Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards
	Edwards and ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne in 2011
Personal information
Born	July 19, 1964; Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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)
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Women’s basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
Pan American Games
Jones Cup

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.

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