Twelve women's teams competed in basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Australia The following players represented Australia:

Carla Boyd Michelle Brogan-Griffiths Sandy Brondello Michelle Chandler Allison Cook-Tranquilli Trisha Fallon Robyn Maher Fiona Robinson-Hannan Shelley Gorman-Sandie Rachael Sporn Michele Timms Jenny Whittle

Brazil The following players represented Brazil:

Hortência Paula Janeth Marta Sobral Alessandra Branca Adriana Leila Roseli Silvinha Cíntia Cláudia

Canada The following players represented Canada:

Bev Smith Karla Karch-Gailus Camille Thompson Sue Stewart Shawna Molcak Jodi Evans Cynthia Johnston Dianne Norman Martina Jerant Kelly Boucher Andrea Blackwell Marlelynn Lange-Harris

China The following players represented China:

Zheng Dongmei Liang Xin Zheng Haixia He Jun Ma Zongqing Miao Bo Li Xin Liu Jun Shen Li Chu Hui Li Dongmei Ma Chengqing

Cuba The following players represented Cuba:

Tania Seino María León Yamilé Martínez Dalia Henry Milayda Enríquez Lisdeivis Víctores Olga Vigil Grisel Herrera Biosotis Lagnó Judith Águila Cariola Hechavarría Gertrudis Gómez

Italy The following players represented Italy:

Susanna Bonfiglio Mara Fullin Nicoletta Caselin Catarina Pollini Giuseppina Tufano Stefania Zanussi Elena Paparazzo Valentina Gardellin Viviana Ballabio Marta Rezoagli Lorenza Arnetoli Novella Schiesaro

Japan The following players represented Japan:

Aki Ichijo Chikako Murakami Taeko Oyama Mikiko Hagiwara Kikuko Mikawa Kagari Yamada Takako Kato Yuka Harada Akemi Okazato Mayumi Kawasaki Mutsuko Nagata Noriko Hamaguchi

Russia The following players represented Russia:

Lyudmila Konovalova Yevgeniya Nikonova Irina Rutkovskaya Maria Stepanova Elena Baranova Nataliya Svinukhova Svetlana Kuznetsova Irina Sumnikova Elen Bunatyants-Shakirova Yelena Pshikova Svetlana Zaboluyeva-Antipova

South Korea The following players represented South Korea:

Kim Ji-yun Jeon Ju-won Gwon Eun-jeong Han Hyeon-seon Yu Yeong-ju Park Jeong-eun Kim Jeong-min An Seon-mi Cheon Eun-suk Lee Jong-ae Jeong Seon-min Jeong Eun-sun

Ukraine The following players represented Ukraine:

Ruslana Kyrychenko Viktoriya Burenok Olena Zhyrko Maryna Tkachenko Liudmyla Nazarenko Olena Oberemko Viktoriya Paradiz Viktoriya Leleka Oksana Dovhaliuk Diana Sadovnykova Nataliya Silianova Olha Shliakhova

United States The following players represented the United States:

Teresa Edwards Ruthie Bolton-Holifield Sheryl Swoopes Lisa Leslie Katrina McClain Dawn Staley Jennifer Azzi Carla McGhee Katy Steding Rebecca Lobo Venus Lacy Nikki McCray

Zaire The following players represented Zaire:

Mwadi Mabika Lukengu Ngalula Kasala Kamanga Muene Tshijuka Mukendi Mbuyi Kakengwa Pikinini Zaina Kapepula Patricia N'Goy Benga Kongolo Amba Lileko Bonzali Kaninga Mbambi Natalie Lobela

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