Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.
It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The United States claimed the gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions.
15th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Sydney 2000 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
City | Sydney | ||||||||
Duration | 16 September – 1 October | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Sydney, New South Wales | ||
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Sydney Super Dome | The Dome | |
Capacity: 18,200 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the Americas runner-up and four additional berths from Europe in the men's competition, and the second and third place from the Americas tournament plus three additional squads from Europe in the women's competition.
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Angola | United States Canada | China | Italy Lithuania France Spain Russia | New Zealand | FR Yugoslavia – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts |
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Senegal | Cuba Brazil Canada | South Korea | Poland France Slovakia Russia | New Zealand | United States – World champions Australia – Olympic hosts |
Tie-breaking criteria:
Quarterfinals (28 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (1 October) | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 85 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Russia | 70 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 85 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Lithuania | 83 | ||||||||||||
B2 | FR Yugoslavia | 63 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Lithuania | 76 | ||||||||||||
A1 | United States | 85 | ||||||||||||
A4 | France | 75 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Italy | 62 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Australia | 65 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Australia | 52 | Third place | |||||||||||
A4 | France | 76 | ||||||||||||
B1 | Canada | 63 | A3 | Lithuania | 89 | |||||||||
A4 | France | 68 | B3 | Australia | 71 |
Quarterfinals (27 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 76 | ||||||||||||
B4 | Poland | 48 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 64 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Brazil | 52 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Russia | 67 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Brazil | 68 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Australia | 54 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 76 | ||||||||||||
A2 | France | 58 | ||||||||||||
B3 | South Korea | 69 | ||||||||||||
B3 | South Korea | 65 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
B1 | United States | 78 | ||||||||||||
B1 | United States | 58 | A3 | Brazil (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
A4 | Slovakia | 43 | B3 | South Korea | 73 |
Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
France | 8 | 4 | 4 | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
4th | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | South Korea | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||
5th | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | France | 7 | 5 | 2 |
6th | FR Yugoslavia | 7 | 4 | 3 | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
7th | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 |
8th | Russia | 7 | 3 | 4 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
9th | Spain | 6 | 2 | 4 | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 4 |
10th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | Canada | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
11th | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 |
12th | Angola | 6 | 0 | 6 | Senegal | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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