Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
14th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Atlanta 1996 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | United States | ||||||||
City | Atlanta | ||||||||
Duration | July 21 - August 4 | ||||||||
Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Squads | ||
men | women | |
The women's tournament of Olympics at Atlanta, United States began on July 21 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated Brazil 111–87 for the gold medal.
Participants
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Cuba
- Japan
- South Korea
- Italy
- Russia
- Ukraine
- United States (Host)
- Zaire
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 | |
3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 | |
4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 | |
5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 | |
6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
23 July 1996
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Russia | 68–82 | Brazil |
Zaboluyeva 3 |
Pts: Hortência 20 Rebs: Marta Sobral 9 Asts: three players 4 |
27 July 1996
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Japan | 52–66 | Italy |
: Murakami 5 | Pts: Pollini, Arnetoli 13 Rebs: Fullin 11 Asts: Pollini, Ballabio 3 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8[a] | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8[a] | |
4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7[b] | |
5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7[b] | |
6 | Zaire
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5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
23 July 1996
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Ukraine | 65–98 | United States |
: four players 2 | Pts: Bolton 21 Rebs: Leslie 9 Asts: Swoopes 7 |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Quarterfinals (July 31) | Semifinals (August 2) | Gold medal (August 4) | ||||||||||||
B1 | Brazil | 101 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Cuba | 69 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Brazil | 81 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Ukraine | 60 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Ukraine | 59 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Italy | 50 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Brazil | 87 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 111 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Russia | 70 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Australia | 74 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Australia | 71 | Bronze medal (August 4) | |||||||||||
A1 | United States | 93 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 108 | A2 | Ukraine | 56 | |||||||||
B4 | Japan | 93 | A3 | Australia | 66 |
Classification brackets
9th–12th Place
July 31 | 9th place (August 3) | ||||||||
B6 | Zaire
| 67 | |||||||
A5 | China | 91 | |||||||
A5 | China | 85 | |||||||
B5 | South Korea | 71 | |||||||
A6 | Canada | 79 | |||||||
B5 | South Korea | 88 | 11th place (August 3) | ||||||
B6 | Zaire
| 46 | |||||||
A6 | Canada | 88 |
5th–8th Place
August 1 | 5th place (August 3) | ||||||||
A4 | Japan | 69 | |||||||
A2 | Russia | 80 | |||||||
B4 | Cuba | 74 | |||||||
A2 | Russia | 91 | |||||||
B4 | Cuba | 78 | |||||||
A3 | Italy | 70 | 7th place (August 3) | ||||||
A3 | Italy | 69 | |||||||
A4 | Japan | 81 |
Classification round 9th−12th place
31 July 1996
12:00 |
Canada | 79–88 | South Korea |
Scoring by half: 41–37, 38–51 | ||
8 | Pts: Chun J-w 31 Rebs: Jung S-m, Yoo Y-j 4 Asts: Chun J-w 9 |
- 11th-place game
3 August 1996
10:00 |
Zaire |
46–88 | Canada |
Scoring by half: 20–52, 26–36 | ||
2 | Pts: Smith 21 Rebs: Norman 10 Asts: Karch-Gailus 6 |
- 9th-place game
3 August 1996
12:00 |
China | 85–71 | South Korea |
Scoring by half: 48–39, 37–32 | ||
10 | Pts: Chun J-w 20 Rebs: Yoo Y-j 6 Asts: Han H-s 5 |
Quarterfinals
31 July 1996
15:00 |
United States | 108–93 | Japan |
Scoring by half: 59–44, 49–49 | ||
12 | Pts: Kato 8 10Asts: Murakami |
31 July 1996
17:00 |
Russia | 70–74 (OT) | Australia |
Scoring by half: 38–38, 26–26 Overtime: 6–10 | ||
5 | Pts: Brogan 17 Rebs: Brogan, Whittle 8 Asts: Brogan, Timms 3 |
31 July 1996
20:00 |
Ukraine | 59–50 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 25–22, 34–28 | ||
6 | Pts: Pollini 13 Rebs: Pollini 8 Asts: Pollini, Fullin 3 |
31 July 1996
22:00 |
Brazil | 101–69 | Cuba |
Scoring by half: 50–33, 51–36 | ||
: Janeth 6 | Pts: Martínez 25 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: four players 2 |
Classification round 5th−8th place
1 August 1996
17:00 |
Cuba | 78–70 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 37–40, 41–30 | ||
5 | Pts: Pollini 15 Rebs: Ballabio, Tufano 8 Asts: three players 3 |
- 7th-place game
3 August 1996
15:00 |
Italy | 69–81 | Japan |
Scoring by half: 32–41, 37–40 | ||
5 | Pts: Hamaguchi 9 5Asts: Harada |
- 5th-place game
3 August 1996
17:00 |
Cuba | 74–91 | Russia |
Scoring by half: 41–44, 33–47 | ||
4 | Pts: Baranova 20 Rebs: Baranova 8 Asts: Sumnikova 8 |
Semifinals
2 August 1996
15:00 |
Brazil | 81–60 | Ukraine |
Scoring by half: 48–36, 33–24 | ||
: Paula 6 | Pts: Zhyrko 15 Rebs: Sadovnykova 6 Asts: Tkachenko 5 |
2 August 1996
17:00 |
Australia | 71–93 | United States |
Scoring by half: 32–47, 39–46 | ||
: Timms 4 | Pts: Leslie 22 Rebs: McClain 15 Asts: Edwards 8 |
Bronze-medal game
4 August 1996
16:00 |
Ukraine | 56–66 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 32–47, 39–46 | ||
3 | Pts: Brogan 19 Rebs: Brogan 12 Asts: Timms 4 |
Gold-medal game
4 August 1996
18:35 |
Brazil | 87–111 | United States |
Scoring by half: 46–57, 41–54 | ||
10 | Pts: Leslie 29 Rebs: Leslie 6 Asts: Edwards 10 |
Awards
1996 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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United States Third title |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | ||||||
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United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
Brazil | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
4th | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5th | Russia | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
6th | Cuba | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
7th | Japan | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
8th | Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
Preliminary round 5-6th placers | ||||||||||
9th | China | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
10th | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
11th | Canada | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
12th | Zaire |
7 | 0 | 7 |
References
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.