Basketball at the Summer Olympics
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Events | 4 (men: 2; women: 2) |
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Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a
The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with
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
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
The U.S. team reclaimed the gold medal in
Professional era: renewed American dominance
The advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the
The American team repeated its victory in
The renewed dominance of the U.S. was interrupted in
The Americans
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.
- Reichssportfeld, Berlin
- London 1948: Harringay Arena, London
- Helsinki 1952: Tennis Palace and Messuhalli II, both in Helsinki
- Melbourne 1956: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
- 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
- Étienne Desmarteau Centre and the Montreal Forum, Montreal
- Olimpiysky Stadium, Moscow
- The Forum, Inglewood
- Seoul 1988: Jamsil Arena, Seoul
- Barcelona 1992: Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona, Badalona
- Atlanta 1996: Forbes Arena and the Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- The Dome and Sydney SuperDome, Parramatta
- Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
- London 2012: Olympic Basketball Arena and The O2 Arena,[a] London
- Rio de Janeiro 2016: Carioca Arena 1 and the Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
- Tokyo 2020: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
- Paris 2024: Accor Arena[b], Paris and Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- Los Angeles 2028: Crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Convention Center, both in Los Angeles, and the Intuit Dome, Inglewood
- Kawana Waters
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 |
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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
Summaries
- ^ 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.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
- Yugoslavia(as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
- Yugoslaviahas 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.
Performance by confederation
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.
Confederation | 1936 |
1948 |
1952 |
1956 |
1960 |
1964 |
1968 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
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FIBA Africa | 15th–18th | 19th | 9th–16th | – | – | – | 15th | 15th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 10th | Q |
FIBA Americas | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q |
FIBA Asia | 5th | 8th | 9th–16th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 11th | Q |
FIBA Europe | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Q |
FIBA Oceania | – | – | – | 12th | – | 9th | – | 9th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | Q |
Nations | 21 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Participating nations
Nation | 1936 |
1948 |
1952 |
1956 |
1960 |
1964 |
1968 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
Years |
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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 | Q | 16 | |||||
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 | Q | 10 | |||||||||||
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 | Q | 11 | ||||||||||
GermanyE | 15th | 12th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 8th | Q | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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 | Q | 8 | |||||||||||||
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 | Q | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | G | 11th | A | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | A | 13th | I | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | C | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Korea | A | 8th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 9th | 12th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
South Sudan | A | Q | 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 | Q | 20 | |
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 | 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.
- Yugoslaviain 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
Summaries
Year | Hosts | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
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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.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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.
- Yugoslaviahas 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.
Performance by confederation
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.
Confederation | 1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
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FIBA Africa | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 11th | |
FIBA Americas | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q |
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 | Q |
FIBA Oceania | – | – | 5th | 4th | – | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 8th | |
Nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Participating nations
Nation | 1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
Years |
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Angola | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 8th | Q | 10 | |||
Belarus | B | C | 6th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||
Belgium | 7th | Q | 2 | |||||||||||
Brazil | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 7 | ||||||
Bulgaria | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 3 | ||||||||||
Canada | 6th | 4th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 9th | Q | 8 | |||||
China | A | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 10th | 5th | Q | 10 | ||
Croatia | F | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||
Cuba | 5th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 4 | |||||||||
Czech Republic | D | 5th | 7th | 7th | 3 | |||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 4th | 8th | 6th | A | 3 | |||||||||
DR CongoE | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||
France | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | Q | 5 | ||||||||
Germany | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
Great Britain | 11th | 1 | ||||||||||||
Greece | 7th | 1 | ||||||||||||
Hungary | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||
Italy | 6th | 8th | 8th | 3 | ||||||||||
Japan | 5th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 2nd | Q | 6 | |||||||
Latvia | B | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||
Mali | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 11th | 8th | 10th | 3 | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 11th | 11th | Q | 3 | ||||||||||
Poland | 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 12th | Q | 2 | |||||||||||
Russia | B | C | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5 | ||||||
Senegal | 12th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||
Serbia | F | 3rd | 4th | Q | 3 | |||||||||
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 | Q | 6 | |||||||
Turkey | 5th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||
Ukraine | B | C | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||
Unified Team | A | 1st | A | 1 | ||||||||||
United States | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 12 | |
Yugoslavia | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | A | 3 | |||||||||
Nations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Notes
- ^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 2004
Total medal table
Sources:[10]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
- Yugoslavia(as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
- Yugoslaviahas 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.
Win–loss records
Men's tournament
Team | Games played | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
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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 |
Poland | 49 | 23 | 26 | .469 |
Puerto Rico | 72 | 34 | 38 | .472 |
Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Russia | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 |
Senegal | 24 | 2 | 22 | .083 |
Serbia | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 |
Singapore | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
Soviet Union | 74 | 61 | 13 | .824 |
Spain | 99 | 54 | 45 | .545 |
Sweden | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Switzerland | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 |
Thailand | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 |
Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
Unified Team | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
United States | 149 | 143 | 6 | .960 |
Uruguay | 56 | 29 | 27 | .518 |
Venezuela | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
Yugoslavia | 60 | 48 | 12 | .800 |
As of 8 August 2021
Women's tournament
Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
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Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
Australia | 60 | 41 | 19 | .683 |
Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
Brazil | 44 | 19 | 25 | .432 |
Belarus | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 |
Bulgaria | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 |
Canada | 39 | 11 | 28 | .282 |
China | 52 | 25 | 27 | .481 |
Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
Cuba | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 |
Czechoslovakia | 15 | 3 | 12 | .200 |
Czech Republic | 19 | 8 | 11 | .421 |
France | 29 | 19 | 10 | .655 |
Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
Italy | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 |
Japan | 31 | 13 | 18 | .419 |
South Korea | 41 | 15 | 26 | .366 |
Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
New Zealand | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 |
Nigeria | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 |
Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
Russia | 39 | 25 | 14 | .641 |
Serbia | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 |
Senegal | 11 | 0 | 11 | .000 |
Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Soviet Union | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 |
Spain | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 |
Turkey | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
United States | 75 | 72 | 3 | .960 |
Yugoslavia | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 |
DR Congo | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 |
As of 8 August 2021
Records
Category | Men | Women |
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Biggest game score | 229 points: USA 156–73 Nigeria (2012) | 190 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004) |
Lowest game score | 27 points: USA 19–8 Canada (1936) | 100 points: Senegal 32–68 Slovakia (2000) |
Biggest margin | 100 points: Korea 120–20 Iraq (1948) China 125–25 Iraq (1948) |
66 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004) Italy 53–119 Soviet Union (1980) |
Games with most overtimes | 2 overtimes: Argentina 111–107 Brazil (2016) Canada 86–83 Russia (2000) Lithuania 83–81 Croatia (1996) Australia 109–101 Brazil (1996) |
2 overtimes: Turkey 79–76 Brazil (2016) Spain 92–80 Italy (1992) |
Longest winning streak | 63 games: USA (1936–72) | 49 games: USA (1992–2016) |
All-time top cumulative scorer | 1,093 points: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) | 575 points: Lauren Jackson (Australia) |
All-time top average scorer | 28.8 points per game: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) | 22 points per game: Lara Sanders (Turkey) |
Single game scorer | 55 points: Oscar Schmidt (Spain vs. Brazil, 1988) | 39 points: Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova (Bulgaria vs. South Korea, 1988) |
As of 1 May 2018.
Top career scorers
The International Olympic Committee does not recognize records for basketball, although FIBA does.
Men
As of 8 August 2021 |
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Women
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Top scorer per tournament
Year | Men | PPG | Women | PPG |
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1948 | Ignacio Romo Porchas | 21.0 | — | |
1952 | Ivan Mrázek | 22.0 | — | |
1956 | Oscar Moglia | 26.0 | — | |
1960 | Radivoj Korać | 23.6 | — | |
1964 | Ricardo Duarte | 23.6 | — | |
1968 | Davis Peralta | 23.8 | — | |
1972 | Masatomo Taniguchi | 23.9 | — | |
1976 | Ed Palubinskas | 31.3 | Keiko Namai | 20.4 |
1980 | Ian Davies | 29.3 | Uliana Semanova | 21.8 |
1984 | Mohamed Sayed Soliman | 25.6 | Kim Hwa-soon | 16.8 |
1988 | Oscar Schmidt | 42.3 | Choi Kyung-hee Evladiya Slavcheva |
19.6 |
1992 | Oscar Schmidt | 24.8 | Hortência Marcari | 18.8 |
1996 | Oscar Schmidt | 27.4 | Yamilé Martínez | 20.5 |
2000 | Andrew Gaze | 19.9 | Janeth Arcain | 20.5 |
2004 | Pau Gasol | 22.4 | Lauren Jackson | 22.9 |
2008 | Pau Gasol | 19.6 | Miao Lijie | 17.3 |
2012 | Patty Mills | 21.2 | Érika de Souza | 16.2 |
2016 | Bojan Bogdanović | 25.3 | Elizabeth Cambage |
23.5 |
2020 | Patty Mills | 26.8 | Emma Meesseman | 27.3 |
Awards
See also
- 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the Asian Games
- Basketball at the African Games
- Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
- Basketball at the Youth Olympic Games
- Basketball at the Pacific Games
- Basketball at the Pan American Games
- Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics
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