USA's Candace Parker (L) vies with Australia's Penny Taylor  during the women's basketball gold medal match Australia against The US of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing. [Agencies]

BEIJING -- Defending champions United States won their fourth consecutive Olympic women's basketball gold medal on Saturday, beating Australia 92-65 in the third final between two sides since the 2000 Olympics.

Russia took the bronze after beating China earlier in the day.