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2004 Olympic Games - Women's Basketball Competition
Dates:	August 13-29, 2004 (full schedule)
Site:	Athens, Greece
Venues:	Preliminary Rounds: Hellinikon Olympic Complex, Indoor Arena Final Rounds: Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Olympic Indoor Hall
Teams Competing:	12 nations will participate in women's basketball at the 2004 Olympics: 1. Greece (Host Country) 2. United States (World Champion) 3. Nigeria (Africa Zone #1) 4. Brazil (Americas Zone #1) 5. China (Asia Zone #1) 6. Japan (Asia Zone #2) 7. South Korea (Asia Zone #3) 8. Russia (European Zone #1) 9. Czech Republic (European Zone #2) 10. Spain (European Zone #3) 11. Australia (Oceania Zone #1) 12. New Zealand (Oceania Zone #2)
2003 FIBA Zone Olympics Qualifying Tournaments:	FIBA AFRICA: December 19-27, 2003, 18th African Championship for Women, in Maputo, Mozambique (Nigeria earned the one qualifying berth). FIBA AMERICAS: September 17-21, Tournament of the Americas for Women, in Culiacan, Mexico (Brazil earned the one qualifying berth). FIBA ASIA: January 13-19, 2003, 20th Asian Championship for Women in Sendai, Japan (China, Japan and South Korea earned three qualifying berths after finishing in that order in the FIBA-Asia Championship). FIBA EUROPE: September 14-25, 2003, 29th European Championship for Women, Athens, Greece (Russia, the Czech Republic and Spain earned three qualifying berths after finishing in that order at the FIBA Europe tournament.). FIBA OCEANIA: September 14–16, 2003 in Devonport, Australia (Australia and New Zealand earned the two qualifying berths after Australia bested New Zealand 69-55 and 84-61 in the best of three series).