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Lot # 188: Teresa Edwards USA Basketball Olympic Watches, Team-Signed Basketball & Presentation Rings (Four-Time Gold-Medalist)

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Item was in Auction "Invit17",
which ran from 5/23/2017 10:30 AM to
6/30/2017 9:00 PM



One of the greatest women's athletes of all-time, Teresa Edwards snagged four Olympic Gold Medals in basketball. This collection celebrates her brilliant achievements, and includes four Olympic team watches (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 2000 Sydney). All are stainless steel and feature "Olympic Team" on the faces, while the Sydney watch comes in its original box. There are rings, too, including one from the 1988 Seoul games featuring "T E" on the left shank and "Seoul 1988" on the right, The 1992 Barcelona ring reads "USA 1992" on top, and the 2012 London ring displays "Team USA 2012" on the left shank. All feature the Olympic rings logo on top. There is also a team-signed, Official 1996 Olympic Team USA Women's Basketball with 16 signatures, including Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Jennifer Azzi, Carla McGhee, Katy Steding, Dawn Staley, Venus Lacy, Rebecca Lobo, Ruthie Bolton, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray and coach Tara VanDerveer, There is a 1996 USA Basketball logo with Limited Edition "4 of 250" engraving below, which comes straight from the Atlanta games. Edwards earned the most Olympic medals in basketball history, including both women's and men's (four gold and one bronze), and she was both the youngest and oldest Olympic Women's Basketball player to win gold, her span ranging from 1984 to 2000. In 2012, the U.S. Olympic Committee appointed her chef de mission for her unprecedented accomplishments.

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