| Basketball at the Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | FIBA |
| Events | 4 (men: 2; womens: 2) |
| Games | |
Basketball was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls. The tournaments use the FIBA 3x3 rules. The program also includes skill challenge.
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2010 Details |  |  Serbia | 22–9 |  Croatia |  Greece | 34–25 |  United States | ||
| 2014 Details |  |  Lithuania | 18–16 |  France |  Argentina | 17–14 |  Russia | ||
| 2018 Details |  | Argentina | 20–15 |  Belgium |  Slovenia | 21–13 |  Ukraine | ||
| 2026 Details |  | ||||||||
| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | - | 17th | 19th | |
| Argentina | 7th | 3rd | 1st | |
 Belgium | - | - | 2nd | |
 Brazil | - | 7th | 7th | |
 Central African Republic | 15th | - | - | |
| China | - | 12th | 12th | |
 Croatia | 2nd | - | - | |
 Egypt | 13th | - | - | |
 Estonia | - | - | 9th | |
 France | - | 2nd | - | |
 Georgia | - | - | 8th | |
 Germany | - | 18th | - | |
 Greece | 3rd | - | - | |
 Guatemala | - | 20th | - | |
 Hungary | - | 14th | - | |
 India | 18th | - | - | |
 Indonesia | - | 19th | - | |
 Iran | 11th | - | - | |
 Israel | 6th | - | - | |
 Italy | - | - | 5th | |
 Jordan | - | - | 20th | |
 Kazakhstan | - | - | 15th | |
 Kyrgyzstan | - | - | 18th | |
 Latvia | - | - | 13th | |
 Lithuania | 5th | 1st | - | |
 Mongolia | - | - | 17th | |
 New Zealand | 14th | 11th | 11th | |
 Panama | 20th | - | - | |
 Philippines | 9th | - | - | |
 Poland | - | 5th | - | |
 Puerto Rico | 10th | 13th | - | |
 Romania | - | 8th | - | |
 Russia | - | 4th | 6th | |
 Serbia | 1st | - | - | |
| Senegal | - | - | Q | |
| Singapore | 17th | - | - | |
 Slovenia | - | 9th | 3rd | |
 South Africa | 19th | - | - | |
 Spain | 8th | 10th | - | |
 Tunisia | - | 15th | - | |
 Turkey | 12th | - | - | |
 Turkmenistan | - | - | 16th | |
 Ukraine | - | - | 4th | |
 United States | 4th | - | 10th | |
 Uruguay | - | 16th | - | |
 Venezuela | - | 6th | 14th | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 16th | - | - |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nanjing | Karim Mouliom France | Žiga Lah Slovenia | Fu Lei China |
| 2018 Buenos Aires | Fausto Ruesga Argentina | Nikita Remizov Russia | Niccolò Filoni Italy |
| 2026 Dakar |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2010 Details | |  China | 33–29 |  Australia | United States | 34–25 |  Canada | ||
| 2014 Details | | United States | 19–10 |  Netherlands |  Spain | 12–11 |  Hungary | ||
| 2018 Details | | United States | 18–4 | France | Australia | 16–13 | China | ||
| 2026 Details | | ||||||||
| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | - | 18th | 20th | |
 Angola | 16th | - | - | |
| Argentina | - | - | 5th | |
 Australia | 2nd | - | 3rd | |
 Belarus | 12th | - | - | |
| Belgium | - | 5th | - | |
| Brazil | 6th | 14th | - | |
 Canada | 4th | - | - | |
 Chile | 18th | - | - | |
| China | 1st | 7th | 4th | |
 Czech Republic | 13th | 10th | 16th | |
| Egypt | - | 13th | 18th | |
| Estonia | - | 6th | 14th | |
| France | 10th | - | 2nd | |
| Germany | 8th | 8th | 11th | |
 Guam | - | 16th | - | |
| Hungary | - | 4th | 6th | |
| Indonesia | - | 20th | 15th | |
| Iran | - | - | 19th | |
| Italy | 9th | - | - | |
 Ivory Coast | 15th | - | - | |
 Japan | 5th | - | - | |
 Mali | 14th | - | - | |
 Mexico | - | - | 9th | |
 Netherlands | - | 2nd | 8th | |
| Romania | - | 12th | 12th | |
| Russia | 11th | - | - | |
| Senegal | - | - | Q | |
| Singapore | 19th | - | - | |
| Slovenia | - | 17th | - | |
 South Korea | 7th | - | - | |
| Spain | - | 3rd | 10th | |
 Sri Lanka | - | - | 17th | |
 Syria | - | 19th | - | |
 Chinese Taipei | - | 11th | - | |
 Thailand | 17th | 9th | - | |
| Ukraine | - | - | 7th | |
| United States | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |
 Vanuatu | 20th | - | - | |
| Venezuela | - | 15th | 13th |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
International men's youth basketball | ||
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| Africa |  | |
| Americas | ||
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held. | ||
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