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 and 1988 (Soviet Union) , 1980 (Yugoslavia) and 2004 (Argentina).
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[edit] Men's tournaments
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) |
12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Lithuania (LTU) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Uruguay (URU) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 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] Women's tournaments
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1976 details |
Montreal |  Soviet Union |
 United States |
 Bulgaria |
 Poland |
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| 1980 details |
Moscow | Soviet Union |
104-73 | Bulgaria |
 Yugoslavia |
68-65 |  Hungary |
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| 1984 details |
Los Angeles | United States |
85-55 |  South Korea |
 China |
63-57 |  Canada |
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| 1988 details |
Seoul | United States |
77-70 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union |
68-53 |  Australia |
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| 1992 details |
Barcelona |  Unified Team |
76-66 | China |
United States |
88-74 |  Cuba |
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| 1996 details |
Atlanta | United States |
111-87 |  Brazil |
Australia |
66-56 |  Ukraine |
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| 2000 details |
Sydney | United States |
76-54 | Australia |
Brazil |
84-73 | South Korea |
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| 2004 details |
Athens | United States |
74-63 | Australia |
 Russia |
71-62 | Brazil |
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Unified Team (EUN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  South Korea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Russia (RUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Performance per federation
- FIBA Americas - 5 gold medals (5 USA)
- FIBA Europe - 3 gold medals (2 USSR, 1 Unified Team)
- FIBA Oceania - 2 silver medals (Australia)
- FIBA Asia - 1 silver medal (China)
- FIBA Africa - eleventh place (Nigeria)
[edit] See also
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International basketball
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| Basketball at the Summer Olympics |  |
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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 See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball |
