Katy Steding
Basketball player and coach, Olympic gold medalist
Born
December 11th, 1967
57 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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A basketball player and coach, contributed significantly to women's basketball. Played college basketball at Stanford University, winning an NCAA championship in 1990. Competing for the USA women's national basketball team, earned a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Transitioned to coaching, guiding teams at the collegiate level and developing future athletes in the sport.
Won an NCAA championship with Stanford in 1990
Earned a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics
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