Basketball at the Olympics

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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 a demonstration event in 1904. 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.

The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 16 of 19 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. United States women's teams have won eight titles out of the 10 tournaments in which they competed, including seven in a row from 1996 to 2020. Besides the United States, Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won either the men's or 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.

Men's tournaments

Year	Hosts	Gold Medal Game			Bronze Medal Game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth Place
1936 Details	Template:Country data Nazi GermanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall Berlin	USA	19–8	File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).png Canada	Mexico	26–12	File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
1948 Details	London	USA	65–21	France	Brazil	52–47	Mexico
1952 Details	Helsinki	USA	36–25	File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Soviet Union	File:Flag of Uruguay.png Uruguay	68–59	Argentina
1956 Details	Melbourne	USA	89–55	Soviet Union	File:Flag of Uruguay.png Uruguay	71–62	France
1960 Details	Rome	USA	81–57	Soviet Union	File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png Brazil	78–75	Italy
1964 Details	Tokyo	USA	73–59	Soviet Union	File:Flag of Brazil (1960–1968).png Brazil	76–60	Puerto Rico
1968 Details	Mexico City	USA	65–50	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	70–53	File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Brazil
1972 Details	Munich	Soviet Union	51–50	USA	Cuba	66–65	Italy
1976 Details	Montreal	USA	95–74	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	100–72	Canada
1980 Details	Moscow	Yugoslavia	86–77	File:Olympic flag.svg ItalyTemplate:Efn	Soviet Union	117–94	File:Olympic flag.svg SpainTemplate:Efn
1984 Details	Los Angeles	USA	96–65	Spain	Yugoslavia	88–82	Canada
1988 Details	Seoul	Soviet Union	76–63	Yugoslavia	USA	78–49	Australia
1992 Details	Barcelona	USA	117–85	Croatia	Lithuania	82–78	File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
1996 Details	Atlanta	USA	95–69	[[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]]	Lithuania	80–74	Australia
2000 Details	Sydney	USA	85–75	France	Lithuania	89–71	Australia
2004 Details	Athens	Argentina	84–69	Italy	USA	104–96	Lithuania
2008 Details	Beijing	USA	118–107	Spain	Argentina	87–75	Lithuania
2012 Details	London	USA	107–100	Spain	Russia	81–77	Argentina
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	USA	96–66	Serbia	Spain	89–88	Australia
2020Template:Efn Details	Tokyo	USA	87–82	France	Australia	107–93	Slovenia
2024 Details	Paris

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Performance by confederation

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

Confederation	36 Template:Country data Nazi GermanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20
FIBA Africa	15th–18th	19th	9th–16th	--	--	--	15th	15th	12th	11th	12th	10th	10th	11th	12th	12th	12th	10th	11th	10th
FIBA Americas	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	5th	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
FIBA Asia	5th	8th	9th–16th	7th	11th	10th	13th	13th	11th	12th	10th	9th	12th	8th	10th	8th	8th	12th	12th	11th
FIBA Europe	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
FIBA Oceania	--	--	--	12th	--	9th	--	9th	8th	8th	7th	4th	6th	4th	4th	9th	7th	7th	4th	3rd
Nations	21	23	23	15	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Participating nations

Nation	36 Template:Country data Nazi GermanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Angola	Template:Ref												10th	11th	12th	12th	12th				5
Argentina		15th	4th											9th		1st	3rd	4th	8th	7th	8
Australia				12th		9th		9th	8th	8th	7th	4th	6th	4th	4th	9th	7th	7th	4th	3rd	15
Template:Country data BEL	19th	11th	17th																		3
Brazil	9th	3rd	6th	6th	3rd	3rd	4th	7th		5th	9th	5th	5th	6th				5th	9th		15
Template:Country data BUL			7th	5th	16th		10th														4
Canada	2nd	9th	9th	9th		14th			4th		4th	6th			7th						9
Template:Country data CAF	Template:Ref											10th									1
Template:Country data CHL	9th	6th	5th	8th																	4
China					Template:Ref						10th	11th	12th	8th	10th	8th	8th	12th	12th		9
Chinese TaipeiTemplate:Ref	15th	18th		11th																	3
Croatia	Template:Ref												2nd	7th			6th		5th		4
Cuba		13th	9th				11th	3rd	7th	6th											6
Czech Republic	Template:Ref																			9th	1
Czechoslovakia	9th	7th	9th		5th			8th	6th	9th				Template:Ref							7
Egypt	15th	19th	9th					16th	12th		12th	12th									7
Template:Country data EST	9th	Template:Ref																			1
Template:Country data FIN			9th			11th															2
France	19th	2nd	8th	4th	10th						11th				2nd			6th	6th	2nd	10
GermanyTemplate:Ref	15th							12th			8th		7th				10th			8th	6
Great Britain		20th																9th			2
Template:Country data GRC			17th											5th		5th	5th				4
Template:Country data HUN		16th	9th		9th	13th															4
India										12th											1
Iran		14th															11th			12th	3
Template:Country data IRQ		22nd																			1
Template:Country data IRE		23rd																			1
Template:Country data ISR	Template:Ref		17th																		1
Italy	7th	17th	17th		4th	5th	8th	4th	5th	2nd	5th				5th	2nd				5th	13
Japan	9th			10th	15th	10th		14th	11th											11th	7
South Korea	Template:Ref	8th		14th		16th	14th					9th		12th							6
Template:Country data LAT	15th	Template:Ref																			1
Template:Country data LTU		Template:Ref											3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	8th	7th		7
Mexico	3rd	4th	9th		12th	12th	5th		10th												7
Template:Country data MAR	Template:Ref						16th														1
New Zealand															11th	10th					2
Template:Country data NGR																		10th	11th	10th	3
Template:Country data PAN							12th														1
Template:Country data PER	8th	10th				15th															3
Template:Country data PHL	5th	12th	9th	7th	11th		13th	13th													7
Poland	4th				7th	6th	6th	10th		7th											6
Puerto Rico	Template:Ref				13th	4th	9th	6th	9th			7th	8th	10th		6th					9
Template:Country data ROM			17th																		1
Russia	Template:Ref												Template:Ref		8th		9th	3rd			3
Template:Country data SEN	Template:Ref						15th	15th		11th											3
Serbia	Template:Ref															Template:Ref			2nd		1
Template:Country data SCG	Template:Ref															11th	Template:Ref				1
Template:Country data SIN	Template:Ref			13th		Template:Ref															1
Template:Country data SVN	Template:Ref																			4th	1
Soviet Union	Template:Ref		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd		1st	Template:Ref	Template:Ref							9
Spain					14th		7th	11th		4th	2nd	8th	9th		9th	7th	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	13
Sweden										10th											1
Template:Country data CHE	9th	21st	17th																		3
Template:Country data THA	Template:Ref			15th																	1
Tunisia																		11th			1
Template:Country data TUR	19th		17th																		2
Template:FlagIOC	Template:Ref												4th	Template:Ref							1
USA	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st		1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	19
Template:Country data URY	6th	5th	3rd	3rd	8th	8th					6th										7
Template:Country data VEN													11th						10th		2
Yugoslavia					6th	7th	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd		2nd	6th	Template:Ref					10
Nations	21	23	23	15	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Notes

^{Template:Note} The NOC was not member of the IOC.

^{Template:Note} As China from 1936 to 1956.

^{Template:Note} Part of Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1988.

^{Template:Note} Part of Template:URS.

^{Template:Note} As Template:Country data FRGTemplate:Namespace detect showall West Germany from 1968 to 1988.

^{Template:Note} Part of Template:FlagIOC in 1992.

^{Template:Note} Now Serbia, part of Template:YUG in 1936–1988, as Template:FlagIOCteam in 1992 and part of Template:FR-YUG in 1996–2000.

^{Template:Note} Part of Template:SCG in 2004.

^{Template:Note} Part of Template:Country data MASTemplate:Namespace detect showall Malaysia in 1964.

^{Template:Note} The Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948.

^{Template:Note} Part of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992.

Women's tournaments

Year	Hosts	Gold Medal Game			Bronze Medal Game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth Place
1976 Details	Montreal	Soviet Union	112–77	USA	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria	67–66	Czechoslovakia
1980 Details	Moscow	Soviet Union	104–73	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria	Yugoslavia	68–65	File:Flag of Hungary.png Hungary
1984 Details	Los Angeles	USA	85–55	South Korea	China	63–57	Canada
1988 Details	Seoul	USA	77–70	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union	68–53	Australia
1992 Details	Barcelona	File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team	76–66	China	USA	88–74	Cuba
1996 Details	Atlanta	USA	111–87	Brazil	Australia	66–56	File:Flag of Ukraine.png Ukraine
2000 Details	Sydney	USA	76–54	Australia	Brazil	84–73 (OT)	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).png South Korea
2004 Details	Athens	USA	74–63	Australia	Russia	71–62	Brazil
2008 Details	Beijing	USA	92–65	Australia	Russia	94–81	China
2012 Details	London	USA	86–50	France	Australia	83–74	Russia
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro	USA	101–72	Spain	Serbia	70–63	France
2020Template:Efn Details	Tokyo	USA	90–75	Japan	France	91–76	Serbia
2024 Details	Paris

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Performance by confederation

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

Confederation	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20
FIBA Africa	–	–	–	–	–	12th	12th	11th	12th	12th	12th	11th
FIBA Americas	2nd	5th	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
FIBA Asia	5th	–	2nd	6th	2nd	7th	4th	9th	4th	5th	8th	2nd
FIBA Europe	1st	1st	6th	2nd	1st	4th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd
FIBA Oceania	–	–	5th	4th	–	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	8th

Participating nations

Nation	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Angola										12th			1
Australia			5th	4th		3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	8th	10
Template:Country data BLR	Template:Ref				Template:Ref				6th		9th		2
Template:Country data BEL												7th	1
Brazil					7th	2nd	3rd	4th	11th	9th	11th		7
Template:Country data BGR	3rd	2nd		5th									3
Canada	6th		4th			11th	10th			8th	7th	9th	7
China	Template:Ref		3rd	6th	2nd	9th		9th	4th	6th	10th	5th	9
Croatia	Template:Ref									10th			1
Cuba		5th			4th	6th	9th						4
Czech Republic	Template:Ref							5th	7th	7th			3
Czechoslovakia	4th			8th	6th	Template:Ref							2
France							5th			2nd	4th	3rd	4
Great Britain										11th			1
Template:Country data GRC								7th					1
Template:Country data HUN		4th											1
Italy		6th			8th	8th							3
Japan	5th					7th		10th			8th	2nd	5
Template:Country data LAT	Template:Ref								9th				1
Template:Country data MLI									12th				1
New Zealand							11th	8th	10th				3
Template:Country data NGA								11th				11th	2
Poland							8th						1
Puerto Rico												12th	1
Russia	Template:Ref				Template:Ref	5th	6th	3rd	3rd	4th			5
Template:Country data SEN							12th				12th		2
Serbia	Template:Ref										3rd	4th	2
Template:Country data SVK	Template:Ref						7th						1
South Korea			2nd	7th		10th	4th	12th	8th			10th	7
Soviet Union	1st	1st		3rd	Template:Ref	Template:Ref							3
Spain					5th			6th	5th		2nd	6th	5
Template:Country data TUR										5th	6th		2
Template:Country data UKR	Template:Ref				Template:Ref	4th							4
Template:FlagIOC	Template:Ref				1st	Template:Ref							1
USA	2nd		1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	11
Yugoslavia		3rd	6th	2nd				Template:Ref					3
Template:Country data CODTemplate:Ref						12th							1
Nations	6	6	6	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Notes

^{Template:Note} NOC was not member of IOC

^{Template:Note} competed as part of Soviet Union from 1952–88

^{Template:Note} part of Template:FlagIOC in 1992

^{Template:Note} part of Czechoslovakia from 1920–92

^{Template:Note} as Template:Country data ZAITemplate:Namespace detect showall Zaire from 1984–96

^{Template:Note} part of "Yugoslavia" from 1976–2000 and "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2004

See also

• 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics
• Basketball at the Asian Games
• Basketball at the African Games
• Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
• Basketball at the Youth Olympic Games
• Basketball at the Pacific Games
• Basketball at the Pan American Games
• Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics

Notes

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