![]() | |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | South Korea |
City | Seoul |
Dates | 17–30 September |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Top scorer | ![]() (42.3 points per game) |
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September and ended on 30 September.
The Soviet Union won their second gold medal, defeating Yugoslavia 76–63 in the gold medal match.
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leading to the dominance of 1992's Dream Team. [1] [2]
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | C | Classification matches | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | G | G | G | G | G | C | ¼ | C | ½ | C | B | C | F |
A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by the continental championships in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament. Champions of Asia and Oceania, top two teams from Africa and top three from Americas earned direct qualification. Last three berths are allocated from European qualifying tournament, held in Netherlands.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 Summer Olympics | 29 July – 10 August 1984 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Host nation | 30 September 1981 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1987 FIBA Oceania Championship | 31 August – 4 September 1987 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
FIBA Africa Championship 1987 | 17–27 December 1987 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() |
![]() | ||||
1988 Tournament of the Americas | 22–31 May 1988 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
![]() | ||||
![]() | ||||
European qualifying tournament | July 1988 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
![]() | ||||
![]() | ||||
1987 ABC Championship | 14–27 November 1987 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 95 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(B4) ![]() | 73 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 91 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 70 | |||||||||
(B2) ![]() | 74 | |||||||||
September 30 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 77 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 63 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 94 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(A4) ![]() | 57 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 82 | Third place | ||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 110 | |||||||||
September 29 | ||||||||||
(B3) ![]() | 105 | |||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 49 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 78 | |||||||||
26 September 1988 21:30 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 95–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:40–26, 55–47 | ||
Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: Vranković 9 Asts: Cvjetićanin, Divac, Petrović 2 | Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 |
26 September 1988 16:30 |
Spain ![]() | 74–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 40–41, 34–36 | ||
Pts: San Epifanio 17 Rebs: Martínez, Jiménez 7 Asts: Montero 3 | Pts: Gaze 28 Rebs: Sengstock 5 Asts:4 players 1 |
26 September 1988 11:45 |
United States ![]() | 94–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:48–28, 46–29 | ||
Pts: Manning 18 Rebs: Manning 7 Asts: C.D. Smith 3 | Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Cruz 4 |
28 September 1988 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 91–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:44–31, 47–39 | ||
Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: Petrović 3 | Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4 Asts: Sengstock 4 |
28 September 1988 12:00 |
United States ![]() | 76–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 37–47, 39–35 | ||
Pts: Robinson 19 Rebs: Robinson 12 Asts: Coles 2 | Pts: Kurtinaitis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Volkov 5 |
30 September 1988 |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 63–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 28–31, 35–45 | ||
Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Divac 7 Asts: Petrović 4 | Pts: Marčiulionis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 15 Asts: Marčiulionis 6 |
5th–8th Place
September 28 | 5th place (September 30) | ||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 104 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 86 | |||||||
B3 | ![]() | 106 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 96 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 91 | 7th place (September 29) | ||||||
A4 | ![]() | 93 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 92 |
9th–12th Place
September 26 | 9th place (September 29) | ||||||||
A5 | ![]() | 63 | |||||||
B6 | ![]() | 57 | |||||||
A5 | ![]() | 81 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 93 | 11th place (September 29) | ||||||
B6 | ![]() | 75 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 97 |
Classification 5–8 semifinals
28 September 1988 9:45 |
Brazil ![]() | 104–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:51–39, 53–47 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Schmidt 9 Asts: Guerrinha 7 | Pts: E. de León 19 Rebs: E. de León 10 Asts: Cruz 2 |
28 September 1988 14:30 |
Canada ![]() | 96–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 41–42, 55–49 | ||
Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 | Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Solozábal 5 |
Classification 7–8
29 September 1988 19:30 |
Puerto Rico ![]() | 93–92 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:47–45, 46–47 | ||
Pts: Morales 25 Rebs: Ortíz, Mincy 8 Asts: Ortíz 4 | Pts: Jiménez 31 Rebs: Jiménez 8 Asts: Solozábal 6 |
Classification 5–6
30 September 1988 09:45 |
Brazil ![]() | 106–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:43–39, 63–51 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2 | Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3 |
Classification 9–12 semifinals
26 September 1988 09:45 |
Central African Republic ![]() | 63–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:33–31, 30–26 | ||
Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15 Rebs: Lavodrama 16 Asts: Lavodrama 7 | Pts: Khalil 17 Rebs: Khalil 8 Asts: Amir 4 |
26 September 1988 09:45 |
China ![]() | 90–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half:48–47, 42–46 | ||
Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2 | Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2 |
Classification 11–12
29 September 1988 14:30 |
Egypt ![]() | 75–97 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 42–56, 33–41 | ||
Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 | Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3 |
Classification 9–10
1988 Olympic Basketball Champions |
---|
![]() Soviet Union Second title |
Rankings are determined by classification games:
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal game participants | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 728 | 637 | +91 |
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 717 | 603 | +114 |
Bronze medal game participants | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 733 | 490 | +243 |
4th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 625 | 651 | −26 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |||||||
5th | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 905 | 808 | +97 |
6th | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 747 | −9 |
7th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 618 | 677 | −59 |
8th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 741 | 701 | +40 |
Eliminated at the preliminary round | |||||||
9th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 632 | −66 |
10th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 490 | 582 | −92 |
11th | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 5 | 620 | 695 | −75 |
12th | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 728 | −258 |
Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to October 25, 1968. The United States defeated Yugoslavia to win their seventh consecutive gold medal in this sport, while the Soviet Union earned the bronze against Brazil.
Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition.
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the sixteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, in Athens, for the preliminary rounds, with the later stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Finals of men's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium.
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the twelfth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 30 September 1988. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament.
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Land Rover Arena at Bologna. 64 games of basketball were played in the Olympic tournament that was held at the Palazzetto dello Sport and PalaLottomatica, both in Rome.
Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States. This was the first time that the USA did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball. Another controversy was suspension of Mickey Coll after a positive drug test.
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee.
Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the thirteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It included the sport of basketball's men's and women's competitions of the 1992 Summer Olympics. The games were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament.
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.
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 an unofficial demonstration event in 1904 and 1924. 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.
The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. It was contested by 16 nations, with matches held at two venues, in Athens and Piraeus.
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The hosting duties were originally awarded to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, but after United Nations limited participation in sporting events in Yugoslavia, Toronto stepped in as a replacement option in 1992.
The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil from 12 to 25 May 1963.
The women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London began on 28 July and ended on 11 August. All preliminary and quarterfinal games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, and the semifinal and the medal games were held at the North Greenwich Arena.
The men's basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, began on 17 September and ended on 1 October, when the United States defeated France 85–75 for the gold medal. Preliminary round games were held at The Dome and elimination games at the Sydney SuperDome.
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States, began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.
The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in Bangalore, India from 28 October to 3 November. The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand.
The women's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 19 September and ended on 29 September.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next seven games: 1956; the nation was absent in 1960 and 1964 over a dispute with Taiwan; 1968; 1972 due to issues with GANEFO; 1976 due to Republic of China boycott; and 1980, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the 1984 Summer Olympics.