# Who is the best USA women's Olympic basketball player?

> Six gold medals on one résumé, a single breakout summer on another. Everyone here helped build a 61-game Olympic winning streak or paved the road to it.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-usa-womens-olympic-basketball-player*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Tamika Catchings** — score 1000/1000
   Two-way forward who won four Olympic golds from 2004 to 2016.
2. **Diana Taurasi** — score 999/1000
   Guard with a record six Olympic gold medals, from Athens 2004 through Paris 2024.
3. **Brittney Griner** — score 936/1000
   Center with Olympic golds in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
4. **Ann Meyers** — score 660/1000
   Guard on the 1976 Montreal silver-medal team, the first US women's Olympic squad.
5. **Teresa Weatherspoon** — score 660/1000
   Defensive point guard on the 1988 Seoul gold-medal team.
6. **Sylvia Fowles** — score 592/1000
   Center with four Olympic golds from 2008 to 2020.
7. **Lisa Leslie** — score 592/1000
   Center who won four straight Olympic golds from 1996 to 2008 and ranks among Team USA's top Olympic scorers.
8. **Tina Thompson** — score 592/1000
   Forward who won Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008.
9. **Lynette Woodard** — score 513/1000
   Captain and leading scorer alongside Miller on the 1984 gold-medal team.
10. **Sue Bird** — score 513/1000
   Point guard who won five straight Olympic golds between 2004 and 2020.
11. **Sheryl Swoopes** — score 513/1000
   Star wing on the 1996, 2000 and 2004 gold-medal teams.
12. **Cheryl Miller** — score 513/1000
   Leading scorer of the 1984 Los Angeles team that won the first US women's Olympic gold.
13. **Ruthie Bolton** — score 513/1000
   Sharpshooting guard who won gold in 1996 and 2000.
14. **Breanna Stewart** — score 420/1000
   Forward with three Olympic golds (2016, 2020, 2024).
15. **Dawn Staley** — score 420/1000
   Point guard and three-time Olympic gold medalist who carried the US flag in Athens 2004.
16. **Lindsay Whalen** — score 420/1000
   Point guard who won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016.
17. **Katie Smith** — score 308/1000
   Guard and three-time Olympic gold medalist (2000, 2004, 2008).
18. **Seimone Augustus** — score 308/1000
   Wing scorer with three Olympic golds (2008, 2012, 2016).
19. **Swin Cash** — score 308/1000
   Forward on the 2004 and 2012 gold-medal teams.
20. **Candace Parker** — score 308/1000
   Versatile forward who won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012.
21. **A'ja Wilson** — score 308/1000
   Center who won gold in 2020 and was MVP of the 2024 Paris tournament.
22. **Teresa Edwards** — score 308/1000
   Five-time Olympian with four golds (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000) and a 1992 bronze, the most decorated US basketball Olympian.
23. **Cynthia Cooper** — score 308/1000
   Scoring guard on the 1988 gold and 1992 bronze Olympic teams.
24. **Yolanda Griffith** — score 308/1000
   Rebounding force on the 2000 and 2004 gold-medal teams.
25. **Nancy Lieberman** — score 308/1000
   Teenage guard on the 1976 team that won the first US women's Olympic medal.
26. **Napheesa Collier** — score 308/1000
   Forward who won Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
27. **Anne Donovan** — score 0/1000
   Center on the 1976 silver team and the 1984 and 1988 gold-medal teams.
28. **Katrina McClain** — score 0/1000
   Dominant forward on the 1988 gold, 1992 bronze and 1996 gold teams.
29. **Maya Moore** — score 0/1000
   Forward who won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016.

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