LILLE (France) - As Japan are now out of contention to advance, Rui Machida will leave France at third all-time in assists at the Olympics.
She was previously tied with Australia' Kristi Harrower at 111 assists, but moved up for sole possession with four assists against Belgium.
Most assists all-time at the Olympics
Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
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1 | Teresa Edwards | USA | 137 |
2 | Sue Bird | USA | 124 |
3 | Rui Machida | Japan | 115 |
4 | Kristi Harrower | Australia | 111 |
5 | Diana Taurasi* | USA | 98 |
6 | Janeth Arcain | Brazil | 89 |
7 | Irina Soumnikova | Soviet Union/CIS/Russia | 83 |
8 | Dawn Staley | USA | 80 |
9 | Adriana Moises | Brazil | 79 |
10 | Laia Palau | Spain | 77 |
*Active players
The assist was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1976.
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