34 Facts About Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards was born on July 19,1964 and is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist.

Teresa Edwards played for, and graduated from, the University of Georgia.

In 2010, Teresa Edwards was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

In 2021, Teresa Edwards published an autobiographical audio book, Black Gold, about her basketball career, with a focus on her Olympic experiences.

Teresa Edwards scored 1,982 points in her high school career, and was honored as the Georgia High School Player of the Year in 1982.

Teresa Edwards began her college career for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball at the University of Georgia where she was a two time All-American.

Teresa Edwards was the starting point guard for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs, helping lead them to the Final Four in 1983 and 1985.

Teresa Edwards played in her first Olympic Games in 1984 as a collegian, and won her first of four gold medals as the youngest member of the team.

Teresa Edwards earned her degree in leisure studies in 1990.

Teresa Edwards was the star player and head coach for the Atlanta Glory of the American Basketball League.

Teresa Edwards was traded to the Philadelphia Rage in 1998.

Teresa Edwards played for the Lynx during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

In December 2006, Teresa Edwards returned to Lynx, as an assistant coach.

Teresa Edwards served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2011, Teresa Edwards was named as assistant coach of the Tulsa Shock.

On March 4,2014, Teresa Edwards was hired by the Atlanta Dream as the assistant coach.

Teresa Edwards was selected to take the competitors' oath at the Opening Ceremonies in Atlanta.

Teresa Edwards was named the 1996 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.

Teresa Edwards competed for the United States in international competition a total of 19 times.

Teresa Edwards is the first female basketball player to have played in five Olympics.

Teresa Edwards is jointly the third basketball player to compete at five Olympics along with Puerto Rican Teofilo Cruz and Brazilian Oscar Schmidt.

Teresa Edwards holds the unique distinction of being the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball and the oldest gold medalist in women's basketball.

Teresa Edwards made a record fifth Olympic basketball team, earning a fourth gold medal to go with her bronze medal.

Teresa Edwards was named to the team representing the US at the 1987 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

Teresa Edwards led the team in scoring with 23 points against China.

Teresa Edwards was the team's second leading scorer with 12.4 points per game over the seven games, and was named to the all-tournament team.

Teresa Edwards averaged 15.4 points per game to lead her team in scoring.

Teresa Edwards was a member of the 1987 gold medal-winning USA Women's Pan American Team in Indiana, and the 1991 bronze medal-winning team in Havana, Cuba.

Teresa Edwards was a member of the USA National team at the 1990 World Championships, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Teresa Edwards hit four of her five three-point attempts, and scored 32 points, along with five steals.

Teresa Edwards led the team in scoring and assists, averaging 21.9 points per game and recording 24 assist for the event.

Teresa Edwards was named to the USA national team and competed in the 1994 World Championships, held in June 1994 in Sydney, Australia.

Teresa Edwards had the second highest scoring average on the team with 12.7 points per game.

Teresa Edwards holds the record for points in an ABL game with 46.