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The official 1984-85 Women's Basketball Roster for the Duke University.
The U.S. women's Olympic team won their first gold medal at the event having previously finished runner-up in the 1976 Olympics and not having competed in the 1980 Olympics due to the Olympic boycott.
Six women's teams competed in basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1] Australia. The following players represented Australia: [2] Bronwyn Marshall. Donna Quinn-Brown. Jenny Cheesman. Julie Nykiel. Karen Dalton. Kathy Foster. Marina Moffa. Trish Cockrem. Pat Mickan. Robyn Maher. Sue Geh. Wendy Laidlaw. Canada.
With the withdrawal of the Soviet Union's women's team, a new Olympic champion was to be crowned in Los Angeles. The host nation's team went through the first round undefeated and won their first gold medal against South Korea, one of the teams invited to replace the Soviet Union and Hungary.
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In 1974, Duke hired Emma Jean Howard to teach physical education, and to serve as the head coach of the women's basketball and volleyball teams. Initially, women's basketball was played as a club sport. In the first season, 1974–75, the team played locally, finishing second in the state with a 6–7 record. The women's athletic department merged with...
Many Duke Women's Basketball players have continued their basketball careers professionally through the WNBA and overseas. As of 2016, 10 former Blue Devils were represented on WNBA Teams. Among those Duke alums include, Mistie Bass ('06, Phoenix Mercury), Alana Beard (‘04, Los Angeles Sparks), Karima Christmas-Kelly (‘11, Minnesota Lynx), Monique ...
Duke Women's Basketball has 14 former players playing professionally overseas in the 2016–2017 season. The former Blue Devils playing overseas include, Alana Beard (Duke ‘04, Avenida, Spain), Chante Black (Duke '09, Ramat Hasharon, Israel), Karima Christmas (Duke ‘11, Winnus, South Korea), Monique Currie (Duke ‘06, Woori Bank, South Korea), Chelsea...
Check out the detailed 1984-85 Duke Blue Devils Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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Jul 30, 1984 · Host: Los Angeles, United States. Start Date: Jul 30, 1984. End Date: Aug 7, 1984. Gold: United States. Silver: South Korea. Bronze: China. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. International. 1984 Women's Olympics Season.
