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My Take
Teresa Edwards is, plainly, one of the great Olympians, and I am in awe of her. Four gold medals, a place at 22nd on Sports Illustrated's 100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century, and inductions into both the Women's Basketball and FIBA Halls of Fame. What floors me is the longevity: nearly two decades at the very top of the women's game. That she rose from small-town Cairo, Georgia, then later led the US delegation as chef de mission in 2012, completes a remarkable circle. I will always be moved by athletes who climb from nowhere to the summit and stay there.
Overview
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. The US Olympic Committee appointed Edwards as chef de mission for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Teresa Edwards
- Name (Japanese)
- テレサ・エドワーズ
- Reading
- てれさ・えどわーず
- Born
- July 19, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Cairo, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cairo High School
- University
- University of Georgia
Awards & achievements
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
- 2010 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
- FIBA Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.