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Teresa Edwards was born July 19, 1964 in Cairo, Georgia and is a retired American basketball player. In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". Edwards began her career at the University of Georgia where she was a two time All-American. She also led Georgia Bulldogs, to the Final Four on two occasions and played in her first Olympic Games as a collegian, in 1984. Her college jersey number (#5) was retired, making her one of only three Lady Bulldog players given that honor.
Edwards was the star player and head coach for the Atlanta Glory of the American Basketball League. She also played for the Philadelphia Rage.
During the 2003 WNBA Draft, at the urging of Minnesota Lynx head coach Suzie McConnell Serio, the Lynx selected Edwards even though she was 38 years old. Edwards and Serio were teammates on the women's basketball team during the Summer Olympics of 1988 and 1992.
In December 2006, Edwards returned to Lynx as an assistant coach.
Edwards served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Edwards is the first basketball player -- male or female -- to have played in five Olympics. She competed for the United States in international competition a total of 19 times. Her teams won 14 gold medals. She also holds the unique distinction of being in the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball (age 20 in 1984) and the oldest gold medalist in women's basketball (age 36 in 2000).
She made a record fifth Olympic basketball team, earning a fourth gold medal to go with her bronze medal.
She also holds the record for points in a women's basketball game in the United States with 46.
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