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Susan Marie Rojcewicz (born May 29, 1953) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] After culminating her college career at Southern Connecticut State University in 1975, Rojcewicz became a physical education instructor and assistant basketball coach at Penn State University. Rojcewicz was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Susan Rojcewicz
Personal information
Full nameSusan Marie Rojcewicz
BornMay 29, 1953 (1953-05-29) (age 69)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Team competition
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City Team competition

USA Basketball


In 1975, Rojcewicz was selected to represent the United States' national team in the FIBA World Championship for Women in Colombia and the Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. She teamed up with high school star Nancy Lieberman and fellow college stars Ann Meyers and Pat Head. In the FIBA World Championship, the United States compiled a 4–3 record and finished in eighth place. Rojcewicz averaged 7.7 points per game.[2] In the Pan American Games, the United States team went unbeaten in seven games to win the gold medal, their first win since 1963.[3]

Rojcewicz was named to the USA Basketball National Team to represent the US at the 1976 Olympics, the first year that women's basketball would be played at the Olympics. The USA team ended with a record of 3–2, losing to the eventual gold medal champion USSR in the semifinal game, and winning the final game against Czechoslovakia to take home the silver medal. Rojcewicz averaged 7.2 points per game.[4]


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References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susan Rojcewicz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  2. "Seventh World Championship for Women – 1975". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. "Seventh Pan American Games – 1975". USA Basketball. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. "Games of the XXIst Olympiad -- 1976". USA Basketball. Retrieved August 3, 2014.



На других языках

- [en] Susan Rojcewicz

[it] Sue Rojcewicz

Susan Marie "Sue" Rojcewicz (Worcester, 29 maggio 1953) è un'ex cestista e allenatrice di pallacanestro statunitense.

[ru] Ройсевич, Сюзан

Сюзан Мэри Ройсевич (англ. Susan Marie Rojcewicz; род. 29 мая 1953) ― американская баскетболистка, принимала участие в летних Олимпийских играх 1976 года. Она родилась в городе Вустер, штат Массачусетс[1]. Закончив учёбу в Университете Южного Коннектикута в 1975 году, где она выступала в баскетбольной команде, стала преподавателем физкультуры и помощником баскетбольного тренера в Университет штата Пенсильвания.


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