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.

Angola women's national basketball team roster – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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) Interclube Benguela 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.

China women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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.

Croatia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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) Caja Rural Tintos de Toro 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) Perpignan Basket 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) KK Kingtrade 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) 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. 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) Homend Antakya 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) VS Prague 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) VS Prague 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.

Turkey women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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.

United States women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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.

Australia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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) Perpignan Basket 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) 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. 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) Pallacanestro Faenza SG 5 Karla Costa 33 – (1978-09-25)September 25, 1978 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Americana Basketball G/F 6 Patrícia Ferreira 33 – (1979-03-21)March 21, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ourinhos Basquete PG 7 Joice Rodrigues 25 – (1986-09-09)September 9, 1986 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Ourinhos Basquete F 9 Franciele Nascimento 24 – (1987-10-19)October 19, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Txingudi Saski Balio Elkartea G/F 10 Silvia Gustavo 30 – (1982-05-14)May 14, 1982 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ourinhos Basquete F/C 11 Clarissa dos Santos 26 – (1985-07-30)July 30, 1985 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Ourinhos Basquete 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) Santo André/Semasa 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) 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. 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) VICI Kaunas 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 University 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) SV Halle Lions 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) 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. 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) Union Hainaut 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) Basket Landes 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.

Great Britain women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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) UWIC Archers G 6 Stef Collins 29 – (1982-12-30)30 December 1982 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) UWIC Archers 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) UWIC Archers 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.

Russia women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
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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