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Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC.[1]
| Basketball at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC Discipline Code | BKB |
| Governing body | FIBA |
| Events | 4 (men: 2; women: 2) |
| Games | |
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The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 16 of 19 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. United States women's teams have won eight titles out of the 10 tournaments in which they competed, including seven in a row from 1996 to 2020. Besides the United States, Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won either the men's or women's tournament. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the Unified Team are the countries no longer in existence who have won the tournament. The United States are the defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments.
On 9 June 2017, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women.[2][3]
History
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Within a few decades, the new game became popular throughout the United States as an indoor sport. The popularity spread overseas and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) was organized in 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) had a big part in the spread of this sport to many countries, and as many as 21 teams competed in the first Olympic basketball tournament.[4]
American dominance
Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen[5][6]—a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach—the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. According to the Olympic rules of that time, all of the competitors were amateurs. The tournament was held indoors for the first time in 1948. The American team proved its dominance, winning the first seven Olympic tournaments through 1968, without losing a single game. While the Americans were barred from sending a team that contained players from the professional National Basketball Association, they instead sent in college players; teams from some other countries sent in their best players, as some of their players were classified as "amateur" by FIBA, by earning allowances instead of wages.
Munich and after
The U.S. winning streak ended in 1972 in one of the most controversial matches in history, when the Soviet Union beat them in the gold-medal game by one point.
The U.S. team reclaimed the gold medal in 1976, with Yugoslavia, which had beaten the Soviet Union in the semifinal, finishing runner-up for the second time. In 1980, with the Americans' absence due to the boycott, Yugoslavia became the third team to win the title, after beating the Soviets anew in the semifinals and Italy in the final. The Americans regained the title in 1984, by beating Spain in the final, with the Soviets boycotting this time. The Soviets won the gold medal for the second time in 1988, after beating the U.S. team for the second time in the semifinal, and the Yugoslavs in the gold medal game.
Professional era: renewed American dominance
The advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally listed in the military, but all of whom were in fact paid by the state to train full-time.[4][7][8][9] In April 1989, through the leadership of Secretary General Borislav Stanković, FIBA approved the rule that allowed NBA players to compete in international tournaments, including the Olympics.[4] In the 1992 Summer Olympics, the U.S. "Dream Team" won the gold medal with an average winning margin of 44 points per game, and without calling a timeout. By this time, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia no longer existed, but their successor states continued to be among the leading forces. Two newly independent countries of the former Yugoslavia and Soviet Union, Croatia and Lithuania, won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The American team repeated its victory in 1996 and 2000, but its performance was not as dominant as in 1992. Since active NBA players have been allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics, the 1996 Games in Atlanta is the only instance where the Olympic host city also had a home NBA team — the Hawks. Yugoslavia was the runner-up in Atlanta, and France in Sydney, with Lithuania winning bronze again on both occasions.
The renewed dominance of the U.S. was interrupted in 2004, when the Americans barely made it to the semifinal, after losing to Puerto Rico and Lithuania in the preliminaries; Argentina defeated them in the semifinals, on their way to a gold medal finish, where they beat Italy in the final, and became the fourth team to win the Olympic title.
The Americans regrouped in 2008, beating the reigning FIBA world champions, Spain, in an intense gold medal game, with the Argentines beating the Lithuanians in the bronze medal game. The Americans and the Spaniards met again in the 2012 gold medal game, with the U.S. again winning, although with the closest winning margin for the American team. The U.S. won again in 2016, defeating the Serbians in the gold medal game, a rematch of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, after eliminating the Spaniards, who settled for bronze. The team defended their title by winning again in the 2020 game in Tokyo, extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes, and seven out of the last eight tournaments.
Women
The first women's tournament was staged in the 1976 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union won five straight games, becoming the inaugural champion. The next two tournaments followed the six-team round-robin format, with the Soviets defending their title in 1980 amid the U.S.-led boycott, and the U.S. winning in 1984, against the South Koreans, amid the Soviet-led boycott. In 1988, the tournament expanded into eight teams, with the Americans beating Yugoslavia in the gold medal game. In 1992, the Unified Team, consisting of the former Soviet republics, defeated China in the gold medal game. In 1996, the tournament settled into its current 12-team format; the U.S. has swept all of the tournaments since then, winning 48 consecutive games.
Venues
All venues were indoor stadiums except for the 1936 tournament which was held outdoors on lawn tennis courts.
- Berlin 1936: Reichssportfeld, Berlin
- London 1948: Harringay Arena, London
- Helsinki 1952: Tennis Palace and Messuhalli II, both in Helsinki
- Melbourne 1956: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
- Rome 1960: Sports Arena and Sports Palace, Rome
- Tokyo 1964: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
- Mexico City 1968: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
- Munich 1972: Basketballhalle, Munich
- Montreal 1976: Étienne Desmarteau Centre and the Montreal Forum, Montreal
- Moscow 1980: CSCA Sports Palace and Olimpiysky Stadium, Moscow
- Los Angeles 1984: The Forum, Inglewood
- Seoul 1988: Jamsil Arena, Seoul
- Barcelona 1992: Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona, Badalona
- Atlanta 1996: Forbes Arena and the Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- Sydney 2000: The Dome and Sydney SuperDome, Parramatta
- Athens 2004: Hellinikon Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall, Elliniko and Marousi
- Beijing 2008: Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
- London 2012: Olympic Basketball Arena and The O2 Arena,[a] London
- Rio de Janeiro 2016: Carioca Arena 1 and Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
- Tokyo 2020: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
- Paris 2024: Accor Arena, Paris
- Los Angeles 2028: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
- Brisbane 2032: Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre, Brisbane
- ^ The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.
Qualifying
As of 2012, the qualifying process consists of three stages:
- 1 team (for each gender) qualifies as the reigning world champion.
- 7 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through their respective regional championships.
- 3 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through a world qualifying tournament, in which the best teams which did not qualify directly from each zone compete for the remaining berths.
Additionally, the teams of the host nation qualify automatically.
| Zone | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 1 | 1 |
| African championship | 1 | 1 |
| Americas championship | 2 | 1 |
| Asian championship | 1 | 1 |
| European championship | 2 | 1 |
| Oceania championship | 1 | 1 |
| World qualifying tournament | 3 | 5 |
| Host Nation | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
In 2020, the men's tournament will have a new qualification system. After the 2019 FIBA World Cup, seven teams will qualify directly: the top two European and American teams, and the top team from Africa, Asia and Oceania. The next 16 best teams from the FIBA World Cup will join the two teams from each continent at the Olympic qualifiers. It will feature four groups of six teams, where the best team of each group will get the remaining spots at the Olympics. The continental championships will no longer be used for Olympic qualifying.
Men's tournaments
- ^ a b Several teams competed under the Olympic Flag during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
- ^ The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Performance by confederation
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.
| Confederation | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Africa | 15th–18th | 19th | 9th–16th | -- | -- | -- | 15th | 15th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 10th |
| FIBA Americas | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| FIBA Asia | 5th | 8th | 9th–16th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 11th |
| FIBA Europe | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| FIBA Oceania | -- | -- | -- | 12th | -- | 9th | -- | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 3rd |
| Nations | 21 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Participating nations
| Nation | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | A | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 15th | 4th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 7th | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 12th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 15 | |||||
| Belgium | 19th | 11th | 17th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 15 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 7th | 5th | 16th | 10th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 9th | 14th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 9 | |||||||||||
| Central African Republic | A | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 9th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | A | 10th | 11th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 9 | ||||||||||
| Chinese TaipeiB | 15th | 18th | 11th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | C | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 13th | 9th | 11th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | K | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 9th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 9th | A | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | 15th | 19th | 9th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Estonia | 9th | D | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 9th | 11th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France | 19th | 2nd | 8th | 4th | 10th | 11th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 10 | ||||||||||
| GermanyE | 15th | 12th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 20th | 9th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 17th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 16th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 14th | 11th | 12th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 22nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 23rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | A | 17th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 7th | 17th | 17th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 13 | |||||||
| Japan | 9th | 10th | 15th | 10th | 14th | 11th | 11th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | A | 8th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 9th | 12th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia | 15th | D | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | D | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 5th | 10th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | A | 16th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 11th | 10th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 10th | 11th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panama | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 8th | 10th | 15th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5th | 12th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 4th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | A | 13th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 6th | 9 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | D | F | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Senegal | A | 15th | 15th | 11th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | G | H | 2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | G | 11th | A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | A | 13th | I | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | C | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union | J | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | F | A | 9 | ||||||||
| Spain | 14th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 13 | |||||||
| Sweden | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 9th | 21st | 17th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | A | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 11th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 19th | 17th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unified Team | A | 4th | A | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 19 | |
| Uruguay | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 11th | 10th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | A | 10 | |||||||||
| Nations | 21 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Notes
- ^A The NOC was not member of the IOC.
- ^B As China from 1936 to 1956.
- ^C Part of Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1988.
- ^D Part of Soviet Union.
- ^E As West Germany from 1968 to 1988.
- ^F Part of Unified Team in 1992.
- ^G Now Serbia, part of Yugoslavia in 1936–1988, as Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) in 1992 and part of FR Yugoslavia in 1996–2000.
- ^H Part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.
- ^I Part of Malaysia in 1964.
- ^J The Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948.
- ^K Part of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992.
Women's tournaments
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1976 Details | Montreal | Soviet Union | 112–77 | United States | Bulgaria | 67–66 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1980 Details | Moscow | Soviet Union | 104–73 | Bulgaria | Yugoslavia | 68–65 | Hungary |
| 1984 Details | Los Angeles | United States | 85–55 | South Korea | China | 63–57 | Canada |
| 1988 Details | Seoul | United States | 77–70 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | 68–53 | Australia |
| 1992 Details | Barcelona | Unified Team | 76–66 | China | United States | 88–74 | Cuba |
| 1996 Details | Atlanta | United States | 111–87 | Brazil | Australia | 66–56 | Ukraine |
| 2000 Details | Sydney | United States | 76–54 | Australia | Brazil | 84–73 (OT) | South Korea |
| 2004 Details | Athens | United States | 74–63 | Australia | Russia | 71–62 | Brazil |
| 2008 Details | Beijing | United States | 92–65 | Australia | Russia | 94–81 | China |
| 2012 Details | London | United States | 86–50 | France | Australia | 83–74 | Russia |
| 2016 Details | Rio de Janeiro | United States | 101–72 | Spain | Serbia | 70–63 | France |
| 2020[a] Details | Tokyo | United States | 90–75 | Japan | France | 91–76 | Serbia |
| 2024 Details | Paris | ||||||
- ^ The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Performance by confederation
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.
| Confederation | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Africa | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 11th |
| FIBA Americas | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| FIBA Asia | 5th | – | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 2nd |
| FIBA Europe | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| FIBA Oceania | – | – | 5th | 4th | – | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 8th |
Participating nations
| Nation | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Australia | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 10 | |||
| Belarus | B | C | 6th | 9th | 2 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Brazil | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 7 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 3 | |||||||||
| Canada | 6th | 4th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 7 | |||||
| China | A | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 10th | 5th | 9 | ||
| Croatia | F | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 5th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 4 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | D | 5th | 7th | 7th | 3 | ||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 4th | 8th | 6th | A | 2 | ||||||||
| France | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 11th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Greece | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Hungary | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Italy | 6th | 8th | 8th | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 2nd | 5 | |||||||
| Latvia | B | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mali | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||
| New Zealand | 11th | 8th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 11th | 11th | 2 | ||||||||||
| Poland | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Russia | B | C | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5 | |||||
| Senegal | 12th | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||
| Serbia | F | 3rd | 4th | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | D | 7th | 1 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2nd | 7th | 10th | 4th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 7 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 1st | 1st | 3rd | C | A | 3 | |||||||
| Spain | 5th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5 | |||||||
| Turkey | 5th | 6th | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | B | C | 4th | 4 | |||||||||
| Unified Team | A | 1st | A | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 11 | |
| Yugoslavia | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | A | 3 | ||||||||
| DR CongoE | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||
| Nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Notes
Medal table
Sources:[10]
Total
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 25 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 21 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | |
- Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
- Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.
Medal table (men)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
- Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
- Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.
Medal table (women)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
- Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
- Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia.
Win–loss records
Men's tournament
| Team | Games played | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 31 | 3 | 28 | .097 |
| Argentina | 57 | 33 | 24 | .579 |
| Australia | 111 | 57 | 54 | .514 |
| Belgium | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 |
| Brazil | 111 | 65 | 46 | .586 |
| Bulgaria | 33 | 16 | 17 | .485 |
| Canada | 66 | 36 | 30 | .545 |
| Central African Republic | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| Chile | 26 | 12 | 14 | .462 |
| China | 50 | 7 | 43 | .140 |
| Chinese Taipei | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 |
| Croatia | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 |
| Cuba | 45 | 22 | 23 | .489 |
| Czechoslovakia | 46 | 23 | 23 | .500 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Egypt | 44 | 6 | 38 | .136 |
| Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Finland | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| France | 66 | 36 | 30 | .545 |
| Germany | 38 | 11 | 27 | .289 |
| Great Britain | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 |
| Greece | 24 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
| Hungary | 33 | 14 | 19 | .424 |
| India | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Iran | 15 | 2 | 13 | .133 |
| Iraq | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Ireland | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Italy | 95 | 56 | 39 | .589 |
| Japan | 44 | 11 | 33 | .250 |
| South Korea | 47 | 8 | 39 | .170 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Lithuania | 52 | 32 | 20 | .615 |
| Mexico | 49 | 26 | 23 | .531 |
| Morocco | 9 | 0 | 9 | .000 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 |
| Panama | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| Peru | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 |
| Philippines | 52 | 25 | 27 | .481 |
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For the 3x3 variant see 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936 Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904 Women s basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976 FIBA organizes both the men s and women s FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments which are sanctioned by the IOC 1 Basketball at the Summer OlympicsIOC Discipline CodeBKBGoverning bodyFIBAEvents4 men 2 women 2 Games1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 19201924 1928 1932 1936 1948 19521956 1960 1964 1968 1972 19761980 1984 1988 1992 1996 20002004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024Note demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italicsMedalistsThe United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball with United States men s teams having won 16 of 19 tournaments in which they participated including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968 United States women s teams have won eight titles out of the 10 tournaments in which they competed including seven in a row from 1996 to 2020 Besides the United States Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won either the men s or women s tournament The Soviet Union Yugoslavia and the Unified Team are the countries no longer in existence who have won the tournament The United States are the defending champions in both men s and women s tournaments On 9 June 2017 the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan for both men and women 2 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 American dominance 1 2 Munich and after 1 3 Professional era renewed American dominance 1 4 Women 2 Venues 3 Qualifying 4 Men s tournaments 4 1 Performance by confederation 4 1 1 Participating nations 4 1 1 1 Notes 5 Women s tournaments 5 1 Performance by confederation 5 1 1 Participating nations 5 1 2 Notes 6 Medal table 6 1 Total 6 2 Medal table men 6 3 Medal table women 7 Win loss records 7 1 Men s tournament 7 2 Women s tournament 8 Records 8 1 Top career scorers 8 1 1 Men 8 1 2 Women 8 2 Top scorer per tournament 9 Awards 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditBasketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield Massachusetts in 1891 Within a few decades the new game became popular throughout the United States as an indoor sport The popularity spread overseas and the International Basketball Federation FIBA was organized in 1932 in Geneva Switzerland The Young Men s Christian Association YMCA had a big part in the spread of this sport to many countries and as many as 21 teams competed in the first Olympic basketball tournament 4 American dominance Edit Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen 5 6 a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts Dr Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams According to the Olympic rules of that time all of the competitors were amateurs The tournament was held indoors for the first time in 1948 The American team proved its dominance winning the first seven Olympic tournaments through 1968 without losing a single game While the Americans were barred from sending a team that contained players from the professional National Basketball Association they instead sent in college players teams from some other countries sent in their best players as some of their players were classified as amateur by FIBA by earning allowances instead of wages Munich and after Edit The U S winning streak ended in 1972 in one of the most controversial matches in history when the Soviet Union beat them in the gold medal game by one point The U S team reclaimed the gold medal in 1976 with Yugoslavia which had beaten the Soviet Union in the semifinal finishing runner up for the second time In 1980 with the Americans absence due to the boycott Yugoslavia became the third team to win the title after beating the Soviets anew in the semifinals and Italy in the final The Americans regained the title in 1984 by beating Spain in the final with the Soviets boycotting this time The Soviets won the gold medal for the second time in 1988 after beating the U S team for the second time in the semifinal and the Yugoslavs in the gold medal game Professional era renewed American dominance Edit The advent of the state sponsored full time amateur athlete of the Eastern Bloc countries eroded the ideology of the pure amateur as it put the self financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally listed in the military but all of whom were in fact paid by the state to train full time 4 7 8 9 In April 1989 through the leadership of Secretary General Borislav Stankovic FIBA approved the rule that allowed NBA players to compete in international tournaments including the Olympics 4 In the 1992 Summer Olympics the U S Dream Team won the gold medal with an average winning margin of 44 points per game and without calling a timeout By this time the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia no longer existed but their successor states continued to be among the leading forces Two newly independent countries of the former Yugoslavia and Soviet Union Croatia and Lithuania won the silver and bronze medals respectively The American team repeated its victory in 1996 and 2000 but its performance was not as dominant as in 1992 Since active NBA players have been allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics the 1996 Games in Atlanta is the only instance where the Olympic host city also had a home NBA team the Hawks Yugoslavia was the runner up in Atlanta and France in Sydney with Lithuania winning bronze again on both occasions The renewed dominance of the U S was interrupted in 2004 when the Americans barely made it to the semifinal after losing to Puerto Rico and Lithuania in the preliminaries Argentina defeated them in the semifinals on their way to a gold medal finish where they beat Italy in the final and became the fourth team to win the Olympic title The Americans regrouped in 2008 beating the reigning FIBA world champions Spain in an intense gold medal game with the Argentines beating the Lithuanians in the bronze medal game The Americans and the Spaniards met again in the 2012 gold medal game with the U S again winning although with the closest winning margin for the American team The U S won again in 2016 defeating the Serbians in the gold medal game a rematch of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final after eliminating the Spaniards who settled for bronze The team defended their title by winning again in the 2020 game in Tokyo extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes and seven out of the last eight tournaments Women Edit The first women s tournament was staged in the 1976 Summer Olympics The Soviet Union won five straight games becoming the inaugural champion The next two tournaments followed the six team round robin format with the Soviets defending their title in 1980 amid the U S led boycott and the U S winning in 1984 against the South Koreans amid the Soviet led boycott In 1988 the tournament expanded into eight teams with the Americans beating Yugoslavia in the gold medal game In 1992 the Unified Team consisting of the former Soviet republics defeated China in the gold medal game In 1996 the tournament settled into its current 12 team format the U S has swept all of the tournaments since then winning 48 consecutive games Venues EditMain article List of Olympic venues in basketball All venues were indoor stadiums except for the 1936 tournament which was held outdoors on lawn tennis courts Berlin 1936 Reichssportfeld Berlin London 1948 Harringay Arena London Helsinki 1952 Tennis Palace and Messuhalli II both in Helsinki Melbourne 1956 Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne Rome 1960 Sports Arena and Sports Palace Rome Tokyo 1964 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo Mexico City 1968 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City Munich 1972 Basketballhalle Munich Montreal 1976 Etienne Desmarteau Centre and the Montreal Forum Montreal Moscow 1980 CSCA Sports Palace and Olimpiysky Stadium Moscow Los Angeles 1984 The Forum Inglewood Seoul 1988 Jamsil Arena Seoul Barcelona 1992 Pavello Olimpic de Badalona Badalona Atlanta 1996 Forbes Arena and the Georgia Dome Atlanta Sydney 2000 The Dome and Sydney SuperDome Parramatta Athens 2004 Hellinikon Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall Elliniko and Marousi Beijing 2008 Wukesong Indoor Stadium Beijing London 2012 Olympic Basketball Arena and The O2 Arena a London Rio de Janeiro 2016 Carioca Arena 1 and Youth Arena Rio de Janeiro Tokyo 2020 Saitama Super Arena Saitama Paris 2024 Accor Arena Paris Los Angeles 2028 Crypto com Arena Los Angeles Brisbane 2032 Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre Brisbane The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites Qualifying EditAs of 2012 the qualifying process consists of three stages 1 team for each gender qualifies as the reigning world champion 7 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through their respective regional championships 3 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through a world qualifying tournament in which the best teams which did not qualify directly from each zone compete for the remaining berths Additionally the teams of the host nation qualify automatically Zone Men WomenWorld Cup 1 1African championship 1 1Americas championship 2 1Asian championship 1 1European championship 2 1Oceania championship 1 1World qualifying tournament 3 5Host Nation 1 1Total 12 12In 2020 the men s tournament will have a new qualification system After the 2019 FIBA World Cup seven teams will qualify directly the top two European and American teams and the top team from Africa Asia and Oceania The next 16 best teams from the FIBA World Cup will join the two teams from each continent at the Olympic qualifiers It will feature four groups of six teams where the best team of each group will get the remaining spots at the Olympics The continental championships will no longer be used for Olympic qualifying Men s tournaments EditYear Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal GameGold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place1936Details Berlin United States 19 8 Canada Mexico 26 12 Poland1948Details London United States 65 21 France Brazil 52 47 Mexico1952Details Helsinki United States 36 25 Soviet Union Uruguay 68 59 Argentina1956Details Melbourne United States 89 55 Soviet Union Uruguay 71 62 France1960Details Rome United States 81 57 Soviet Union Brazil 78 75 Italy1964Details Tokyo United States 73 59 Soviet Union Brazil 76 60 Puerto Rico1968Details Mexico City United States 65 50 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 70 53 Brazil1972Details Munich Soviet Union 51 50 United States Cuba 66 65 Italy1976Details Montreal United States 95 74 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 100 72 Canada1980Details Moscow Yugoslavia 86 77 Italy a Soviet Union 117 94 Spain a 1984Details Los Angeles United States 96 65 Spain Yugoslavia 88 82 Canada1988Details Seoul Soviet Union 76 63 Yugoslavia United States 78 49 Australia1992Details Barcelona United States 117 85 Croatia Lithuania 82 78 Unified Team1996Details Atlanta United States 95 69 FR Yugoslavia Lithuania 80 74 Australia2000Details Sydney United States 85 75 France Lithuania 89 71 Australia2004Details Athens Argentina 84 69 Italy United States 104 96 Lithuania2008 Details Beijing United States 118 107 Spain Argentina 87 75 Lithuania2012Details London United States 107 100 Spain Russia 81 77 Argentina2016Details Rio de Janeiro United States 96 66 Serbia Spain 89 88 Australia2020 b Details Tokyo United States 87 82 France Australia 107 93 Slovenia2024 Details Paris a b Several teams competed under the Olympic Flag during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic Performance by confederation Edit This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament Confederation 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 FIBA Africa 15th 18th 19th 9th 16th 15th 15th 12th 11th 12th 10th 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 10th 11th 10thFIBA Americas 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 5th 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1stFIBA Asia 5th 8th 9th 16th 7th 11th 10th 13th 13th 11th 12th 10th 9th 12th 8th 10th 8th 8th 12th 12th 11thFIBA Europe 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2ndFIBA Oceania 12th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th 7th 4th 3rdNations 21 23 23 15 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12Participating nations Edit Nation 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years Angola A 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 5 Argentina 15th 4th 9th 1st 3rd 4th 8th 7th 8 Australia 12th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th 7th 4th 3rd 15 Belgium 19th 11th 17th 3 Brazil 9th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 5th 9th 5th 5th 6th 5th 9th 15 Bulgaria 7th 5th 16th 10th 4 Canada 2nd 9th 9th 9th 14th 4th 4th 6th 7th 9 Central African Republic A 10th 1 Chile 9th 6th 5th 8th 4 China A 10th 11th 12th 8th 10th 8th 8th 12th 12th 9 Chinese TaipeiB 15th 18th 11th 3 Croatia C 2nd 7th 6th 5th 4 Cuba 13th 9th 11th 3rd 7th 6th 6 Czech Republic K 9th 1 Czechoslovakia 9th 7th 9th 5th 8th 6th 9th A 7 Egypt 15th 19th 9th 16th 12th 12th 12th 7 Estonia 9th D 1 Finland 9th 11th 2 France 19th 2nd 8th 4th 10th 11th 2nd 6th 6th 2nd 10 GermanyE 15th 12th 8th 7th 10th 8th 6 Great Britain 20th 9th 2 Greece 17th 5th 5th 5th 4 Hungary 16th 9th 9th 13th 4 India 12th 1 Iran 14th 11th 12th 3 Iraq 22nd 1 Ireland 23rd 1 Israel A 17th 1 Italy 7th 17th 17th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 2nd 5th 5th 2nd 5th 13 Japan 9th 10th 15th 10th 14th 11th 11th 7 South Korea A 8th 14th 16th 14th 9th 12th 6 Latvia 15th D 1 Lithuania D 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 8th 7th 7 Mexico 3rd 4th 9th 12th 12th 5th 10th 7 Morocco A 16th 1 New Zealand 11th 10th 2 Nigeria 10th 11th 10th 3 Panama 12th 1 Peru 8th 10th 15th 3 Philippines 5th 12th 9th 7th 11th 13th 13th 7 Poland 4th 7th 6th 6th 10th 7th 6 Puerto Rico A 13th 4th 9th 6th 9th 7th 8th 10th 6th 9 Romania 17th 1 Russia D F 8th 9th 3rd 3 Senegal A 15th 15th 11th 3 Serbia G H 2nd 1 Serbia and Montenegro G 11th A 1 Singapore A 13th I 1 Slovenia C 4th 1 Soviet Union J 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st F A 9 Spain 14th 7th 11th 4th 2nd 8th 9th 9th 7th 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 13 Sweden 10th 1 Switzerland 9th 21st 17th 3 Thailand A 15th 1 Tunisia 11th 1 Turkey 19th 17th 2 Unified Team A 4th A 1 United States 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 19 Uruguay 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 8th 6th 7 Venezuela 11th 10th 2 Yugoslavia 6th 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th A 10Nations 21 23 23 15 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12Notes Edit A The NOC was not member of the IOC B As China from 1936 to 1956 C Part of Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1988 D Part of Soviet Union E As West Germany from 1968 to 1988 F Part of Unified Team in 1992 G Now Serbia part of Yugoslavia in 1936 1988 as Independent Olympic Participants IOP in 1992 and part of FR Yugoslavia in 1996 2000 H Part of Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 I Part of Malaysia in 1964 J The Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948 K Part of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992 Women s tournaments EditYear Hosts Gold Medal Game Bronze Medal GameGold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place1976Details Montreal Soviet Union 112 77 United States Bulgaria 67 66 Czechoslovakia1980Details Moscow Soviet Union 104 73 Bulgaria Yugoslavia 68 65 Hungary1984Details Los Angeles United States 85 55 South Korea China 63 57 Canada1988Details Seoul United States 77 70 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 68 53 Australia1992Details Barcelona Unified Team 76 66 China United States 88 74 Cuba1996Details Atlanta United States 111 87 Brazil Australia 66 56 Ukraine2000Details Sydney United States 76 54 Australia Brazil 84 73 OT South Korea2004Details Athens United States 74 63 Australia Russia 71 62 Brazil2008 Details Beijing United States 92 65 Australia Russia 94 81 China2012Details London United States 86 50 France Australia 83 74 Russia2016 Details Rio de Janeiro United States 101 72 Spain Serbia 70 63 France2020 a Details Tokyo United States 90 75 Japan France 91 76 Serbia2024 Details Paris The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic Performance by confederation Edit This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament Confederation 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 FIBA Africa 12th 12th 11th 12th 12th 12th 11thFIBA Americas 2nd 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1stFIBA Asia 5th 2nd 6th 2nd 7th 4th 9th 4th 5th 8th 2ndFIBA Europe 1st 1st 6th 2nd 1st 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rdFIBA Oceania 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 8thParticipating nations Edit Nation 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years Angola 12th 1 Australia 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 8th 10 Belarus B C 6th 9th 2 Belgium 7th 1 Brazil 7th 2nd 3rd 4th 11th 9th 11th 7 Bulgaria 3rd 2nd 5th 3 Canada 6th 4th 11th 10th 8th 7th 9th 7 China A 3rd 6th 2nd 9th 9th 4th 6th 10th 5th 9 Croatia F 10th 1 Cuba 5th 4th 6th 9th 4 Czech Republic D 5th 7th 7th 3 Czechoslovakia 4th 8th 6th A 2 France 5th 2nd 4th 3rd 4 Great Britain 11th 1 Greece 7th 1 Hungary 4th 1 Italy 6th 8th 8th 3 Japan 5th 7th 10th 8th 2nd 5 Latvia B 9th 1 Mali 12th 1 New Zealand 11th 8th 10th 3 Nigeria 11th 11th 2 Poland 8th 1 Puerto Rico 12th 1 Russia B C 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 5 Senegal 12th 12th 2 Serbia F 3rd 4th 2 Slovakia D 7th 1 South Korea 2nd 7th 10th 4th 12th 8th 10th 7 Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd C A 3 Spain 5th 6th 5th 2nd 6th 5 Turkey 5th 6th 2 Ukraine B C 4th 4 Unified Team A 1st A 1 United States 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 11 Yugoslavia 3rd 6th 2nd A 3 DR CongoE 12th 1Nations 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12Notes Edit A NOC was not member of IOC B competed as part of Soviet Union from 1952 88 C part of Unified Team in 1992 D part of Czechoslovakia from 1920 92 E as Zaire from 1984 96 F part of Yugoslavia from 1976 2000 and Serbia and Montenegro in 2004Medal table EditSources 10 Total Edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 United States USA 2523302 Soviet Union URS 444123 Yugoslavia YUG 14274 Argentina ARG 10125 Unified Team EUN 10016 France FRA 0415 Spain ESP 04158 Australia AUS 03369 Italy ITA 020210 Brazil BRA 014511 Bulgaria BUL 0112 China CHN 0112 Serbia SRB 011214 Canada CAN 0101 Croatia CRO 0101 Japan JPN 0101 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 0101 South Korea KOR 010119 Lithuania LTU 0033 Russia RUS 003321 Uruguay URU 002222 Cuba CUB 0011 Mexico MEX 0011Totals 23 entries 32323296Soviet Union as of 1992 and Yugoslavia as of 2006 are defunct No team carried over the records of these nations Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia In 2003 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia Medal table men Edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 United States USA 1612192 Soviet Union URS 24393 Yugoslavia YUG 13154 Argentina ARG 10125 Spain ESP 03146 France FRA 03037 Italy ITA 02028 Canada CAN 0101 Croatia CRO 0101 Serbia SRB 0101 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 010112 Brazil BRA 0033 Lithuania LTU 003314 Uruguay URU 002215 Australia AUS 0011 Cuba CUB 0011 Mexico MEX 0011 Russia RUS 0011Totals 18 entries 20202060Soviet Union as of 1992 and Yugoslavia as of 2006 are defunct No team carried over the records of these nations Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia In 2003 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia Medal table women Edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 United States USA 911112 Soviet Union URS 20133 Unified Team EUN 10014 Australia AUS 03255 Brazil BRA 0112 Bulgaria BUL 0112 China CHN 0112 France FRA 0112 Yugoslavia YUG 011210 Japan JPN 0101 South Korea KOR 0101 Spain ESP 010113 Russia RUS 002214 Serbia SRB 0011Totals 14 entries 12121236Soviet Union as of 1992 and Yugoslavia as of 2006 are defunct No team carried over the records of these nations Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia Win loss records EditMen s tournament Edit Team Games played Wins Losses Winning percentage Angola 31 3 28 097 Argentina 57 33 24 579 Australia 111 57 54 514 Belgium 13 6 7 462 Brazil 111 65 46 586 Bulgaria 33 16 17 485 Canada 66 36 30 545 Central African Republic 7 2 5 286 Chile 26 12 14 462 China 50 7 43 140 Chinese Taipei 28 16 12 571 Croatia 28 16 12 571 Cuba 45 22 23 489 Czechoslovakia 46 23 23 500 Czech Republic 3 1 2 333 Egypt 44 6 38 136 Estonia 3 1 2 333 Finland 12 4 8 333 France 66 36 30 545 Germany 38 11 27 289 Great Britain 13 2 11 154 Greece 24 13 11 542 Hungary 33 14 19 424 India 7 0 7 000 Iran 15 2 13 133 Iraq 7 0 7 000 Ireland 6 0 6 000 Israel 2 0 2 000 Italy 95 56 39 589 Japan 44 11 33 250 South Korea 47 8 39 170 Latvia 3 1 2 333 Lithuania 52 32 20 615 Mexico 49 26 23 531 Morocco 9 0 9 000 New Zealand 12 2 10 167 Nigeria 13 2 11 154 Panama 9 2 7 222 Peru 22 9 13 409 Philippines 52 25 27 481 span cl, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |