Most career points in Olympic basketball matches (female)

Lauren Jackson (Australia) has scored 550 points in women's basketball competition at the Olympic Games. The 1.96-m-tall (6-ft 6-in) forward/centre made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia, and extended her record points haul to 550 by scoring 14 points in the 86-73 semi-final defeat to the USA at the Basketball Arena, London, UK, on 9 August 2012. Jackson has played for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) since 2001. Jackson has won three silver medals at the Olympic Games (2000-08), on each occasion being denied gold by a USA team featuring Lisa Leslie (see below). Jackson has now scored more points at the Olympics than Janeth Arcain (Brazil), who scored 535 points in 1992-2004 on her way to winning silver at Atlanta 1996 and bronze at Sydney 2000. Lisa Leslie (USA) is third on the list with 499 points in 1996-2008. Leslie won four consecutive gold medals in those years. Jackson also holds the record for most points scored in a WNBA match by an individual (record ID 65218), an achievement she shares with Diana Taurasi (USA).