The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, abbreviated as FIBA World OQT, and formerly known as the FIBA Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament, is the last qualifying tournament for the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The best non-champions from the different FIBA World zones qualify for the tournament and compete for the last remaining berths in the Summer Olympic Games.
(*) Did not qualify for the Summer Olympics.
Year | Hosts | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place |
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1976 | Hamilton | United States | Bulgaria | Poland |
1980 | Varna | United States | Bulgaria | Cuba |
1984 | Santiago | China | Yugoslavia | Canada |
1988 | Malaysia | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | China |
Year | Hosts | Pool Winners | Semifinals Winners | Fifth Place |
1992 | Vigo | China CIS | Brazil Czechoslovakia | Italy |
Year | Hosts | Quarterfinal Winners | Fifth Place | |
2008 | Madrid | Belarus Czech Republic Latvia Spain | Brazil | |
2012 | Ankara | Croatia Czech Republic Turkey France | Canada | |
2016 | Nantes | China France Spain Turkey | Belarus | |
Year | Hosts | Winners | Runners-up | Third Place |
2020 | Ostend | Canada | Belgium | Japan |
Bourges | France | Australia | Puerto Rico | |
Belgrade | United States | Serbia | Nigeria | |
China | Spain | South Korea | ||
2024 | Xi'an | France | China | Puerto Rico |
Antwerp | United States | Belgium | Nigeria | |
Belém | Australia | Germany | Serbia | |
Sopron | Japan | Spain | Canada |
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