Chamique Holdsclaw won her first Olympic gold medal in 2000.
Holdsclaw represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The American women’s team won the gold medal, continuing the United States’ dominant Olympic run in women’s basketball.
The Olympic appearance came after Holdsclaw’s extraordinary college career at Tennessee, where she won three NCAA championships and became a two-time Naismith College Player of the Year. She was already recognized as one of the most accomplished players in women’s basketball before entering the professional game.
The 2000 medal was Holdsclaw’s only Olympic appearance. It linked her collegiate success with the international achievements that helped establish her as one of the defining American players of her generation.