Team USA won its fourth consecutive women's basketball gold medal today in Beijing, defeating Australia 92-65 in the final game of the tournament.
The victory makes Lisa Leslie the second four-time Olympic gold medalist in basketball. She finishes her Olympic career as the all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots, and Team USA went 32-0 in four Olympic Games with Leslie on the team. Leslie is the 14th Olympian in history to win four gold medals in one event. The other Americans to accomplish the feat are Al Oerter in the discus, Carl Lewis in the long jump and Teresa Edwards in basketball.
Team USA continues to dominate in women's basketball, although the Australians have much to be proud of. These are the fourth straight Olympics in which Australia has lost to the United States in the medal round. Some day the Aussies may catch up to the American women, but for now, Team USA remains atop the world.
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8-23-2008 @ 7:00PM
John H. Hodge said...
I hope the IOC doesn't eliminate ladies' basketball because of our dominance...like they did softball. Sad commentary, indeed. In the spirit of competition, I congratulate the very fine Japanese team who won the gold in softball.
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