(1964-07-19) July 19, 1964 (age 59) Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Career information
High school
Cairo (Cairo, Georgia)
College
Georgia (1982–1986)
WNBA draft
2003: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career
1996–2004
Coaching career
2007–2014
Career history
As player:
1996–1998
Atlanta Glory
1998
Philadelphia Rage
2003–2004
Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2007
Minnesota Lynx (assistant)
2011
Tulsa Shock (assistant)
2011
Tulsa Shock (interim)
2014
Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Women’s basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
Team competition
1988 Seoul
Team competition
1996 Atlanta
Team competition
2000 Sydney
Team competition
1992 Barcelona
Team competition
FIBA World Championship
1986 Soviet Union
Team competition
1990 Malaysia
Team competition
1994 Australia
Team competition
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis
Team competition
1991 Havana
Team competition
Jones Cup
1984 Taipei
Team competition
1987 Taipei
Team competition
1988 Taipei
Team competition
Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964)[2] 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.
The US Olympic Committee appointed Edwards as chef de mission for the 2012 Olympic Games.[3] In 2010, Edwards was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. in 2013, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2021, Edwards published an autobiographical audio book, Black Gold, about her basketball career, with a focus on her Olympic experiences.
^"Teresa Edwards". espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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^Gomez, Brian (June 28, 2010). "USOC picks hoops star Edwards as 2012 Olympic leader". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Freedom Communications. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
TeresaEdwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine...
leaders for the most Olympic medals in basketball, with five gold, while TeresaEdwards has four gold and one bronze. Seven players have won four medals: American...
just days before the start of the season. Jennifer Gillom who replaced TeresaEdwards as an assistant coach the previous year, was promoted to head coach...
they are sent out as "mass communications" at taxpayer expense. Edwards and his wife, Teresa, have had two children. In 2018, his 36 year old son died from...
dreadful 1-10 record, head coach Richardson stepped down. Assistant coach TeresaEdwards took his place on an interim basis. Jones was waived a few days later...
Women's Museum in Dallas prior to the museum's closure. Along with TeresaEdwards, Mullins was appointed Chef de Mission for the United States at the...
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148 assists for the 2007 season, tied a club record that was held by TeresaEdwards. During a 12-year WNBA career, Quinn played for the Minnesota Lynx,...
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half to win 87–81. McClain scored 19 for the US, second most behind TeresaEdwards. The USA team went on to beat Yugoslavia and China, with McClain having...
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Notable players for the Glory included their star and head coach, TeresaEdwards, as well as Saudia Roundtree and Katrina McClain Johnson. The Atlanta...
second time. Only five other players have won this award more than once, TeresaEdwards, Lisa Leslie, Cheryl Miller, Dawn Staley and Diana Taurasi, and none...
female basketball player ever to earn that many gold medals, after TeresaEdwards. Leslie has also made appearances with the United States national women's...
(2004), Hortência de Fatima Marcari (2005), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (2010), TeresaEdwards (2011), Katrina McClain Johnson (2012), Dawn Staley (2013), Lisa Leslie...
(2) USC senior 1987 TeresaEdwards Post college 1988 Katrina McClain Post college 1989 Venus Lacey LaTech junior 1990 TeresaEdwards (2) Post college 1991...
based in Nagoya, Aichi, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. TeresaEdwards Maki Eguchi Michiko Miyamoto Risa Nishioka Asako O Chika Sakuragi Asami...
Teresa Heinz (born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938), also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is an American businesswoman and philanthropist...
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