Basketball at the Summer Olympics

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Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball pictogram.svg
IOC CodeBKB
Governing body FIBA
Events4 (men: 2; women: 2)
Summer Olympics
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

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. [1]

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The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. United States women's teams have won 10 titles out of the 12 tournaments in which they competed, including eight in a row from 1996 to 2024. Besides the United States, Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won both the men's and the women's tournament. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the Unified Team are the countries no longer in existence who have won the tournament. The United States are the defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments.

On 9 June 2017, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women. [2] [3]

History

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Within a few decades, the new game became popular throughout the United States as an indoor sport. The popularity spread overseas and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) was organized in 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) had a big part in the spread of this sport to many countries, and as many as 21 teams competed in the first Olympic basketball tournament. [4]

American dominance

Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen [5] [6] —a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach—the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. According to the Olympic rules of that time, all of the competitors were amateurs. The tournament was held indoors for the first time in 1948. The American team proved its dominance, winning the first seven Olympic tournaments through 1968, without losing a single game. While the Americans were barred from sending a team that contained players from the professional National Basketball Association, they instead sent in college players; teams from some other countries sent in their best players, as some of their players were classified as "amateur" by FIBA, by earning allowances instead of wages.

Munich and after

The U.S. winning streak ended in 1972, when the Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States by one point. [7] [8]

The U.S. team reclaimed the gold medal in 1976, with Yugoslavia, which had beaten the Soviet Union in the semifinal, finishing runner-up for the second time. In 1980, with the Americans' absence due to the boycott, Yugoslavia became the third team to win the title, after beating the Soviets anew in the semifinals and Italy in the final. The Americans regained the title in 1984, by beating Spain in the final, with the Soviets boycotting this time. The Soviets won the gold medal for the second time in 1988, after beating the U.S. team for the second time in the semifinal, and the Yugoslavs in the gold medal game.

Professional era: renewed American dominance

The advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally listed in the military, but all of whom were in fact paid by the state to train full-time. [4] [9] [10] [11] In April 1989, through the leadership of Secretary General Borislav Stanković, FIBA approved the rule that allowed NBA players to compete in international tournaments, including the Olympics. [4] In the 1992 Summer Olympics, the U.S. "Dream Team" won the gold medal with an average winning margin of 44 points per game, and without calling a timeout. By this time, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia no longer existed, but their successor states continued to be among the leading forces. Two newly independent countries of the former Yugoslavia and Soviet Union, Croatia and Lithuania, won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

The American team repeated its victory in 1996 and 2000, but its performance was not as dominant as in 1992. Since active NBA players have been allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics, the 1996 Games in Atlanta is the only instance where the Olympic host city also had a home NBA team — the Hawks. Yugoslavia was the runner-up in Atlanta, and France in Sydney, with Lithuania winning bronze again on both occasions.

The renewed dominance of the U.S. was interrupted in 2004, when the Americans barely made it to the semifinal, after losing to Puerto Rico and Lithuania in the preliminaries; Argentina defeated them in the semifinals, on their way to a gold medal finish, where they beat Italy in the final, and became the fourth team to win the Olympic title.

The Americans regrouped in 2008, beating the reigning FIBA world champions, Spain, in an intense gold medal game, with the Argentines beating the Lithuanians in the bronze medal game. The Americans and the Spaniards met again in the 2012 gold medal game, with the U.S. again winning, although with the closest winning margin for the American team. The U.S. won again in 2016, defeating the Serbians in the gold medal game, a rematch of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, after eliminating the Spaniards, who settled for bronze. The American team defended their title by winning again at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes, and seven out of the last eight.

Women

The first women's tournament was staged in the 1976 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union won five straight games, becoming the inaugural champion. The next two tournaments followed the six-team round-robin format, with the Soviets defending their title in 1980 amid the U.S.-led boycott, and the U.S. winning in 1984, against the South Koreans, amid the Soviet-led boycott. In 1988, the tournament expanded into eight teams, with the Americans beating Yugoslavia in the gold medal game. In 1992, the Unified Team, consisting of the former Soviet republics, defeated China in the gold medal game. In 1996, the tournament settled into its current 12-team format; the U.S. has swept all of the tournaments since then, winning 61 consecutive games.

Venues

All venues were indoor stadiums except for the 1936 tournament, which was held outdoors on lawn tennis courts.

  1. The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.
  2. The Accor Arena is known as the Bercy Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.
  3. 1 2 Due to Olympic regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites, this venue will be known by a yet-to-be-determined name during the Games.

Qualifying

As of 2012, the qualifying process consists of three stages:

  1. 1 team (for each gender) qualifies as the reigning world champion.
  2. 7 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through their respective regional championships.
  3. 3 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through a world qualifying tournament, in which the best teams which did not qualify directly from each zone compete for the remaining berths.

Additionally, the teams of the host nation qualify automatically.

ZoneMenWomen
World Cup11
African championship11
Americas championship21
Asian championship11
European championship21
Oceania championship11
World qualifying tournament35
Host Nation11
Total1212

In 2020, the men's tournament will have a new qualification system. After the 2019 FIBA World Cup, seven teams will qualify directly: the top two European and American teams, and the top team from Africa, Asia and Oceania. The next 16 best teams from the FIBA World Cup will join the two teams from each continent at the Olympic qualifiers. It will feature four groups of six teams, where the best team of each group will get the remaining spots at the Olympics. The continental championships will no longer be used for Olympic qualifying.

Men

Summaries

YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1936 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg
Berlin
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
19–8Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg
Canada
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Mexico
26–12Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
Poland
1948 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
65–21Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg
Brazil
52–47Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Mexico
1952 Flag of Finland.svg
Helsinki
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
36–25Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
68–59Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1956 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Melbourne
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
89–55Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
71–62Flag of France.svg
France
1960 Flag of Italy.svg
Rome
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
81–57Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg
Brazil
78–75Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1964 Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
73–59Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg
Brazil
76–60Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
1968 Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico City
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
65–50Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
70–53Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
1972 Flag of Germany.svg
Munich
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
51–50 Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
66–65Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Montreal
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
95–74Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
100–72Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Moscow
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
86–77Olympic flag.svg
Italy [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
117–94Olympic flag.svg
Spain [lower-alpha 1]
1984 Flag of the United States.svg
Los Angeles
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
96–65Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
88–82Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
1988 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
Seoul
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
76–63Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
78–49Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1992 Flag of Spain.svg
Barcelona
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
117–85Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
82–78Olympic flag.svg
Unified Team
1996 Flag of the United States.svg
Atlanta
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
95–69Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
80–74Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sydney
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
85–75Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
89–71Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2004 Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
84–69Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
104–96Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Beijing
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
118–107Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
87–75Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
107–100Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
81–77Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg
Rio de Janeiro
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
96–66Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
89–88Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2020 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
87–82Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
107–93Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
2024 Flag of France.svg
Paris
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
98–87Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
93–83Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
  1. 1 2 Several teams competed under the Olympic Flag in support for the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
  2. The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

Updated after the gold medal match of the 2024 Olympic tournament.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)171220
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2439
3Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)1315
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)1012
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0404
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0314
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0112
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0101
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro  (SCG)0101
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0033
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0033
14Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)0022
15Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0011
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Totals (18 entries)21212163
Source: [12]

Performance by confederation

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.

Confederation 1936
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg
1948
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
1952
Flag of Finland.svg
1956
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1960
Flag of Italy.svg
1964
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1968
Flag of Mexico.svg
1972
Flag of Germany.svg
1976
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1980
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
1984
Flag of the United States.svg
1988
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
1992
Flag of Spain.svg
1996
Flag of the United States.svg
2000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2004
Flag of Greece.svg
2008
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
2012
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
2016
Flag of Brazil.svg
2020
Flag of Japan.svg
2024
Flag of France.svg
FIBA Africa 15th–18th19th9th–16th15th15th12th11th12th10th10th11th12th12th12th10th11th10th9th
FIBA Americas 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st5th1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
FIBA Asia 5th8th9th–16th7th11th10th13th13th11th12th10th9th12th8th10th8th8th12th12th11th11th
FIBA Europe 4th2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd
FIBA Oceania 12th9th9th8th8th7th4th6th4th4th9th7th7th4th3rd6th
Nations212323151616161612121212121212121212121212

Participating nations

Nation 1936
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg
1948
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
1952
Flag of Finland.svg
1956
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1960
Flag of Italy.svg
1964
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1968
Flag of Mexico.svg
1972
Flag of Germany.svg
1976
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1980
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
1984
Flag of the United States.svg
1988
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
1992
Flag of Spain.svg
1996
Flag of the United States.svg
2000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2004
Flag of Greece.svg
2008
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
2012
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
2016
Flag of Brazil.svg
2020
Flag of Japan.svg
2024
Flag of France.svg
Years
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola A 10th11th12th12th12th5
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15th4th9th1st3rd4th8th7th8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12th9th9th8th8th7th4th6th4th4th9th7th7th4th3rd6th16
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 19th11th17th3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9th3rd6th6th3rd3rd4th7th5th9th5th5th6th5th9th7th16
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 7th5th16th10th4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2nd9th9th9th14th4th4th6th7th5th10
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic A 10th1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 9th6th5th8th4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A 10th11th12th8th10th8th8th12th12th9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei B 15th18th11th3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia C 2nd7th6th5th4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 13th9th11th3rd7th6th6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic K 9th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9th7th9th5th8th6th9th A 7
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15th19th9th16th12th12th12th7
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 9th D 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9th11th2
Flag of France.svg  France 19th2nd8th4th10th11th2nd6th6th2nd2nd11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany E 15th12th8th7th10th8th4th7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20th9th2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17th5th5th5th8th5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 16th9th9th13th4
Flag of India.svg  India 12th1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 14th11th12th3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 22nd1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 23rd1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel A 17th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7th17th17th4th5th8th4th5th2nd5th5th2nd5th13
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9th10th15th10th14th11th11th11th8
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 15th D 1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania D 3rd3rd3rd4th4th8th7th7
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3rd4th9th12th12th5th10th7
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco A 16th1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11th10th2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10th11th10th3
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 12th1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 8th10th15th3
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 5th12th9th7th11th13th13th7
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4th7th6th6th10th7th6
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico A 13th4th9th6th9th7th8th10th6th12th10
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 17th1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia D F 8th9th3rd3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal A 15th15th11th3
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia G H 2nd3rd2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro G 11th A 1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore A 13th I 1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia C 4th1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A 8th14th16th14th9th12th6
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan A 9th1
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union J 2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd3rd1st F A 9
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14th7th11th4th2nd8th9th9th7th2nd2nd3rd6th10th14
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10th1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 9th21st17th3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand A 15th1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 11th1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19th17th2
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team D 4th A 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st3rd1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st20
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 6th5th3rd3rd8th8th6th7
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11th10th2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 6th7th2nd5th2nd1st3rd2nd2nd6th A 10
Nations212323151616161612121212121212121212121212

Notes

^A The NOC was not member of the IOC.
^B As Flag of the Republic of China.svg China from 1936 to 1956.
^C Part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1988.
^D Part of Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union.
^E As Flag of Germany.svg West Germany from 1968 to 1988.
^F Part of Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team in 1992.
^G Now Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia in 1936–1988, as Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants  (IOP) in 1992 and part of Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia in 1996–2000.
^H Part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.
^I Part of Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia in 1964.
^J The Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948.
^K Part of Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992.

Women

Summaries

YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Montreal
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
112–77Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
67–66Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Moscow
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
104–73Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
68–65Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
1984 Flag of the United States.svg
Los Angeles
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
85–55Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
63–57Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
1988 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
Seoul
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
77–70Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
68–53Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
1992 Flag of Spain.svg
Barcelona
Olympic flag.svg
Unified Team
76–66Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
88–74Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
1996 Flag of the United States.svg
Atlanta
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
111–87Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
66–56Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sydney
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
76–54Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
84–73 (OT)Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
2004 Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
74–63Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
71–62Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Beijing
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
92–65Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
94–81Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
86–50Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
83–74Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg
Rio de Janeiro
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
101–72Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
70–63Flag of France.svg
France
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
90–75Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of France.svg
France
91–76Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
2024 Flag of France.svg
Paris
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
67–66Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
85–81Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
  1. The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

Source: FIBA [13]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)101112
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2013
3Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)1001
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0336
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0213
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0112
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0112
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0112
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0022
14Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0011
Totals (14 entries)13131339

Performance by confederation

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.

Participating nations

Notes

^A NOC was not member of IOC
^B competed as part of Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union from 1952–88
^C part of Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team in 1992
^D part of Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia from 1920–92
^E as Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Zaire from 1984–96
^F part of "Yugoslavia" from 1976–2000 and "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2004

Total medal table

Sources: [14] [ dead link ][ unreliable source? ]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)272332
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)44412
3Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)1427
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)1012
5Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)1001
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0617
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0415
8Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)0347
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0145
11Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0123
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0112
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0112
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0101
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0101
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro  (SCG)0101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
19Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0033
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0033
21Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)0022
22Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0011
Totals (23 entries)343434102

Win–loss records

Men's tournament

As of 10 August 2024

Women's tournament

As of 8 August 2021

Records

CategoryMenWomen
Highest game score229 points: USA 156–73 Nigeria (2012)190 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)
Lowest game score27 points: USA 19–8 Canada (1936)100 points: Senegal 32–68 Slovakia (2000)
Biggest margin100 points:
Korea 120–20 Iraq (1948)
China 125–25 Iraq (1948)
66 points:
Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)
Italy 53–119 Soviet Union (1980)
Games with most overtimes2 overtimes:
Argentina 111–107 Brazil (2016)
Canada 86–83 Russia (2000)
Lithuania 83–81 Croatia (1996)
Australia 109–101 Brazil (1996)
2 overtimes:
Turkey 79–76 Brazil (2016)
Spain 92–80 Italy (1992)
Longest winning streak63 games: USA (1936–72)58 games: USA (1992–2024)
All-time top cumulative scorer1,093 points: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)581 points: Lauren Jackson (Australia)
All-time top average scorer28.8 points per game: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)22 points per game: Lara Sanders (Turkey)
Single game scorer55 points: Oscar Schmidt (Spain vs. Brazil, 1988)39 points: Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova (Bulgaria vs. South Korea, 1988)

As of 4 August 2024

Top career scorers

The International Olympic Committee does not recognize records for basketball, although FIBA does.

Men

Points per game
PlayerPTSGPPPG
Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt 1,0933828.8
Flag of Poland.svg Mieczysław Młynarski 182726.0
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Sayed Soliman 179725.6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ed Palubinskas 40916
Flag of Croatia.svg Bojan Bogdanović 152625.3
Flag of Uruguay.svg Horacio López 199824.9
Flag of Panama.svg Davis Peralta 214923.8
Flag of Peru.svg Ricardo Duarte 212923.6
Flag of Italy.svg Antonello Riva 187823.4
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-hee 160722.9

Women

Total points scored
PlayerPTS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lauren Jackson 581
Flag of Brazil.svg Janeth Arcain 535
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Leslie 488
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Taurasi 384
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Nan 317
Flag of Brazil.svg Alessandra Santos de Oliveira 290
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Miao Lijie 284
Flag of the United States.svg Sheryl Swoopes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Haixia 280
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Sun-min 276
Points per game
PlayerPTSGPPPG
Flag of Turkey.svg LaToya Sanders 132622.0
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Uljana Semjonova 131621.8
Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Udoka 130621.7
Flag of Greece.svg Evanthia Maltsi 146720.9
Flag of Poland.svg Margo Dydek 143720.4
Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Namai 1025
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sofija Pekić 121620.2
Flag of Hungary.svg Lenke Jacsó-Kiss 120620.0
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kyung-hee 98519.6
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Uljana Semjonova 97519.4

Top scorer per tournament

Awards

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