Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	FIBA
Events	4 (men: 2; women: 2)
Games
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics
	Medalists;

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]

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 8 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 who 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.

American dominance[]

Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen^[4]^[5]—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 students, soldiers, or working in a profession, but all of whom were in reality paid by the state to play in a well-developed league with modern facilities and train year-round.^[6]^[7]^[8] 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. 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.

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^[9] and The O2 Arena, London
Rio de Janeiro 2016: Carioca Arena 1 and Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Tokyo 2020: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Paris 2024: Accor Arena,^[10] Paris
Los Angeles 2028: Staples Center, Los Angeles

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[]

Year	Hosts	Gold Medal Game			Bronze Medal Game
Year	Hosts	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth Place
1936 Details	Berlin	United States	19–8	Canada	Mexico	26–12	Poland
1948 Details	London	United States	65–21	France	Brazil	52–47	Mexico
1952 Details	Helsinki	United States	36–25	Soviet Union	Uruguay	68–59	Argentina
1956 Details	Melbourne	United States	89–55	Soviet Union	Uruguay	71–62	France
1960 Details	Rome	United States	81–57	Soviet Union	Brazil	78–75	Italy
1964 Details	Tokyo	United States	73–59	Soviet Union	Brazil	76–60	Puerto Rico
1968 Details	Mexico City	United States	65–50	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	70–53	Brazil
1972 Details	Munich	Soviet Union	51–50	United States	Cuba	66–65	Italy
1976 Details	Montreal	United States	95–74	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	100–72	Canada
1980 Details	Moscow	Yugoslavia	86–77	Italy^[a]	Soviet Union	117–94	Spain^[a]
1984 Details	Los Angeles	United States	96–65	Spain	Yugoslavia	88–82	Canada
1988 Details	Seoul	Soviet Union	76–63	Yugoslavia	United States	78–49	Australia
1992 Details	Barcelona	United States	117–85	Croatia	Lithuania	82–78	Unified Team
1996 Details	Atlanta	United States	95–69	FR Yugoslavia	Lithuania	80–74	Australia
2000 Details	Sydney	United States	85–75	France	Lithuania	89–71	Australia
2004 Details	Athens	Argentina	84–69	Italy	United States	104–96	Lithuania
2008 Details	Beijing	United States	118–107	Spain	Argentina	87–75	Lithuania
2012 Details	London	United States	107–100	Spain	Russia	81–77	Argentina
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	United States	96–66	Serbia	Spain	89–88	Australia
2020^[b] Details	Tokyo	United States	87–82	France	Australia	107–93	Slovenia

^ Jump up to: ^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 Taipei^B	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
Germany^E	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} NOC was not member of IOC

^{^B} as

China from 1936–56

^{^C} part of

Yugoslavia from 1936–1988

^{^D} part of

Soviet Union

^{^E} as

West Germany from 1968–88

^{^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} Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948

^{^K} part of

Czechoslovakia from 1920–92

Women's tournaments[]

Year	Hosts	Gold Medal Game			Bronze Medal Game
Year	Hosts	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

^ 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 Congo^E						12th							1
Nations	6	6	6	8	8	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

Medal table[]

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	5	2	8
4	Argentina (ARG)	1	0	1	2
5	Unified Team (EUN)	1	0	0	1
6	France (FRA)	0	4	1	5
6	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
	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	0	1
18	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	3	3
18	Russia (RUS)	0	0	3	3
20	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	2	2
21	Cuba (CUB)	0	0	1	1
21	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 nations)		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.

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	4	1	6
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
11	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	3	3
11	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	3	3
13	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	2	2
14	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 (17 nations)		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.

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 nations)		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.

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
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
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
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[]

Total points scored
Player	PTS
Oscar Schmidt	1,093
Andrew Gaze	789
Pau Gasol	649
Luis Scola	591
Wlamir Marques	537
Manu Ginóbili	523
Patty Mills	501
Sergei Belov	475
Dražen Dalipagić	461
Dražen Petrović	461

As of 8 August 2021

Points per game
Player	PTS	GP	PPG
Oscar Schmidt	1,093	38	28.8
Mieczysław Młynarski	182	7	26.0
Mohamed Sayed Soliman	179	7	25.6
Ed Palubinskas	409	16	25.6
Bojan Bogdanović	152	6	25.3
Horacio López	199	8	24.9
Davis Peralta	214	9	23.8
Ricardo Duarte	212	9	23.6
Antonello Riva	187	8	23.4
Lee Chung-hee	160	7	22.9

Women[]

Total points scored
Player	PTS
Lauren Jackson	575
Janeth Arcain	535
Lisa Leslie	488
Diana Taurasi	379
Chen Nan	317
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira	290
Miao Lijie	284
Sheryl Swoopes	284
Zheng Haixia	280
Jung Sun-min	276

Points per game
Player	PTS	GP	PPG
LaToya Sanders	132	6	22.0
	131	6	21.8
Mfon Udoka	130	6	21.7
Evanthia Maltsi	146	7	20.9
Margo Dydek	143	7	20.4
Keiko Namai	102	5	20.4
Sofija Pekić	121	6	20.2
Lenke Jacsó-Kiss	120	6	20.0
Choi Kyung-hee	98	5	19.6
Uljana Semjonova	97	5	19.4

Top scorer per tournament[]

Year	Men	PPG	Women	PPG
1948	Ignacio Romo Porchas	21.0	N/A
1952	Ivan Mrázek	22.0	N/A
1956	Oscar Moglia	26.0	N/A
1960	Radivoj Korać	23.6	N/A
1964	Ricardo Duarte	23.6	N/A
1968	Davis Peralta	23.8	N/A
1972	Masatomo Taniguchi	23.9	N/A
1976	Ed Palubinskas	31.3	Keiko Namai	20.4
1980	Ian Davies	29.3		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

Notes[]

^ FIBA.basketball Presentation.
^ "Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female participation, youth and urban appeal". International Olympic Committee. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "IOC adds 3-on-3 basketball to 2020 Olympics". NBA.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ {{cite web }url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/blogs/2008/08/before-they-were-giants/ |title=Before They Were Giants |website=SLAM |date=20 August 2008}}
^ Basketball Hall of Fame – Phog Allen Archived 30 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1986-02-25-0200240197-story.html
^ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/dream-team-roster-history-usa-1992-olympics/4o78v2slilky1inrskk8h6wkb
^ https://www.usab.com/history/why-can-pros-complete-in-international-events.aspx
^ The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites. Similarly, AccorHotels Arena, and Staples Center will use noncommercial names when they host Olympic basketball.
^ The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites. Similarly, AccorHotels Arena and Staples Center will use noncommercial names when they host Olympic basketball.

References[]

2012 London Olympic Basketball Tournament Coverage by fiba.com
Olympic Basketball Medal count by fiba.com
All-time men's results
All-time women's results

[boycott-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Several teams competed under the Olympic Flag during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

[12] The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[13] The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] FIBA.basketball Presentation.

[2] "Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female participation, youth and urban appeal". International Olympic Committee. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[3] "IOC adds 3-on-3 basketball to 2020 Olympics". NBA.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[4] {{cite web }url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/blogs/2008/08/before-they-were-giants/ |title=Before They Were Giants |website=SLAM |date=20 August 2008}}

[5] Basketball Hall of Fame – Phog Allen Archived 30 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[6] ttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1986-02-25-0200240197-story.html

[7] ttps://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/dream-team-roster-history-usa-1992-olympics/4o78v2slilky1inrskk8h6wkb

[8] ttps://www.usab.com/history/why-can-pros-complete-in-international-events.aspx

[9] The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites. Similarly, AccorHotels Arena, and Staples Center will use noncommercial names when they host Olympic basketball.

[10] The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites. Similarly, AccorHotels Arena and Staples Center will use noncommercial names when they host Olympic basketball.

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Notes[]

Women's tournaments[]

Performance by confederation[]

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Notes[]

Medal table[]

Total[]

Medal table (men)[]

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Men's tournament[]

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See also[]

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