13 Godin, Élodie – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Taranto Cras Basket C 14 Ndongue, Emmeline – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) CJM Bourges Basket F 15 Digbeu, Jennifer – (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.

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 – (1976-12-08)8 December 1976 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Sydney Uni Flames G 5 Anderson, Rose – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) UWIC Archers G 6 Collins, Stef – (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) UWIC Archers PG 7 Vanderwal, Rachael – (1983-06-27)27 June 1983 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) University of Limerick F 8 Handy, Chantelle – (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sony Athinaikos Athens G 9 Wade-Fray, Jenaya – (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) UWIC Archers F 10 Page, Julie – (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Energa Toruń PF 11 Butler, Kim – (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SK Cēsis C 12 Allen, Dominique – (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Oral Roberts University G 13 Leedham, Jo – (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bulleen Boomers C 14 Stewart, Azania – (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) University of Florida F 15 Fagbenle, Temi – (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 – 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.

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 – (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg SF 5 Belyakova, Evgeniya – (1986-06-27)27 June 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda PF 6 Vodopyanova, Natalia – (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk C 7 Kuzina, Marina – (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) WBC Dynamo Moscow SG 8 Danilochkina, Elena – (1986-01-27)27 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chevakata Vologda PG 9 Hammon, Becky – (1977-03-11)11 March 1977 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Spartak Moscow Region SG 10 Korstin, Ilona – (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Spartak Moscow Region C 11 Vieru, Natalya – (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Spartak Moscow Region C 12 Osipova, Irina – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Istanbul University PF 13 Petrakova, Anna – (1984-12-04)4 December 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) WBC Dynamo Kursk SF 14 Zhedik, Natalya – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) WBC Spartak Saint Petersburg C 15 Grishaeva, Nadezhda – (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