Basketball At The Summer Olympics

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.

Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball At The Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeBKB
Governing bodyFIBA
Events4 (men: 2; women: 2)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

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.

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.

American dominance

Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen—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 in one of the most controversial matches in history, when the Soviet Union beat them in the gold-medal game by one point.

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. 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. 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 team defended their title by winning again in the 2020 game in Tokyo, extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes, and seven out of the last eight tournaments.

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 48 consecutive games.

Venues

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

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.

Zone Men Women
World Cup 1 1
African championship 1 1
Americas championship 2 1
Asian championship 1 1
European championship 2 1
Oceania championship 1 1
World qualifying tournament 3 5
Host Nation 1 1
Total 12 12

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

Year Hosts Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1936
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Berlin
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
19–8 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Canada
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Mexico
26–12 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Poland
1948
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
London
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
65–21 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
52–47 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Mexico
1952
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Helsinki
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
36–25 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Uruguay
68–59 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Argentina
1956
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Melbourne
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
89–55 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Uruguay
71–62 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
1960
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Rome
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
81–57 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
78–75 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Italy
1964
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Tokyo
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
73–59 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
76–60 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Puerto Rico
1968
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Mexico City
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
65–50 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
70–53 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
1972
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Munich
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
51–50 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Cuba
66–65 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Italy
1976
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Montreal
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
95–74 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
100–72 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Canada
1980
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Moscow
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
86–77 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Italy
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
117–94 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
1984
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Los Angeles
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
96–65 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
88–82 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Canada
1988
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Seoul
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
76–63 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
78–49 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
1992
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Barcelona
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
117–85 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Croatia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Lithuania
82–78 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Unified Team
1996
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Atlanta
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
95–69 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Lithuania
80–74 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
2000
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Sydney
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
85–75 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Lithuania
89–71 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
2004
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Athens
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Argentina
84–69 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Italy
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
104–96 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Lithuania
2008
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Beijing
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
118–107 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Argentina
87–75 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Lithuania
2012
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
London
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
107–100 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Russia
81–77 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Argentina
2016
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Rio de Janeiro
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
96–66 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Serbia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
89–88 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
2020
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Tokyo
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
87–82 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
107–93 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Slovenia
2024
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Paris

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA)161219
2Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS)2439
3Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG)1315
4Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Argentina (ARG)1012
5Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain (ESP)0314
6Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA)0303
7Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA)0202
8Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada (CAN)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia (CRO)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia (SRB)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0101
12Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA)0033
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania (LTU)0033
14Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Uruguay (URU)0022
15Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS)0011
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba (CUB)0011
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mexico (MEX)0011
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (18 entries)20202060

Performance by confederation

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

Confederation 1936
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1948
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1952
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1956
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1960
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1964
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1968
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1972
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1976
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1980
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1984
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1988
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1992
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1996
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2004
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2008
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2012
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2016
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2020
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2024
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
FIBA Africa 15th–18th 19th 9th–16th 15th 15th 12th 11th 12th 10th 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 10th 11th 10th Q
FIBA Americas 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 5th 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Q
FIBA Asia 5th 8th 9th–16th 7th 11th 10th 13th 13th 11th 12th 10th 9th 12th 8th 10th 8th 8th 12th 12th 11th Q
FIBA Europe 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd Q
FIBA Oceania 12th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th 7th 4th 3rd Q
Nations 21 23 23 15 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Participating nations

Nation 1936
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1948
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1952
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1956
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1960
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1964
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1968
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1972
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1976
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1980
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1984
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1988
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1992
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1996
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2004
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2008
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2012
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2016
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2020
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2024
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Years
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Angola A 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 5
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Argentina 15th 4th 9th 1st 3rd 4th 8th 7th 8
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia 12th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th 7th 4th 3rd Q 16
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belgium 19th 11th 17th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil 9th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 5th 9th 5th 5th 6th 5th 9th 15
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria 7th 5th 16th 10th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada 2nd 9th 9th 9th 14th 4th 4th 6th 7th Q 10
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Central African Republic A 10th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Chile 9th 6th 5th 8th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China A 10th 11th 12th 8th 10th 8th 8th 12th 12th 9
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Chinese TaipeiB 15th 18th 11th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia C 2nd 7th 6th 5th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba 13th 9th 11th 3rd 7th 6th 6
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czech Republic K 9th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czechoslovakia 9th 7th 9th 5th 8th 6th 9th A 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Egypt 15th 19th 9th 16th 12th 12th 12th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Estonia 9th D 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Finland 9th 11th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France 19th 2nd 8th 4th 10th 11th 2nd 6th 6th 2nd Q 11
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  GermanyE 15th 12th 8th 7th 10th 8th Q 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain 20th 9th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Greece 17th 5th 5th 5th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Hungary 16th 9th 9th 13th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  India 12th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Iran 14th 11th 12th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Iraq 22nd 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ireland 23rd 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Israel A 17th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy 7th 17th 17th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 2nd 5th 5th 2nd 5th 13
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan 9th 10th 15th 10th 14th 11th 11th Q 8
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Latvia 15th D 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania D 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 8th 7th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mexico 3rd 4th 9th 12th 12th 5th 10th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Morocco A 16th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand 11th 10th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Nigeria 10th 11th 10th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Panama 12th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Peru 8th 10th 15th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Philippines 5th 12th 9th 7th 11th 13th 13th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Poland 4th 7th 6th 6th 10th 7th 6
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Puerto Rico A 13th 4th 9th 6th 9th 7th 8th 10th 6th 9
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Romania 17th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia D F 8th 9th 3rd 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Senegal A 15th 15th 11th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia G H 2nd Q 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia and Montenegro G 11th A 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Singapore A 13th I 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Slovenia C 4th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea A 8th 14th 16th 14th 9th 12th 6
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Sudan A Q 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union J 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st F A 9
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain 14th 7th 11th 4th 2nd 8th 9th 9th 7th 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 13
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Sweden 10th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics   Switzerland 9th 21st 17th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Thailand A 15th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia 11th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Turkey 19th 17th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team A 4th A 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st Q 20
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Uruguay 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 8th 6th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Venezuela 11th 10th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia 6th 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th A 10
Nations 21 23 23 15 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Notes

Women

Summaries

Year Hosts Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1976
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Montreal
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
112–77 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Bulgaria
67–66 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Czechoslovakia
1980
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Moscow
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
104–73 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Bulgaria
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
68–65 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Hungary
1984
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Los Angeles
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
85–55 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
South Korea
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
China
63–57 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Canada
1988
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Seoul
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
77–70 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Yugoslavia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Soviet Union
68–53 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
1992
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Barcelona
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Unified Team
76–66 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
China
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
88–74 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Cuba
1996
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Atlanta
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
111–87 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
66–56 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Ukraine
2000
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Sydney
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
76–54 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
84–73 (OT) Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
South Korea
2004
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Athens
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
74–63 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Russia
71–62 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Brazil
2008
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Beijing
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
92–65 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Russia
94–81 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
China
2012
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
London
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
86–50 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Australia
83–74 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Russia
2016
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Rio de Janeiro
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
101–72 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Spain
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Serbia
70–63 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
2020
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Tokyo
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
United States
90–75 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Japan
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
France
91–76 Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Serbia
2024
Details
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Paris

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA)91111
2Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS)2013
3Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team (EUN)1001
4Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS)0325
5Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria (BUL)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China (CHN)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG)0112
10Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan (JPN)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea (KOR)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain (ESP)0101
13Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS)0022
14Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia (SRB)0011
Totals (14 entries)12121236

Performance by confederation

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

Confederation 1976
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1980
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1984
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1988
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1992
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1996
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2004
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2008
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2012
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2016
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2020
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2024
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
FIBA Africa 12th 12th 11th 12th 12th 12th 11th
FIBA Americas 2nd 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Q
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 Q
FIBA Oceania 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 8th
Nations 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Participating nations

Nation 1976
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1980
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1984
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1988
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1992
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
1996
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2004
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2008
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2012
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2016
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2020
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
2024
Basketball At The Summer Olympics 
Years
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Angola 12th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 8th Q 10
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belarus B C 6th 9th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belgium 7th Q 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil 7th 2nd 3rd 4th 11th 9th 11th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria 3rd 2nd 5th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada 6th 4th 11th 10th 8th 7th 9th Q 8
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China A 3rd 6th 2nd 9th 9th 4th 6th 10th 5th Q 10
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia F 10th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba 5th 4th 6th 9th 4
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czech Republic D 5th 7th 7th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czechoslovakia 4th 8th 6th A 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  DR CongoE 12th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France 5th 2nd 4th 3rd Q 5
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Germany Q 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain 11th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Greece 7th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Hungary 4th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy 6th 8th 8th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan 5th 7th 10th 8th 2nd Q 6
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Latvia B 9th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mali 12th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand 11th 8th 10th 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Nigeria 11th 11th Q 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Poland 8th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Puerto Rico 12th Q 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia B C 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 5
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Senegal 12th 12th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia F 3rd 4th Q 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Slovakia D 7th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea 2nd 7th 10th 4th 12th 8th 10th 7
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd C A 3
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain 5th 6th 5th 2nd 6th Q 6
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Turkey 5th 6th 2
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ukraine B C 4th 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team A 1st A 1
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Q 12
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia 3rd 6th 2nd A 3
Nations 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Notes

Total medal table

Sources:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States (USA)252330
2Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union (URS)44412
3Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia (YUG)1427
4Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Argentina (ARG)1012
5Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team (EUN)1001
6Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France (FRA)0415
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain (ESP)0415
8Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia (AUS)0336
9Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy (ITA)0202
10Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil (BRA)0145
11Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria (BUL)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China (CHN)0112
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia (SRB)0112
14Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada (CAN)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia (CRO)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan (JPN)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0101
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea (KOR)0101
19Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania (LTU)0033
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia (RUS)0033
21Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Uruguay (URU)0022
22Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba (CUB)0011
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (23 entries)32323296

Win–loss records

Men's tournament

Team Games played Wins Losses Winning percentage
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Angola 31 3 28 .097
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Argentina 57 33 24 .579
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia 111 57 54 .514
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belgium 13 6 7 .462
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil 111 65 46 .586
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria 33 16 17 .485
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada 66 36 30 .545
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Central African Republic 7 2 5 .286
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Chile 26 12 14 .462
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China 50 7 43 .140
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Chinese Taipei 28 16 12 .571
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia 28 16 12 .571
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba 45 22 23 .489
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czechoslovakia 46 23 23 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czech Republic 3 1 2 .333
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Egypt 44 6 38 .136
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Estonia 3 1 2 .333
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Finland 12 4 8 .333
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France 66 36 30 .545
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Germany 38 11 27 .289
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain 13 2 11 .154
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Greece 24 13 11 .542
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Hungary 33 14 19 .424
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  India 7 0 7 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Iran 15 2 13 .133
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Iraq 7 0 7 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ireland 6 0 6 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Israel 2 0 2 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy 95 56 39 .589
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan 44 11 33 .250
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea 47 8 39 .170
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Latvia 3 1 2 .333
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Lithuania 52 32 20 .615
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mexico 49 26 23 .531
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Morocco 9 0 9 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand 12 2 10 .167
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Nigeria 13 2 11 .154
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Panama 9 2 7 .222
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Peru 22 9 13 .409
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Philippines 52 25 27 .481
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Poland 49 23 26 .469
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Puerto Rico 72 34 38 .472
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Romania 2 0 2 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia 20 10 10 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Senegal 24 2 22 .083
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia 35 19 16 .543
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Singapore 7 2 5 .286
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Slovenia 6 4 2 .667
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union 74 61 13 .824
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain 99 54 45 .545
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Sweden 7 3 4 .429
Basketball At The Summer Olympics   Switzerland 13 4 9 .308
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Thailand 7 0 7 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Tunisia 5 0 5 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Turkey 4 0 4 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team 8 5 3 .625
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States 149 143 6 .960
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Uruguay 56 29 27 .518
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Venezuela 12 3 9 .250
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia 60 48 12 .800

As of 8 August 2021

Women's tournament

Team Games Played Wins Losses Winning percentage
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Angola 5 0 5 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Australia 60 41 19 .683
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belgium 4 2 2 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Brazil 44 19 25 .432
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Belarus 11 3 8 .273
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bulgaria 16 10 6 .625
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Canada 39 11 28 .282
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  China 52 25 27 .481
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Croatia 5 1 4 .200
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Cuba 24 9 15 .375
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czechoslovakia 15 3 12 .200
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Czech Republic 19 8 11 .421
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  France 29 19 10 .655
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Great Britain 5 0 5 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Greece 7 3 4 .429
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Hungary 6 2 4 .333
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Italy 18 3 15 .167
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Japan 31 13 18 .419
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  South Korea 41 15 26 .366
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Latvia 5 1 4 .200
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mali 5 0 5 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  New Zealand 18 4 14 .222
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Nigeria 9 1 8 .111
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Poland 7 3 4 .429
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Puerto Rico 3 0 3 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Russia 39 25 14 .641
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Serbia 14 7 7 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Senegal 11 0 11 .000
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Slovakia 7 3 4 .429
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Soviet Union 16 14 2 .875
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Spain 30 19 11 .633
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Turkey 12 7 5 .583
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ukraine 8 4 4 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Unified Team 5 4 1 .800
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  United States 75 72 3 .960
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yugoslavia 16 8 8 .500
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  DR Congo 7 0 7 .000

As of 8 August 2021

Records

Category Men Women
Biggest game score 229 points: USA 156–73 Nigeria (2012) 190 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)
Lowest game score 27 points: USA 19–8 Canada (1936) 100 points: Senegal 32–68 Slovakia (2000)
Biggest margin 100 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 overtimes 2 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 streak 63 games: USA (1936–72) 49 games: USA (1992–2016)
All-time top cumulative scorer 1,093 points: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 575 points: Lauren Jackson (Australia)
All-time top average scorer 28.8 points per game: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil) 22 points per game: Lara Sanders (Turkey)
Single game scorer 55 points: Oscar Schmidt (Spain vs. Brazil, 1988) 39 points: Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova (Bulgaria vs. South Korea, 1988)

As of 1 May 2018.

Top career scorers

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

Men

Women

Top scorer per tournament

Year Men PPG Women PPG
1948 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ignacio Romo Porchas 21.0
1952 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ivan Mrázek 22.0
1956 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Oscar Moglia 26.0
1960 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Radivoj Korać 23.6
1964 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ricardo Duarte 23.6
1968 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Davis Peralta 23.8
1972 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Masatomo Taniguchi 23.9
1976 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ed Palubinskas 31.3 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Keiko Namai 20.4
1980 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Ian Davies 29.3 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Uliana Semanova 21.8
1984 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Mohamed Sayed Soliman 25.6 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Kim Hwa-soon 16.8
1988 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Oscar Schmidt 42.3 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Choi Kyung-hee
Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Evladiya Slavcheva
19.6
1992 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Oscar Schmidt 24.8 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Hortência Marcari 18.8
1996 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Oscar Schmidt 27.4 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Yamilé Martínez 20.5
2000 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Andrew Gaze 19.9 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Janeth Arcain 20.5
2004 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Pau Gasol 22.4 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Lauren Jackson 22.9
2008 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Pau Gasol 19.6 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Miao Lijie 17.3
2012 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Patty Mills 21.2 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Érika de Souza 16.2
2016 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Bojan Bogdanović 25.3 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Elizabeth Cambage 23.5
2020 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Patty Mills 26.8 Basketball At The Summer Olympics  Emma Meesseman 27.3

Awards

See also

References

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