Basketball at the Summer Olympics
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Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. The United States have won all the gold medals in the men's competition from 1936-2004, with the exception of 1972, 1988 (Soviet Union), 1980 (Yugoslavia; did not participate because of the boycott of the Olympic games), and in 2004 when Argentina won the gold medal.
Winning the Olympics is considered to be the highest honor in international basketball, followed by the FIBA World Championship and the respective intercontinental championships; this is due to FIBA's rule of allowing senior national teams to participate in the tournament, as opposed to FIFA's under-23 rule in Olympic football.
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[edit] Venues
All venues were indoor stadiums except for the 1936 tournament which was held outdoors on tennis courts.
- Image:Flag of Germany 1933.svg Berlin 1936: Reichsportfeld, Berlin
- Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 1948: Harringay Arena, Harringay
- Image:Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 1952: Tennis Palace and Messuhalli II, both in Helsinki
- Image:Flag of Australia.svg Melbourne 1956
- Image:Flag of Italy.svg Rome 1960: Sports Palace , Rome
- Image:Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1964: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
- Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1968: Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Munich 1972: Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Siegenburger Straße
- Image:Flag of Canada.svg Montreal 1976: Étienne Desmarteau Centre, Montreal
- Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow 1980: Olympic Stadium, Moscow
- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 1984: The Forum, Inglewood
- Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1988: Jamsil Arena, Seoul
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1992: Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona, Barcelona
- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 1996: Omni Coliseum, Atlanta
- Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney 2000: The Dome, Sydney
- Image:Flag of Greece.svg Athens 2004: Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 2008: Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
[edit] Qualifying
Teams qualify according to the FIBA Zone they're affiliated with. The distribution of the different FIBA Zones is as follows, for the 2008 tournament:
| Zone | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| FIBA Africa | 1 | 1 |
| FIBA Americas | 2 | 1 |
| FIBA Asia | 1 | 1 |
| FIBA Europe | 2 | 1 |
| FIBA Oceania | 1 | 1 |
| Wildcards | 3 | 5 |
| Host | 1 | 1 |
| World Champion | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
The wildcards qualify via another qualifying tournament a few weeks before the Olympics. The best teams which did not qualify automatically from each zone compete for the remaining berths.
[edit] Men's tournaments
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 12 | 1* | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Image:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Performance per federation
- FIBA Americas - 13 gold medals (12 USA, 1 Argentina)
- FIBA Europe - 3 gold medals (2 USSR, 1 Yugoslavia)
- FIBA Oceania - fourth place (Australia)
- FIBA Asia - fifth place (Philippines)
- FIBA Africa - tenth place (Angola, Central African Republic)
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Notes
1 as "Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg China" from 1936-56
2 part of "Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia" from 1936-1988
3 part of "Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union" from 1952-88
4 as "Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany" from 1968-88
5 part of Image:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team in 1992
6 now "Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia", as "Image:Flag of FR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia" from 1996-2002, part of "Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia" from 1936-1988
[edit] Women's tournaments
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
1 as Image:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team in 1992
[edit] Performance per federation
- FIBA Americas - 5 gold medals (5 USA)
- FIBA Europe - 3 gold medals (2 Soviet Union, 1 Unified Team)
- FIBA Oceania - 2 silver medals (Australia)
- FIBA Asia - 1 silver medal (China)
- FIBA Africa - eleventh place (Nigeria)
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Notes
7 as "Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg People's Republic of Congo" since 1996
[edit] References
International basketball
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| 1904 (demonstration) • 1908–1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | Image:Basketball pictogram.svg |
| List of Olympic medalists in basketball | |
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