Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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11th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Los Angeles 1984
Tournament details
Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics
Host nation United States of America
City Los Angeles
DurationJuly 29 – August 10
Men's tournament
Teams12
Medals
Gold medal icon.svg Gold medalists Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Silver medalistsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medalistsFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Women's tournament
Teams6
Medals
Gold medal icon.svg Gold medalists Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Silver medalistsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medalistsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournaments
  Moscow 1980   Seoul 1988  

Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10. The United States won the gold medal in both events, with the women's team's victory marking their first-ever gold medal. Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and Hungary withdrew from the tournament. The former, having already qualified for both events was replaced by West Germany in the men's competition, while both nations' women's teams were replaced by Australia and South Korea.

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Steve Alford
Leon Wood
Patrick Ewing
Vernon Fleming
Alvin Robertson
Michael Jordan
Joe Kleine
Jon Koncak
Wayman Tisdale
Chris Mullin
Sam Perkins
Jeff Turner
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
José Manuel Beirán
José Luis Llorente
Fernando Arcega
Josep Maria Margall
Andrés Jiménez
Fernando Romay
Fernando Martín
Juan Antonio Corbalán
Ignacio Solozábal
Juan Domingo de la Cruz
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
Juan Antonio San Epifanio, "Epi"
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)
Dražen Petrović
Aleksandar Petrović
Rajko Žižić
Andro Knego
Nebojša Zorkić
Ivan Sunara
Sabit Hadžić
Dražen Dalipagić
Emir Mutapčić
Ratko Radovanović
Mihovil Nakić
Branko Vukićević
Women's
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Teresa Edwards
Lea Henry
Lynette Woodard
Anne Donovan
Cathy Boswell
Cheryl Miller
Janice Lawrence
Cindy Noble
Kim Mulkey
Denise Curry
Pam McGee
Carol Menken-Schaudt
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Choi Aei-young
Kim Eun-sook
Lee Hyung-sook
Choi Kyung-hee
Lee Mi-ja
Moon Kyung-ja
Kim Hwa-soon
Jeong Myung-hee
Kim Young-hee
Sung Jung-a
Park Chan-sook
Park Yang-gae
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Chen Yuefang
Li Xiaoqin
Ba Yan
Song Xiaobo
Qui Chen
Wang Jun
Xiu Lijuan
Zheng Haixia
Cong Xuedi
Zhang Hui
Liu Qing
Zhang Yueqin

Qualification

A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the gold and silver medal winners from the previous Olympic Games in the men's tournament, and the champion at the 1983 FIBA World Championship in the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental championships held by FIBA, while additional spots for the women's competition were assigned to the top six teams in a tournament held in Havana, Cuba.

Men

Host nation
Olympic Champion
Runners-up at the Previous Games
Qualified teams for the Men's Tournament
AmericasEuropeAsiaAfricaOceania
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [a] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany [b]
Berth allocations for the Men's Tournament
RegionBerths coming from
Continental Championships
Berths from the
Previous Games
Berth as
Host nation
Total
FIBA Europe 32N/A5
FIBA Americas 3N/A14
FIBA Asia 1N/A1
FIBA Africa 11
FIBA Oceania 11
TOTAL92112

Women

AmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaAutomatic qualifiers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [c]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [a]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [c] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [a] World Champions
Flag of the United States.svg  United States – Olympic hosts

Format

Men's tournament:

Women's tournament:

Tie-breaking criteria:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. Both hosts United States and reigning Olympic Champions Yugoslavia advanced undefeated to the knockout phase. China, Egypt, Brazil, and France placed fifth and sixth in their respective groups and competed in the classification round.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 550457366+9110Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541437363+749
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532383403208
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 523384376+87
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5144014232269th–12th classification round
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5053494801315
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.
July 29
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg11062Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:56–31, 54–31
July 29
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg9683Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:49–41, 47–42
July 29
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7672Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half: 34–38, 42–34
July 30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8072Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half: 33–39, 47–33
July 30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9182Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:45–43, 46–39
July 30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg9464Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:39–28, 55–36
August 1
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6766Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half: 31–36, 36–30
August 1
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg10069Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:56–31, 55–36
August 1
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8978Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half: 43–44, 46–34
August 2
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg8558Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:40–24, 45–34
August 2
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg9885Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half:55–50, 43–35
August 2
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9382Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 48–48, 45–34
August 4
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9478Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:38–37, 56–41
August 4
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7875Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half:41–37, 37–38
August 4
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg6965Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:34–28, 35–37

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)550511315+19610Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541457438+199
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 532462401+618
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 523403460577
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51436447711369th–12th classification round
6Flag of France.svg  France 5053834891065
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) Host
July 29
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg9187 (OT)Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half: 35–41, 38–32  Overtime:18–14
July 29
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9749Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half:50–29, 47–20
July 29
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8382Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:45–40, 38–42
July 31
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg8583Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half: 39–48, 46–35
July 31
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8968Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:43–28, 46–40
July 31
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg90107Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 43–58, 47–49
August 1
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg80121Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 32–59, 48–62
August 1
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10468Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half:58–37, 46–31
August 1
France  Flag of France.svg8297Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 47–58, 35–39
August 3
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg83102Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–50, 45–52
August 3
United States  Flag of the United States.svg12062Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half:57–25, 63–37
August 3
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg9580Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 46–47, 49–33
August 4
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10168Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:46–41, 55–27
August 4
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg9669Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half:40–31, 56–38
August 4
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6774Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 24–37, 43–37

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals (August 6) Semifinals (August 8) Gold medal (August 10)
         
A1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 110
B4 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 82
A1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 61
B2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 74
B2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 101
A3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 93
B2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 65
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 96
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 78
A4 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 67
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 78Bronze medal (August 9)
B3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 59
A2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 72 A1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 88
B3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 78B3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 82

Classification brackets

5th–8th Place

August 8 5th place (August 10)
      
A3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 95
B4 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 101
B4 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 102
A2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 111
A2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 98
A4 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 71 7th place (August 10)
A3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 83
A4 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 78

9th–12th Place

August 5 9th place (August 10)
      
A5 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 100
B6 Flag of France.svg  France 86
A5 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 86
B5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 76
B5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 76
A6 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 73 11th place (August 9)
B6 Flag of France.svg  France 102
A6 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 78

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

The first two places in the preliminary group compete for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places compete for the bronze. The remaining teams' group ranking determines their positions in the final standings. With the withdrawal of the Soviet Union's women's team, a new Olympic champion was to be crowned in Los Angeles. The host nation's team went through the first round undefeated and won their first gold medal against South Korea, one of the teams invited to replace the Soviet Union and Hungary. China, the other Asian representative, earned a bronze medal by defeating Canada. Yugoslavia's team couldn't repeat their bronze medal performance from the previous tournament and finished at the bottom of the rankings.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)550431265+16610Gold medal game
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 541292302109
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 523313335227 [lower-alpha 1] Bronze medal game
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 523318348307 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 514267317506 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 514293347546 [lower-alpha 2]
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) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Canada 1–0 China
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Yugoslavia
July 30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5583Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 29–43, 26–40
July 30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6467Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 22–28, 42–39
July 30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6762Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:34–32, 33–30
July 31
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4181Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 28–51, 19–30
July 31
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5255Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 24–27, 28–28
July 31
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6166Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 33–35, 28–31
August 2
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4556Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 18–30, 28–26
August 2
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8447Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:40–20, 44–27
August 2
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7958Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:34–28, 45–30
August 3
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4854Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 19–26, 29–28
August 3
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6869Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–34, 35–35
August 3
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5591Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 26–38, 29–53
August 5
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6956Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half:34–25, 35–31
August 5
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6192Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 31–41, 30–51
August 5
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6259Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 25–31, 37–28

Medal matches

Gold Medal

August 7
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8555Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:42–27, 43–28

Bronze Medal

August 7
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6357Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:37–29, 26–28

Final standings

RankMenWomen
TeamPldWLTeamPldWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 880Flag of the United States.svg  United States 660
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 862Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 642
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 871Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 633
4thFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 844Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 624
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5thFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 862Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 514
6thFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 835Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 514
7thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 844
8thFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 826
Preliminary round 5th placers
9thFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 734
10thFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 725
Preliminary round 6th placers
11thFlag of France.svg  France 716
12thFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 707

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