Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards
Edwards and ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne in 2011
Personal information
Born (1964-07-19) July 19, 1964
Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolCairo (Cairo, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia (1982–1986)
WNBA draft2003: 2nd round, 14th overall pick
Drafted byMinnesota Lynx
Playing career1996–2004
Coaching career2007–2014
Career history
As a player:
1996–1998Atlanta Glory
1998Philadelphia Rage
20032004Minnesota Lynx
As a coach:
2007Minnesota Lynx (assistant)
2011Tulsa Shock (assistant)
2011Tulsa Shock (interim)
2014Atlanta Dream (assistant)
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Basketball Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesTeam competition
1988 SeoulTeam competition
1996 AtlantaTeam competition
2000 SydneyTeam competition
1992 BarcelonaTeam competition
FIBA World Championship
1986 Soviet UnionTeam competition
1990 MalaysiaTeam competition
1994 AustraliaTeam competition
Pan American Games
1991 HavanaTeam competition
1987 IndianapolisTeam competition
Jones Cup
1984 TaipeiTeam competition
1987 TaipeiTeam competition
1988 TaipeiTeam competition

Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) 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. 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.