Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball at the Summer Olympics has been a sport for men consistently since (/wiki/Basketballatthe1936SummerOlympics). Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as an unofficial demonstration event in (/wiki/Basketballatthe1904SummerOlympics) and (/wiki/Basketballatthe1924SummerOlympics). Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in (/wiki/Basketballatthe1976SummerOlympics). 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.

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Basketball at the Summer Olympics

The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from (/wiki/Basketballatthe1936SummerOlympics) through (/wiki/Basketballatthe1968SummerOlympics). United States women's teams have won 10 titles out of the 12 tournaments in which they competed, including eight in a row from (/wiki/Basketballatthe1996SummerOlympics) to (/wiki/Basketballatthe2024SummerOlympics–Women'stournament). 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 at the Summer Olympics

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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe1948SummerOlympics). The American team proved its dominance, winning the first seven Olympic tournaments through (/wiki/Basketballatthe1968SummerOlympics), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe1972SummerOlympics), when the Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States by one point.

The U.S. team reclaimed the gold medal in (/wiki/Basketballatthe1976SummerOlympics), with Yugoslavia, which had beaten the Soviet Union in the semifinal, finishing runner-up for the second time. In (/wiki/Basketballatthe1980SummerOlympics), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe1984SummerOlympics), by beating Spain in the final, with the Soviets boycotting this time. The Soviets won the gold medal for the second time in (/wiki/Basketballatthe1988SummerOlympics), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe1996SummerOlympics–Men'stournament) and (/wiki/Basketballatthe2000SummerOlympics–Men'stournament), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe2004SummerOlympics–Men'stournament), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe2008SummerOlympics–Men'stournament), 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe2012SummerOlympics–Men'stournament) 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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe2016SummerOlympics–Men'stournament), 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 American team defended their title by winning again at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes, and seven out of the last eight. Although it should be noted the United States lost a game in the 2020 games to France in the preliminary rounds, ending the United States 25 game winning streak in olympic competition.

In the 2024 Olympics in Paris the United States won their 5th consecutive Gold Medal, defeating the host nation France in the Gold Medal game.

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 (/wiki/Basketballatthe1980SummerOlympics) amid the U.S.-led boycott, and the U.S. winning in (/wiki/Basketballatthe1984SummerOlympics), against the South Koreans, amid the Soviet-led boycott. In (/wiki/Basketballatthe1988SummerOlympics), the tournament expanded into eight teams, with the Americans beating Yugoslavia in the gold medal game. In (/wiki/Basketballatthe1992SummerOlympics), the Unified Team, consisting of the former Soviet republics, defeated China in the gold medal game. In (/wiki/Basketballatthe1996SummerOlympics), the tournament settled into its current 12-team format; the U.S. has swept all of the tournaments since then, winning 61 consecutive games. Their run represents the longest gold medal streak in Olympic basketball history and the longest period of dominance by any team in an Olympic team sport. During this period, the program featured multiple generations of prominent players, including Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, and Breanna Stewart. National teams from countries such as Australia, Spain, France and China emerged as consistent medal contenders during this era amidst the rise of women's basketball worldwide.

Venues

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

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

Qualifying

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

As of (/wiki/Basketballatthe2012SummerOlympics), the qualifying process consists of three stages:

• 1 team (for each gender) qualifies as the reigning world champion. • 7 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through their respective regional championships. • 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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Zone</th><th>Men</th><th>Women</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>World Cup</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>African championship</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Americas championship</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Asian championship</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>European championship</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Oceania championship</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>World qualifying tournament</td><td>3</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Host Nation</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>12</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Hosts</th><th>Gold medal game</th><th>Bronze medal game</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Gold</td><td>Score</td><td>Silver</td><td>Bronze</td><td>Score</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>1936</td><td>Berlin</td><td>United States</td><td>19–8</td><td>Canada</td><td>Mexico</td><td>26–12</td><td>Poland</td></tr><tr><td>1948</td><td>London</td><td>United States</td><td>65–21</td><td>France</td><td>Brazil</td><td>52–47</td><td>Mexico</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>Helsinki</td><td>United States</td><td>36–25</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>Uruguay</td><td>68–59</td><td>Argentina</td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>United States</td><td>89–55</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>Uruguay</td><td>71–62</td><td>France</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Rome</td><td>United States</td><td>81–57</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>Brazil</td><td>78–75</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>United States</td><td>73–59</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>Brazil</td><td>76–60</td><td>Puerto Rico</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Mexico City</td><td>United States</td><td>65–50</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>70–53</td><td>Brazil</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Munich</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>51–50</td><td>United States</td><td>Cuba</td><td>66–65</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Montreal</td><td>United States</td><td>95–74</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>100–72</td><td>Canada</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Moscow</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>86–77</td><td>Italy</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>117–94</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>United States</td><td>96–65</td><td>Spain</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>88–82</td><td>Canada</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Seoul</td><td>Soviet Union</td><td>76–63</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>United States</td><td>78–49</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>United States</td><td>117–85</td><td>Croatia</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>82–78</td><td>Unified Team</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>United States</td><td>95–69</td><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>80–74</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Sydney</td><td>United States</td><td>85–75</td><td>France</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>89–71</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Athens</td><td>Argentina</td><td>84–69</td><td>Italy</td><td>United States</td><td>104–96</td><td>Lithuania</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Beijing</td><td>United States</td><td>118–107</td><td>Spain</td><td>Argentina</td><td>87–75</td><td>Lithuania</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>London</td><td>United States</td><td>107–100</td><td>Spain</td><td>Russia</td><td>81–77</td><td>Argentina</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Rio de Janeiro</td><td>United States</td><td>96–66</td><td>Serbia</td><td>Spain</td><td>89–88</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>United States</td><td>87–82</td><td>France</td><td>Australia</td><td>107–93</td><td>Slovenia</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Paris</td><td>United States</td><td>98–87</td><td>France</td><td>Serbia</td><td>93–83</td><td>Germany</td></tr></tbody></table>

Medal table

Updated after the gold medal match of the 2024 Olympic tournament.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Nation</th><th>Gold</th><th>Silver</th><th>Bronze</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> United States</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Soviet Union</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Argentina</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> France</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Spain</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Italy</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Serbia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Canada</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia and Montenegro</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Brazil</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Lithuania</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Australia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Totals (18 entries)</td><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>63</td></tr></tbody></table>

• The Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations. • Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Serbia and Montenegro.

Performance by confederation

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

Women

Summaries

Medal table

Performance by confederation

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Confederation</th><th>1976</th><th>1980</th><th>1984</th><th>1988</th><th>1992</th><th>1996</th><th>2000</th><th>2004</th><th>2008</th><th>2012</th><th>2016</th><th>2020</th><th>2024</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FIBA Africa</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>12th</td><td>12th</td><td>11th</td><td>12th</td><td>12th</td><td>12th</td><td>11th</td><td>8th</td></tr><tr><td>FIBA Americas</td><td>2nd</td><td>5th</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td>FIBA Asia</td><td>5th</td><td>–</td><td>2nd</td><td>6th</td><td>2nd</td><td>7th</td><td>4th</td><td>9th</td><td>4th</td><td>5th</td><td>8th</td><td>2nd</td><td>9th</td></tr><tr><td>FIBA Europe</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>6th</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>5th</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td></tr><tr><td>FIBA Oceania</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>5th</td><td>4th</td><td>–</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>5th</td><td>8th</td><td>3rd</td></tr><tr><td>Nations</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>

Participating nations

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

Overall medal table

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Nation</th><th>Gold</th><th>Silver</th><th>Bronze</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> United States</td><td>27</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Soviet Union</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Argentina</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Unified Team</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> France</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Spain</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Australia</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Italy</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Brazil</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Serbia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> Bulgaria</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> Canada</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia and Montenegro</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td> Cuba</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Totals (23 entries)</td><td>34</td><td>34</td><td>34</td><td>102</td></tr></tbody></table>

• Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations. • Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.

Win–loss records

Men's tournament

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Games played</th><th>Wins</th><th>Losses</th><th>Winning percentage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Angola</td><td>31</td><td>3</td><td>28</td><td>.097</td></tr><tr><td> Argentina</td><td>57</td><td>33</td><td>24</td><td>.579</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>115</td><td>58</td><td>57</td><td>.504</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>.462</td></tr><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>115</td><td>66</td><td>49</td><td>.574</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>33</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>.485</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>70</td><td>39</td><td>31</td><td>.557</td></tr><tr><td> Central African Republic</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>.286</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>26</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>.462</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>50</td><td>7</td><td>43</td><td>.140</td></tr><tr><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>28</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>.571</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>28</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>.571</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>45</td><td>22</td><td>23</td><td>.489</td></tr><tr><td> Czechoslovakia</td><td>46</td><td>23</td><td>23</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>44</td><td>6</td><td>38</td><td>.136</td></tr><tr><td> Estonia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> Finland</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>72</td><td>40</td><td>32</td><td>.556</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>44</td><td>15</td><td>29</td><td>.341</td></tr><tr><td> Great Britain</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>.154</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td>28</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>33</td><td>14</td><td>19</td><td>.424</td></tr><tr><td> India</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>15</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>.133</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Ireland</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>95</td><td>56</td><td>39</td><td>.589</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>47</td><td>11</td><td>36</td><td>.234</td></tr><tr><td> Latvia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> Lithuania</td><td>52</td><td>32</td><td>20</td><td>.615</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>49</td><td>26</td><td>23</td><td>.531</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>.167</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>.154</td></tr><tr><td> Panama</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>.222</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>22</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>.409</td></tr><tr><td> Philippines</td><td>52</td><td>25</td><td>27</td><td>.481</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>49</td><td>23</td><td>26</td><td>.469</td></tr><tr><td> Puerto Rico</td><td>75</td><td>34</td><td>41</td><td>.453</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>24</td><td>2</td><td>22</td><td>.083</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>41</td><td>23</td><td>18</td><td>.561</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>.286</td></tr><tr><td> Slovenia</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>.667</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>47</td><td>8</td><td>39</td><td>.170</td></tr><tr><td> South Sudan</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> Soviet Union</td><td>74</td><td>61</td><td>13</td><td>.824</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>102</td><td>55</td><td>47</td><td>.539</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>.429</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>.308</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Unified Team</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>.625</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>155</td><td>149</td><td>6</td><td>.961</td></tr><tr><td> Uruguay</td><td>56</td><td>29</td><td>27</td><td>.518</td></tr><tr><td> Venezuela</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>.250</td></tr><tr><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>60</td><td>48</td><td>12</td><td>.800</td></tr></tbody></table>

Women's tournament

updated at the end of the 2024 Olympics (11 August 2024)

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Games played</th><th>Wins</th><th>Losses</th><th>Winning percentage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Angola</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>66</td><td>45</td><td>21</td><td>.682</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>.400</td></tr><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>44</td><td>19</td><td>25</td><td>.432</td></tr><tr><td> Belarus</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>.273</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>.625</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>42</td><td>11</td><td>31</td><td>.262</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>55</td><td>26</td><td>29</td><td>.473</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>.200</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>.375</td></tr><tr><td> Czechoslovakia</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>.200</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>.421</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>35</td><td>23</td><td>12</td><td>.657</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Great Britain</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>.429</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>.333</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>.167</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>34</td><td>13</td><td>21</td><td>.382</td></tr><tr><td> Latvia</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>.200</td></tr><tr><td> Mali</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>.222</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>.231</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>.429</td></tr><tr><td> Puerto Rico</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>39</td><td>25</td><td>14</td><td>.641</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>.000</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>.429</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>41</td><td>15</td><td>26</td><td>.366</td></tr><tr><td> Soviet Union</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>.875</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>34</td><td>22</td><td>12</td><td>.647</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>.583</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>.500</td></tr><tr><td> Unified Team</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>.800</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>81</td><td>78</td><td>3</td><td>.963</td></tr><tr><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>.500</td></tr></tbody></table>

Records

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

<table><thead><tr><th>Category</th><th>Men</th><th>Women</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Highest game score</td><td>229 points: USA 156–73 Nigeria (2012)</td><td>190 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)</td></tr><tr><td>Lowest game score</td><td>27 points: USA 19–8 Canada (1936)</td><td>100 points: Senegal 32–68 Slovakia (2000)</td></tr><tr><td>Biggest margin</td><td>100 points: Korea 120–20 Iraq (1948) China 125–25 Iraq (1948)</td><td>66 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004) Italy 53–119 Soviet Union (1980)</td></tr><tr><td>Games with most overtimes</td><td>2 overtimes: Argentina 111–107 Brazil (2016) Canada 86–83 Russia (2000) Lithuania 83–81 Croatia (1996) Australia 109–101 Brazil (1996)</td><td>2 overtimes: Turkey 79–76 Brazil (2016) Spain 92–80 Italy (1992)</td></tr><tr><td>Longest winning streak</td><td>63 games: USA (1936–72)</td><td>58 games: USA (1992–2024)</td></tr><tr><td>All-time top cumulative scorer</td><td>1,093 points: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)</td><td>581 points: Lauren Jackson (Australia)</td></tr><tr><td>All-time top average scorer</td><td>28.8 points per game: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)</td><td>22 points per game: Lara Sanders (Turkey)</td></tr><tr><td>Single game scorer</td><td>55 points: Oscar Schmidt (Spain vs. Brazil, 1988)</td><td>39 points: Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova (Bulgaria vs. South Korea, 1988)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top career scorers

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

Men

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>PTS</th><th>GP</th><th>PPG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Oscar Schmidt</td><td>1,093</td><td>38</td><td>28.8</td></tr><tr><td>Mieczysław Młynarski</td><td>182</td><td>7</td><td>26.0</td></tr><tr><td>Mohamed Sayed Soliman</td><td>179</td><td>7</td><td>25.6</td></tr><tr><td>Ed Palubinskas</td><td>409</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Bojan Bogdanović</td><td>152</td><td>6</td><td>25.3</td></tr><tr><td>Horacio López</td><td>199</td><td>8</td><td>24.9</td></tr><tr><td>Davis Peralta</td><td>214</td><td>9</td><td>23.8</td></tr><tr><td>Ricardo Duarte</td><td>212</td><td>9</td><td>23.6</td></tr><tr><td>Antonello Riva</td><td>187</td><td>8</td><td>23.4</td></tr><tr><td>Lee Chung-hee</td><td>160</td><td>7</td><td>22.9</td></tr></tbody></table>

Women

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>PTS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Lauren Jackson</td><td>581</td></tr><tr><td>Janeth Arcain</td><td>535</td></tr><tr><td>Lisa Leslie</td><td>488</td></tr><tr><td>Diana Taurasi</td><td>384</td></tr><tr><td>Chen Nan</td><td>317</td></tr><tr><td>Alessandra Santos de Oliveira</td><td>290</td></tr><tr><td>Miao Lijie</td><td>284</td></tr><tr><td>Sheryl Swoopes</td></tr><tr><td>Zheng Haixia</td><td>280</td></tr><tr><td>Jung Sun-min</td><td>276</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>PTS</th><th>GP</th><th>PPG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>LaToya Sanders</td><td>132</td><td>6</td><td>22.0</td></tr><tr><td>Uljana Semjonova</td><td>131</td><td>6</td><td>21.8</td></tr><tr><td>Mfon Udoka</td><td>130</td><td>6</td><td>21.7</td></tr><tr><td>Evanthia Maltsi</td><td>146</td><td>7</td><td>20.9</td></tr><tr><td>Margo Dydek</td><td>143</td><td>7</td><td>20.4</td></tr><tr><td>Keiko Namai</td><td>102</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Sofija Pekić</td><td>121</td><td>6</td><td>20.2</td></tr><tr><td>Lenke Jacsó-Kiss</td><td>120</td><td>6</td><td>20.0</td></tr><tr><td>Choi Kyung-hee</td><td>98</td><td>5</td><td>19.6</td></tr><tr><td>Uljana Semjonova</td><td>97</td><td>5</td><td>19.4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top scorer per tournament

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Men</th><th>PPG</th><th>Women</th><th>PPG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1948</td><td>Ignacio Romo Porchas</td><td>21.0</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1952</td><td>Ivan Mrázek</td><td>22.0</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1956</td><td>Oscar Moglia</td><td>26.0</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>Radivoj Korać</td><td>23.6</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>Ricardo Duarte</td><td>23.6</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Davis Peralta</td><td>23.8</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Masatomo Taniguchi</td><td>23.9</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Ed Palubinskas</td><td>31.3</td><td>Keiko Namai</td><td>20.4</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Ian Davies</td><td>29.3</td><td>Uljana Semjonova</td><td>21.8</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Mohamed Sayed Soliman</td><td>25.6</td><td>Kim Hwa-soon</td><td>16.8</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Oscar Schmidt</td><td>42.3</td><td>Choi Kyung-hee Evladiya Slavcheva</td><td>19.6</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Oscar Schmidt</td><td>24.8</td><td>Hortência Marcari</td><td>18.8</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Oscar Schmidt</td><td>27.4</td><td>Yamilé Martínez</td><td>20.5</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Andrew Gaze</td><td>19.9</td><td>Janeth Arcain</td><td>20.5</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Pau Gasol</td><td>22.4</td><td>Lauren Jackson</td><td>22.9</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Pau Gasol</td><td>19.6</td><td>Miao Lijie</td><td>17.3</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Patty Mills</td><td>21.2</td><td>Érika de Souza</td><td>16.2</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Bojan Bogdanović</td><td>25.3</td><td>Elizabeth Cambage</td><td>23.5</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Patty Mills</td><td>26.8</td><td>Emma Meesseman</td><td>27.3</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Giannis Antetokounmpo</td><td>25.8</td><td>Emma Meesseman</td><td>23.2</td></tr></tbody></table>