Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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15th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Sydney 2000
Tournament details
Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics
Host nation Australia
City Sydney
Duration16 September – 1 October
Men's tournament
Teams 12
Medals
Gold medal icon.svg Gold medalists Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Silver medalists Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medalists Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Women's tournament
Teams 12
Medals
Gold medal icon.svg Gold medalists Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Silver medalistsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze medalistsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tournaments
←  Atlanta 1996   Athens 2004  →

Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The United States earned the gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions.

Contents

Venues

Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney Super Dome The Dome
Capacity: 18,200Capacity: 10,000
Olympic Park Blackhawk Training.jpg Sydney Olympic Park Showground Hall.JPG

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Ray Allen
Vin Baker
Vince Carter
Kevin Garnett
Tim Hardaway
Allan Houston
Jason Kidd
Antonio McDyess
Alonzo Mourning
Gary Payton
Steve Smith

Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)

Jim Bilba
Yann Bonato
Makan Dioumassi
Laurent Foirest
Thierry Gadou
Cyril Julian
Crawford Palmer
Antoine Rigaudeau
Stéphane Risacher
Laurent Sciarra
Mustapha Sonko
Frédéric Weis

Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)

Dainius Adomaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Andrius Giedraitis
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Kęstutis Marčiulionis
Tomas Masiulis
Darius Maskoliūnas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Saulius Štombergas
Mindaugas Timinskas
Eurelijus Žukauskas

Women
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Ruthie Bolton-Holifield
Teresa Edwards
Yolanda Griffith
Chamique Holdsclaw
Lisa Leslie
Nikki McCray
DeLisha Milton
Katie Smith
Dawn Staley
Sheryl Swoopes
Natalie Williams
Kara Wolters

Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)

Carla Boyd
Sandra Brondello
Trisha Fallon
Michelle Griffiths
Kristi Harrower
Jo Hill
Lauren Jackson
Annie la Fleur
Shelley Sandie
Rachael Sporn
Michele Timms
Jenny Whittle

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)

Janeth Arcain
Ilisaine David
Lilian Gonçalves
Helen Luz
Silvia Luz
Claudia Neves
Alessandra Oliveira
Adriana Pinto
Adriana Santos
Cintia Santos
Kelly Santos
Marta Sobral

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the Americas runner-up and four additional berths from Europe in the men's competition, and the second and third place from the Americas tournament plus three additional squads from Europe in the women's competition.

Basketball – Men

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia – World champions
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia – Olympic hosts

Basketball – Women

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of the United States.svg  United States – World champions
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia – Olympic hosts

Format

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

2000 men's teams. Olympics basketball 2000 men.PNG
2000 men's teams.

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals
(28 September) 		Semifinals
(29 September) 		Gold medal game
(1 October)
         
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85
B4 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85
A3 Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 83
B2 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 63
A3 Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 76
A1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85
A4 Flag of France.svg  France 75
A2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 62
B3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 65
B3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52 Third place
A4 Flag of France.svg  France 76
B1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 63 A3 Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 89
A4 Flag of France.svg  France 68B3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 71

Women's tournament

2000 women's teams. Olympics basketball 2000 women.PNG
2000 women's teams.

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals
(27 September) 		Semifinals
(29 September) 		Gold medal game
(30 September)
         
A1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 76
B4 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 48
A1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 64
A3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52
B2 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 67
A3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 68
A1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 76
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 58
B3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69
B3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 65 Bronze medal game
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 78
B1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 58A3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (OT)84
A4 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 43 B3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 73

Final standings

RankMenWomen
TeamPldWLTeamPldWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 880Flag of the United States.svg  United States 880
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France 844Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 871
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 853Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 844
4thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 844Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 844
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5thFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 743Flag of France.svg  France 752
6th Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 743Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 734
7thFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 752Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 734
8thFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 734Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 734
Preliminary round 5th placers
9thFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 624Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 624
10thFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 624Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 624
Preliminary round 6th placers
11thFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 615Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 615
12thFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 606Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 606

References

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