BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Venus Williams : United States, Tennis

Key Facts

17 Jun 1980

1.85m

75kg

London 2012

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Beijing 2008

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All-time

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TENNIS

Venus Williams competed in TENNIS

Did you know?

There are five tennis medal events taking place at Wimbledon, with mixed doubles making its first Games appearance since 1924.
Most matches will be the best of three sets. The exceptions are the men's singles final (best of five sets) and all mixed doubles matches, decided by a first-to-10 tie-break if they reach one set all.
Tennis appeared in the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1928 but was then dropped from the Olympic programme.
It returned in 1988, when Steffi Graf added the women's singles title to the four majors she claimed that year in what became known as her 'Golden Slam'.
Wimbledon staged the tennis competition when London first hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, with Great Britain winning all available gold medals.

Appearances for Venus Williams
Date	Event	Won
5 Aug	Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match	Won gold
4 Aug	Women's Doubles Semi-finals, Match 2	Won
2 Aug	Women's Doubles Quarter-finals, Match 4	Won
1 Aug	Women's Singles Third Round, Match 2	—
31 Jul	Women's Doubles Second Round, Match 7	Won
31 Jul	Women's Singles Second Round, Match 3	Won
30 Jul	Women's Doubles First Round, Match 14	Won
30 Jul	Women's Singles First Round, Match 5	Won