Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Group A

Australia

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Australia women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Tessa Lavey 23 – 29 March 1993 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Perth Lynx
G 5 Leilani Mitchell 31 – 15 June 1985 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Adelaide Lightning
SF 6 Stephanie Talbot 22 – 15 June 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Gorzów Wlkp.
G 7 Penny Taylor (C) 35 – 24 May 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Phoenix Mercury
C 8 Liz Cambage 24 – 18 August 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Shanghai Boashan Dahua
F/C 9 Natalie Burton 27 – 23 March 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Perth Lynx
PF 10 Rachel Jarry 24 – 6 December 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Lattes
F/C 11 Laura Hodges 32 – 13 December 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Adelaide Lightning
SG 12 Katie-Rae Ebzery 26 – 8 January 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Dynamo Moscow
G 13 Erin Phillips 31 – 19 May 1985 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Dallas Wings
C 14 Marianna Tolo 27 – 2 July 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Canberra Capitals
F 15 Cayla George 27 – 1 May 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) UNIQA Sopron
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Belarus

The following is the Belarus roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Belarus women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Maryia Papova 22 – 13 July 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Galatasaray
PG 5 Aliaksandra Tarasava 28 – 23 June 1988 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) TSV 1880 Wasserburg
SF 6 Katsiaryna Snytsina 30 – 2 September 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Hatay BŞB
SG 8 Tatsiana Likhtarovich 28 – 29 March 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Aluinvent DVTK
PG 9 Volha Ziuzkova 33 – 14 June 1983 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) BK Tsmoki-Minsk
C 10 Anastasiya Verameyenka 29 – 10 July 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe
C 11 Yelena Leuchanka 33 – 30 April 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Yakın Doğu
G 12 Lindsey Harding 31 – 26 October 1984 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) New York Liberty
F 13 Tatyana Troina 35 – 30 June 1981 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Gdynia
F 14 Nataliya Trafimava 37 – 16 June 1979 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) BK Gorizont Minsk
PF 18 Maryia Filonchyk 24 – 10 January 1992 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SBK Olimpia Grodno
SG 41 Yuliya Rytsikava 29 – 8 September 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BK Gorizont Minsk
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mikalai Buzliakou
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Brazil women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adriana Moisés Pinto 37 – 6 December 1978 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) América Basquete
G 5 Tainá Paixão 24 – 29 November 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) América Basquete
G 6 Joice Rodrigues 29 – 6 September 1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Corinthians/Americana
F 7 Palmira Marçal 32 – 20 May 1984 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sampaio Basquete
G/F 8 Izi Castro Marques 34 – 13 March 1982 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Sampaio Basquete
F 9 Isabela Ramona 22 – 23 January 1994 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Sampaio Basquete
F 10 Tatiane Pacheco 25 – 16 October 1990 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) América Basquete
C 11 Clarissa dos Santos 28 – 10 March 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Chicago Sky
F 12 Damiris Dantas 23 – 17 November 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Corinthians/Americana
C 13 Nádia Colhado 27 – 25 February 1989 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sampaio Basquete
C 14 Érika de Souza 34 – 9 March 1982 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Chicago Sky
C 15 Kelly Santos 36 – 10 November 1979 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) América Basquete
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cristiano Cedra
  • Júlio César Patrício
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

France

The following is the France roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics

France women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
C 4 Isabelle Yacoubou (C) 30 – 21 April 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Familia Schio
C 5 Endéné Miyem 28 – 15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Dynamo Kursk
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 29 – 25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
F 10 Sarah Michel 27 – 10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Lattes
SF 11 Valériane Ayayi 22 – 29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Lattes
C 12 Gaëlle Skrela 33 – 24 January 1983 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Basket Lattes
C 16 Héléna Ciak 26 – 15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) CJM Bourges Basket
G 17 Marine Johannès 21 – 21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) USO Mondeville
PG 20 Amel Bouderra 27 – 26 March 1989 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Flammes Carolo Basket
F 21 Laetitia Kamba 29 – 10 January 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
G 22 Olivia Époupa 22 – 30 April 1994 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Toulouse Métropole Basket
C 25 Marielle Amant 26 – 9 December 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Grégory Halin
  • Olivier Lafargue
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Japan

The following is Japan's roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Japan women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Kaede Kondo 24 – October 6, 1991 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Toyota Antelopes
F 5 Yuki Miyazawa 23 – June 2, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers
C 6 Yuka Mamiya 26 – April 3, 1990 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers
F 7 Mika Kurihara 27 – May 14, 1989 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Toyota Antelopes
F 8 Maki Takada 26 – August 23, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Denso Iris
G 9 Naho Miyoshi 22 – December 21, 1993 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Chanson V-Magic
F 10 Ramu Tokashiki 25 – June 11, 1991 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seattle Storm
F 11 Moeko Nagaoka 22 – December 29, 1993 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fujitsu Red Wave
G 12 Asami Yoshida (C) 28 – October 9, 1987 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JX-Eneos Sunflowers
G 13 Rui Machida 23 – March 8, 1993 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fujitsu Red Wave
G 14 Sanae Motokowa 24 – April 2, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Chanson V-Magic
C 15 Asako O 28 – December 16, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mitsubishi Koalas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Eiki Umezaki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Turkey

The following is the Turkey roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Turkey women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Olcay Çakır 23 – 13 July 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe
PF 5 Tuğçe Canıtez 25 – 10 November 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Fenerbahçe
PG 7 Birsel Vardarlı 32 – 12 July 1984 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Fenerbahçe
C 8 Esra Ural 24 – 18 August 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Abdullah Gül
PF 9 Bahar Çağlar 27 – 28 September 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray
PG 10 Işıl Alben 30 – 22 February 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray
C 11 Nevriye Yılmaz 36 – 16 June 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Galatasaray
C 12 LaToya Sanders 29 – 11 September 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Abdullah Gül
SG 13 Ayşe Cora 23 – 3 March 1993 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Beşiktaş
F 14 Şaziye İvegin 34 – 8 February 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş
PF 15 Tilbe Şenyürek 21 – 26 April 1995 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Botaşspor
PF 33 Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu 33 – 14 June 1983 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Yakın Doğu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aziz Akkaya
  • Murat Bilge
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Group B

Canada

The following was the Canada roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Canada women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Miah-Marie Langlois 24 – 21 September 1991 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dynamo Guvd Novosibirsk
G 5 Kia Nurse 20 – 22 February 1996 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Connecticut Huskies
G 6 Shona Thorburn 33 – 7 August 1982 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nantes Reze Basket
F 7 Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 25 – 2 August 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Bendigo Spirit
G 8 Kim Gaucher 32 – 7 May 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Lattes
F 9 Miranda Ayim 28 – 6 May 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Landres
G 10 Nirra Fields 22 – 3 December 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Phoenix Mercury
F 11 Natalie Achonwa 23 – 22 November 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indiana Fever
F 12 Lizanne Murphy 32 – 15 March 1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) UF Angers Basket
F 13 Tamara Tatham 30 – 19 August 1985 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Dynamo Guvd Novosibirsk
F 14 Katherine Plouffe 23 – 15 September 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Nantes Reze Basket
F 15 Michelle Plouffe 23 – 15 September 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Basket Lattes
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

China

The following is the China roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

China women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Zhao Zhifang 21 – 11 August 1994 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
SG 5 Chen Xiaojia 28 – 2 April 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Jiangsu Phoenix
PG 6 Li Shanshan 29 – 3 March 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Jiangsu Phoenix
G/F 7 Shao Ting 26 – 10 December 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Beijing Great Wall
SG 8 Wu Di 22 – 27 October 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
SF 9 Sun Mengxin 23 – 8 April 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bayi Kylin
SF 10 Lu Wen (C) 26 – 26 February 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bayi Kylin
PF 11 Huang Sijing 20 – 8 January 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Guangdong Dolphins
PF 12 Gao Song 24 – 16 April 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Beijing Great Wall
F/C 13 Sun Mengran 24 – 16 July 1992 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi Kylin
C 14 Huang Hongpin 27 – 23 April 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Shanxi Xingrui Flame
C 15 Chen Nan 33 – 8 January 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayi Kylin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Senegal

The following is the Senegal roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Senegal women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Oumoul Thiam 26 – 3 February 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) C.D. Promete
G 5 Aya Traoré 33 – 27 July 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Conquero
PG 6 Bintou Diémé 32 – 1 February 1984 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
PG 7 Fatou Dieng 32 – 18 August 1983 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) CB Al-Qázeres
F 8 Mame Diodio Diouf 31 – 15 December 1984 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Reus Deportiu
C 9 Lala Wane 27 – 5 July 1989 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Wasquehal Fémina
PF 10 Astou Traoré 35 – 30 April 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint-Amand
C 11 Maimouna Diarra 25 – 30 January 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto
PF 12 Mame-Marie Sy 31 – 25 March 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
PF 13 Oumou Touré 28 – 18 February 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Toulouse
C 14 Marie-Sadio Rosche 28 – 10 August 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Avenir Basket Chartres
G 15 Aida Fall 29 – 11 October 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AL Le Havre
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Papa Courbary
  • Elhadji Diop
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Serbia

The following is the Serbia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Serbia women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 4 Tamara Radočaj 28 – 23 December 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) UNI Győr
F 5 Sonja Petrović 27 – 18 February 1989 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Phoenix Mercury
G 6 Saša Čađo 27 – 13 July 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
C 7 Sara Krnjić 25 – 15 July 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UNIQA Sopron
G 8 Nevena Jovanović 26 – 30 June 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) PEAC-Pécs
F 9 Jelena Milovanović 27 – 28 April 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Perfumerías Avenida
G 10 Dajana Butulija 30 – 23 February 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Lyon Basket
PF 11 Aleksandra Crvendakić 20 – 17 March 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) UNIQA Sopron
C 12 Dragana Stanković 21 – 18 January 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) PEAC-Pécs
G 13 Milica Dabović (C) 34 – 16 February 1982 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Lyon Basket
G 14 Ana Dabović 26 – 18 August 1989 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Los Angeles Sparks
F 15 Danielle Page 29 – 14 November 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CJM Bourges Basket
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Spain women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 2 Leticia Romero 21 – 28 May 1995 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Florida State Seminoles
C 4 Laura Nicholls 27 – 26 February 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Wisla Krakow
G 6 Silvia Domínguez 29 – 31 January 1987 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Perfumerías Avenida
F 7 Alba Torrens 26 – 30 August 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
G 9 Laia Palau 36 – 10 September 1979 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) ZVVZ USK Praha
F 10 Marta Xargay 25 – 20 December 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) ZVVZ USK Praha
F 11 Leonor Rodríguez 24 – 21 October 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Perfumerías Avenida
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C 13 Lucila Pascua 33 – 21 March 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Mann Filter
F 15 Anna Cruz 29 – 27 October 1986 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Nadezhda Orenburg
F 19 Laura Quevedo 20 – 15 April 1996 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Star Center Uni Ferrol
C 24 Laura Gil 24 – 24 April 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Cadí La Seu
C 45 Astou Ndour 21 – 22 August 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Perfumerías Avenida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016

United States

The following was the United States roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

United States women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Lindsay Whalen 34 – May 9, 1982 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Minnesota Lynx
F 5 Seimone Augustus 32 – April 30, 1984 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx
G 6 Sue Bird 35 – October 16, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Seattle Storm
F 7 Maya Moore 27 – June 11, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Minnesota Lynx
F 8 Angel McCoughtry 29 – September 10, 1986 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Atlanta Dream
F/C 9 Breanna Stewart 21 – August 27, 1994 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle Storm
F 10 Tamika Catchings 37 – July 21, 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Indiana Fever
G/F 11 Elena Delle Donne 26 – September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Chicago Sky
G 12 Diana Taurasi 34 – June 11, 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Phoenix Mercury
C 13 Sylvia Fowles 30 – October 6, 1985 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Minnesota Lynx
C 14 Tina Charles 27 – December 5, 1988 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) New York Liberty
C 15 Brittney Griner 25 – October 18, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Phoenix Mercury
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 6, 2016

Statistics

Head Coaches representation by country

Head Coaches in bold represent their own country.

No. Country Head Coaches
2 Australia Brendan Joyce, Tom Maher (China)
1 Belarus Anatoli Buyalski
Canada Lisa Thomaidis
Brazil Antonio Carlos Barbosa
France Valérie Garnier
Japan Tomohide Utsumi
Senegal Mamadou Gaye
Serbia Marina Maljković
Spain Lucas Mondelo
Turkey Ekrem Memnun
United States Geno Auriemma

See also