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Games | 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||
City | London | ||||||||
Duration | 28 July – 12 August 2012 | ||||||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the new Basketball Arena in Olympic Park, which seated up to 12,000 spectators. The men's knockout games and the women's games, from semifinals onward were played in the North Greenwich Arena.
The US men's and US women's teams both successfully defended their Olympic basketball championships of 2008.
Two settings in London were used for the basketball tournaments: The O2 Arena (referred to as the "North Greenwich Arena" during the Olympics) and the Basketball Arena in Olympic Park at Stratford. The North Greenwich Arena was the setting for the knockout stages for the men, and also from the semifinal games onward for the women, whereas the Basketball Arena was the setting for the preliminary rounds and the women's quarterfinals.
Greenwich, London | Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London Borough of Newham) | Stratford, London |
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North Greenwich Arena | Basketball Arena | |
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The National Olympic Committees may enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team.
Initially, basketball was the only team sport in which the host country was not automatically awarded a team in the tournament. This was because the British basketball teams did not exist until 2006, and hence FIBA, the world's regulatory body of basketball, was concerned about the future of the British national basketball teams after 2012, as well as the probable lack of competitiveness of the British teams. However, in a meeting held in Lyon, France, on 13 March 2011, the FIBA's executive board agreed to allow the two British teams to enter automatically after all. [1] [2]
Means of qualification [3] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 6 July 2005 | 1 | ![]() | |
2010 FIBA World Championship | 28 August – 12 September 2010 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Africa Championship | 17–28 August 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Americas Championship | 30 August – 11 September 2011 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2011 FIBA Oceania Championship | 7–11 September 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Europe Championship | 31 August – 18 September 2011 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2011 FIBA Asia Championship | 15–25 September 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2–8 July 2012 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Means of qualification [3] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 6 July 2005 | 1 | ![]() | |
2010 FIBA World Championship | 23 September – 3 October 2010 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Europe Championship | 18 June – 3 July 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Asia Championship | 21–28 August 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Oceania Championship | 7–11 September 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Americas Championship | 24 September – 1 October 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2011 FIBA Africa Championship | 23 September – 2 October 2011 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 25 June – 1 July 2012 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
Result | Points |
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Win | 2 |
Loss, or loss by default | 1 |
Loss via forfeiture** | 0 |
*The team has less than two players available to play on the court.
**A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed.
In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application:
The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sun 5 | Mon 6 | Tue 7 | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 |
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Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
Women | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
The draw for the groups of the men's tournament was made on 30 April 2012. [6] Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament.
Group A | Group B |
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The draw for the groups of the women's tournament was made on 30 April 2012. [6] Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings before the tournament.
Group A | Group B |
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The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) named the following 30 referees to officiate the basketball games at the 2012 Olympics. [7]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 |
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 |
![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 |
4th | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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5th | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 |
6th | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 |
7th | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 |
8th | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
9th | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 |
10th | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
11th | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 |
12th | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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