17th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Beijing 2008 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | China | ||||||||
City | Beijing | ||||||||
Venue | Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium | ||||||||
Duration | August 9–24, 2008 | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 9 August to 24 August 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Basketball players that carried their flags at the opening ceremony were Yao Ming (for the People's Republic of China), Šarūnas Jasikevičius (for Lithuania), Dirk Nowitzki (for Germany), Andrei Kirilenko (for the Russian Federation), and Manu Ginóbili (for Argentina).
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
A 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 men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament or FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women to determine the final spots in Beijing.
Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Angola | United States Argentina | Iran | Russia Lithuania Croatia Greece Germany | Australia | Spain – World champions China – Olympic hosts |
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Mali | United States Brazil | South Korea | Russia Spain Czech Rep. Latvia Belarus | New Zealand | Australia – World champions China – Olympic hosts |
Tie-breaking criteria:
Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | M | Event finals |
August | 9th S | 10th S | 11th M | 12th T | 13th W | 14th T | 15th F | 16th S | 17th S | 18th M | 19th T | 20th W | 21st T | 22nd F | 23rd S | 24th S | Gold medals |
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Men | M | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Women | M | 1 |
Each team is limited to twelve players on its roster.
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 |
Argentina | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 |
Croatia | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 |
Russia | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 |
Iran | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
August 10, 2008 | ||
Russia | 71 – 49 | Iran |
Lithuania | 79 – 75 | Argentina |
Australia | 82 – 97 | Croatia |
August 12, 2008 | ||
Iran | 67 – 99 | Lithuania |
Croatia | 85 – 78 | Russia |
Argentina | 85 – 68 | Australia |
August 14, 2008 | ||
Australia | 106 – 68 | Iran |
Lithuania | 86 – 79 | Russia |
Argentina | 77 – 53 | Croatia |
August 16, 2008 | ||
Russia | 80 – 95 | Australia |
Croatia | 73 – 86 | Lithuania |
Iran | 82 – 97 | Argentina |
August 18, 2008 | ||
Iran | 57 – 91 | Croatia |
Australia | 106 – 75 | Lithuania |
Argentina | 91 – 79 | Russia |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 |
Spain | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 |
China | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 |
Germany | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 |
Angola | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
2008-08-10 | ||
Germany | 95 – 66 | Angola |
Spain | 81 – 66 | Greece |
United States | 101 – 70 | China |
2008-08-12 | ||
Greece | 87 – 64 | Germany |
China | 75 – 85 (OT) | Spain |
Angola | 76 – 97 | United States |
2008-08-14 | ||
Germany | 59 – 72 | Spain |
Angola | 68 – 85 | China |
United States | 92 – 69 | Greece |
2008-08-16 | ||
Greece | 102 – 61 | Angola |
China | 59 – 55 | Germany |
Spain | 82 – 119 | United States |
2008-08-18 | ||
Greece | 91 – 77 | China |
Angola | 50 – 98 | Spain |
United States | 106 – 57 | Germany |
Quarterfinals (2008-08-20) | Semifinals (2008-08-22) | Gold medal game (2008-08-24) | ||||||||||||
A2 | Argentina | 80 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Greece | 78 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Argentina | 81 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 101 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 116 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Australia | 85 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 118 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Spain | 107 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Spain | 72 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Croatia | 59 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Spain | 91 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
A1 | Lithuania | 86 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Lithuania | 94 | A2 | Argentina | 87 | |||||||||
B4 | China | 68 | A1 | Lithuania | 75 |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Australia | 5 | 0 | 349 | 264 | +85 | 10 |
Russia | 4 | 1 | 278 | 258 | +20 | 9 |
Belarus | 2 | 3 | 320 | 332 | −12 | 7 |
South Korea | 2 | 3 | 352 | 360 | −8 | 7 |
Latvia | 1 | 4 | 266 | 315 | −49 | 6 |
Brazil | 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6 |
2008-08-09 | ||
Belarus | 64 – 83 | Australia |
South Korea | 68 – 62 (OT) | Brazil |
Latvia | 57 – 62 | Russia |
2008-08-11 | ||
South Korea | 72 – 77 | Russia |
Latvia | 57 – 79 | Belarus |
Australia | 80 – 65 | Brazil |
2008-08-13 | ||
Belarus | 65 – 71 | Russia |
Brazil | 78 – 79 | Latvia |
South Korea | 62 – 90 | Australia |
2008-08-15 | ||
Latvia | 73 – 96 | Australia |
Russia | 74 – 64 | Brazil |
South Korea | 53 – 63 | Belarus |
2008-08-17 | ||
Australia | 75 – 55 | Russia |
South Korea | 72 – 68 | Latvia |
Brazil | 68 – 53 | Belarus |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 |
China | 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 |
Spain | 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 |
New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 |
Mali | 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 |
2008-08-09 | ||
Mali | 72 – 76 | New Zealand |
China | 67 – 64 | Spain |
Czech Republic | 57 – 97 | United States |
2008-08-11 | ||
New Zealand | 62 – 85 | Spain |
Czech Republic | 81 – 47 | Mali |
China | 63 – 108 | United States |
2008-08-13 | ||
Spain | 74 – 55 | Czech Republic |
China | 80 – 63 | New Zealand |
Mali | 41 – 97 | United States |
2008-08-15 | ||
Czech Republic | 90 – 59 | New Zealand |
China | 69 –48 | Mali |
United States | 93–55 | Spain |
2008-08-17 | ||
Mali | 47 – 79 | Spain |
China | 79 – 63 | Czech Republic |
New Zealand | 60 – 96 | United States |
Quarterfinals (2008-08-19) | Semifinals (2008-08-21) | Gold medal game (2008-08-23) | ||||||||||||
A2 | Russia | 84 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Spain | 65 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Russia | 52 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 67 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 104 | ||||||||||||
A4 | South Korea | 60 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 92 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 65 | ||||||||||||
B2 | China | 77 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Belarus | 62 | ||||||||||||
B2 | China | 56 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 90 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 79 | A2 | Russia | 94 | |||||||||
B4 | Czech Republic | 46 | B2 | China | 81 |
Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Argentina | 8 | 6 | 2 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
4th | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | China | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||
5th | Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 |
6th | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | Belarus | 6 | 2 | 4 |
7th | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 |
8th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
9th | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 |
10th | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
11th | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 |
12th | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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