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The Argentine national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and depends on the Argentine Basketball Federation.

Argentina is the first team to win the world title, in 1950. The team also won the Olympic Tournament in 2004 and the FIBA Diamond Ball in 2008. Argentina also won the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2004 and 2008 South American Championships, and the 2001 Americas Championship (where United States and Puerto Rico also participate), as well as many youth championships.

Argentina is the only national team in America along with United States which has won the five most important titles organized by FIBA: World Cup, Gold medal in Basketball in the Olympic Games, Basketball Confederations Cup (FIBA Diamond Ball), Continental Championship (FIBA Americas) and the Gold medal in basketball in the Panamerican Championship.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000, Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA men's ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.

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Medal Record : Olympic
Men's Basketball
Gold2004 AthensTeam
Bronze2008 BeijingTeam

Performance at Summer Olympics :
Year Position Tournament Host
1936   - Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Germany
1948 15 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Great Britain
1952 4 Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finland
1956   - Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australia
1960   - Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italy
1964   - Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japan
1968   - Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico
1972   - Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Germany
1976   - Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canada
1980   - Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Soviet Union
1984   - Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics USA
1988   - Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Korea
1992   - Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Spain
1996 9 Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics USA
2000   - Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Australia
2004 1 Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greece
2008 3 Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics China

Performance at Summer Olympics :
Argentina National Basketball Team current roster
Players Coaches

Performance at Summer Olympics :
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Team Nat.

Performance at Summer Olympics :

International Basketball

Africa|FIBA Africa - Africa ChampionshipFIBA Africa - Africa Championship
Americas|FIBA Americas - Americas ChampionshipFIBA Americas - Americas Championship
Asia|FIBA Asia - Asian ChampionshipFIBA Asia - Asian Championship
Europe|FIBA Europe - EuroBasketFIBA Europe - EuroBasket
Oceania|FIBA Oceania - Oceania ChampionshipFIBA Oceania - Oceania Championship



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