Full name: Teresa Edwards
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: July 19, 1964 in Cairo, Georgia, United States
Affiliations: Georgia Bulldogs, Athens (USA) / Primax Magenta, (ITA) / Mitsubishi Nagoya, Nagoya (JPN) / Atlanta Glory, Atlanta (USA)
Country:
United States
Sport: Basketball
Medals: 4 Gold, 1 Bronze (5 Total)
One of the greatest female guards to ever play basketball, Teresa Edwards played collegiately at the University of Georgia, where she was a consensus All-American in 1984 and 1985. Her record is unmatched by women in international competition. She won gold medals at the 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics, and her five Olympic medals, and four golds, are both Olympic basketball records. She also was the playmaking leader of championship teams at the 1986 and 1990 World Championships, the 1986 and 1990 Goodwill Games, and the 1987 Pan-American Games. In 1991, she played on the U.S. team that won a bronze at the Pan-American Games. She was the USA Basketball player of the year in both 1987 and 1991. |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | Women's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | Women's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | Women's Basketball | United States | USA | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | Women's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | Women's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1984-08-07 | USA 85, KOR 55 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Round-Robin | Match #1 | 1 | 1984-07-30 | USA 83, YUG 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Round-Robin | Match #4 | 1 | 1984-07-31 | USA 81, AUS 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Round-Robin | Match #8 | 1 | 1984-08-02 | USA 84, KOR 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Round-Robin | Match #12 | 1 | 1984-08-03 | USA 91, CHN 55 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 Summer | 20 | Los Angeles | Basketball | United States | USA | Round-Robin | Match #14 | 1 | 1984-08-05 | USA 92, CAN 61 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1988-09-29 | USA 77, YUG 70 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1988-09-27 | USA 102, URS 88 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #1 | 1 | 1988-09-19 | USA 87, TCH 81 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #3 | 1 | 1988-09-22 | USA 101, YUG 74 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 Summer | 24 | Seoul | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #6 | 1 | 1988-09-25 | USA 94, CHN 79 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 3/4 | 1 | 1992-08-07 | USA 88, CUB 74 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 2 | 1992-08-05 | EUN 79, USA 73 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #1 | 1 | 1992-07-30 | USA 111, TCH 55 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #3 | 1 | 1992-08-01 | USA 93, CHN 67 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 Summer | 28 | Barcelona | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #6 | 1 | 1992-08-03 | USA 114, ESP 59 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1996-08-04 | USA 111, BRA 87 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1996-08-02 | USA 93, AUS 71 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1996-07-31 | USA 108, JPN 93 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #2 | 1 | 1996-07-21 | USA 101, CUB 84 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #4 | 1 | 1996-07-23 | USA 98, UKR 65 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #7 | 1 | 1996-07-25 | USA 107, COD 47 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #12 | 1 | 1996-07-27 | USA 96, AUS 79 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 Summer | 32 | Atlanta | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #14 | 1 | 1996-07-29 | USA 105, KOR 64 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 2000-09-30 | USA 76, AUS 54 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 2000-09-29 | USA 78, KOR 65 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Quarter-Finals | Match #4 | 1 | 2000-09-27 | USA 58, SVK 43 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #3 | 1 | 2000-09-16 | USA 89, KOR 75 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #6 | 1 | 2000-09-18 | USA 90, CUB 61 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #9 | 1 | 2000-09-20 | USA 88, RUS 77 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #11 | 1 | 2000-09-22 | USA 93, NZL 42 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Summer | 36 | Sydney | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #15 | 1 | 2000-09-24 | USA 76, POL 57 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |