Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards

Edwards and ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1964-07-19) July 19, 1964 (age 60) Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Career information
High school	Cairo (Cairo, Georgia)
College	Georgia (1982–1986)
WNBA draft	2003: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	1996–2004
Coaching career	2007–2014
Career history
As player:
1996–1998	Atlanta Glory
1998	Philadelphia Rage
2003–2004	Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2007	Minnesota Lynx (assistant)
2011	Tulsa Shock (assistant)
2011	Tulsa Shock (interim)
2014	Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2x Kodak All-American (1985, 1986)
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Women’s basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team competition 1988 Seoul Team competition 1996 Atlanta Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition 1992 Barcelona Team competition FIBA World Championship 1986 Soviet Union Team competition 1990 Malaysia Team competition 1994 Australia Team competition Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Team competition 1991 Havana Team competition Jones Cup 1984 Taipei Team competition 1987 Taipei Team competition 1988 Taipei Team competition

Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964)^[2] 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.^[3] In 2010, Edwards was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. in 2013, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2021, Edwards published an autobiographical audio book, Black Gold, about her basketball career, with a focus on her Olympic experiences.