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Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She played for, and graduated from, the University of Georgia.
Jun 26, 2024 · Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964, Cairo, Georgia, U.S.) is a former basketball player and one of the most decorated players in the history of the U.S. national basketball team. From the point guard position, Edwards guided the United States to gold medals in 14 of 18 major international tournaments between 1981 and 2000, including four ...
Teresa Edwards. A five-time Olympian with four gold medals to her name, Teresa Edwards is one of the most decorated team sport athletes in Olympic history. She began her Olympic journey at the tender age of 20, winning her first gold medal at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Teresa Edwards is an Author, Olympian, and Hall of Framer. As an Olympian, she has the distinction of having been both the youngest and the oldest Gold Medalist for an Olympic women’s team.
The most decorated player in the history of USA basketball (four gold medals and one bronze) and the only American basketball player, male or female, to compete in five Olympics. The youngest (1984) and the oldest (2000) U.S. Olympic basketball player to win a gold medal.
Teresa Edwards is the only female basketball player to win five Olympic medals (four of them gold). She also boasts the incredible feat of being both the youngest and the oldest gold medallist in her sport, having helped Team USA to the title for the first time in 1984 at the age of 20, and for the last in 2000 when she was 36.
Take a look at the career of one of the greatest players in USAB history. The newest member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Teresa Edwards.
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