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Men's Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with demonstration events in 1904 and 1924. The United States men's basketball team won all of the gold medals in the men's competition from 1936 to 1968. The Olympics included women starting in 1976.

Winning the Olympics is considered to be the highest honor in international basketball, followed by the World Championships of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for men and women and the respective intercontinental championships.

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Zone Men Women
World Champion 1 1
FIBA Africa 1 1
FIBA Americas 2 1
FIBA Asia 1 1
FIBA Europe 2 1
FIBA Oceania 1 1
Wildcards 3 5
Host Nation 1 1
Total 12 12

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
1936
details		 Berlin   19 – 8     26 – 12  
1948
details		 London   65 – 21     52 – 47  
1952
details		 Helsinki   36 – 25     68 – 59  
1956
details		 Melbourne   89 – 55     71 – 62  
1960
details		 Rome   No playoffs     No playoffs  
1964
details		 Tokyo   73 – 59     76 – 60  
1968
details		 Mexico City   65 – 50     70 – 53  
1972
details		 Munich   51 – 50     66 – 65  
1976
details		 Montreal   95 – 74     100 – 72  
1980
details		 Moscow   86 – 77
Italy 		  117 – 94
Spain
1984
details		 Los Angeles   96 – 65     88 – 82  
1988
details		 Seoul   76 – 63     78 – 49  
1992
details		 Barcelona   117 – 85     82 – 78
Unified Team
1996
details		 Atlanta   95 – 69     80 – 74  
2000
details		 Sydney   85 – 75     89 – 71  
2004
details		 Athens   84 – 69     104 – 96  
2008
details		 Beijing   118 – 107     87 – 75  
2012
details		 London

Confederation
FIBA Africa 15th – 18th 19th 9th – 16th -- -- -- 15th 15th 12th 11th 12th 10th 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th
FIBA Americas 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 5th 1st 3rd 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
FIBA Europe 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
FIBA Oceania -- -- -- 12th -- 9th -- 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th

Participating nations :
Nation 36
Nazi Germany		 48
United Kingdom		 52
Finland		 56
Australia		 60
Italy		 64
Japan		 68
Mexico		 72
West Germany		 76
Canada		 80
Soviet Union		 84
United States		 88
South Korea		 92
Spain		 96
United States		 00
Australia		 04
Greece		 08
China		 12
United Kingdom		 Years
  A 10th 11th 12th 12th 12th 5
  15th 4th 9th 1st 3rd Q 6
  12th 9th 9th 8th 8th 7th 4th 6th 4th 4th 9th 7th Q 13
  19th 11th 17th 3
  9th 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 5th 9th 5th 5th 6th Q 14
  7th 5th 16th 10th 4
  2nd 9th 9th 9th 14th 4th 4th 6th 7th 9
  A 10th 1
  9th 6th 5th 8th 4
  A A 10th 11th 12th 8th 10th 8th 8th 7
 B 15th 18th 11th 3
  C 2nd 7th 6th 3
Nation 36
Nazi Germany 		48
United Kingdom 		52
Finland 		56
Australia 		60
Italy 		64
Japan 		68
Mexico 		72
West Germany 		76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  13th 9th 11th 3rd 7th 6th 6
  9th 7th 9th 5th 8th 6th 9th A 7
  15th 19th 9th 16th 12th 12th 12th 7
  9th D 1
  9th 11th 2
  19th 2nd 8th 4th 10th 11th 2nd Q 8
 E 15th 12th 8th 7th 10th 5
  20th Q 2
  17th 5th 5th 5th 4
  16th 9th 9th 13th 4
  12th 1
  14th 11th 2
Nation 36
Nazi Germany 		48
United Kingdom 		52
Finland 		56
Australia 		60
Italy 		64
Japan 		68
Mexico 		72
West Germany 		76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  22nd 1
  23rd 1
  A 17th 1
  7th 17th 17th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 2nd 5th 5th 2nd 12
  9th 10th 15th 10th 14th 11th 6
  A 8th 14th 16th 14th 9th 12th 6
  15th D 1
  D 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 5
  3rd 4th 9th 12th 12th 5th 10th 7
  A 16th 1
  11th 10th 2
  12th 1
Nation 36
Nazi Germany 		48
United Kingdom 		52
Finland 		56
Australia 		60
Italy 		64
Japan 		68
Mexico 		72
West Germany 		76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  8th 10th 15th 3
  5th 12th 9th 7th 11th 13th 13th 7
  4th 7th 6th 6th 10th 7th 6
  A 13th 4th 9th 6th 9th 7th 8th 10th 6th 9
  17th 1
  A D F 8th 9th 2
  A 15th 15th 11th 3
 H G 2nd 6th 11th 3
  A 13th I 1
  A 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st F A 9
  14th 7th 11th 4th 2nd 8th 9th 9th 7th 2nd Q 11
  10th 1
Nation 36
Nazi Germany 		48
United Kingdom 		52
Finland 		56
Australia 		60
Italy 		64
Japan 		68
Mexico 		72
West Germany 		76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  9th 21st 17th 3
  A 15th 1
  Q 1
  19th 17th 2
EUN A 4th A 1
  1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd* 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st Q 17
  6th 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 8th 6th 7
  11th 1
  6th 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd A 8
Nations 21 23 23 15 16 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Unofficial or demonstration tournament winners : Notes
Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
1976
details		 Montreal   No playoffs     No playoffs  
1980
details		 Moscow   104 – 73     68 – 65  
1984
details		 Los Angeles   85 – 55     63 – 57  
1988
details		 Seoul   77 – 70     68 – 53  
1992
details		 Barcelona
Unified Team		 76 – 66     88 – 74  
1996
details		 Atlanta   111 – 87     66 – 56  
2000
details		 Sydney   76 – 54     84 – 73  
2004
details		 Athens   74 – 63     71 – 62  
2008
details		 Beijing   92 – 65     94 – 81  
2012
details		 London

Unofficial or demonstration tournament winners : Notes
Confederation
FIBA Africa -- -- -- -- -- 12th 12th 11th 12th
FIBA Americas 2nd 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st
FIBA Asia 5th -- 2nd 6th 2nd 7th 4th 9th 4th
FIBA Europe 1st 1st 6th 2nd 1st 4th 5th 3rd 3rd
FIBA Oceania -- -- 5th 4th -- 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Participating nations :
Nation 76
Canada		 80
Soviet Union		 84
United States		 88
South Korea		 92
Spain		 96
United States		 00
Australia		 04
Greece		 08
China		 12
United Kingdom		 Years
  5th 4th 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd Q 8
  7th 2nd 3rd 4th 11th 5
  B C 6th 1
  3rd 2nd 5th 3
  6th 4th 11th 10th 4
  A 3rd 6th 2nd 9th 9th 4th Q 7
  5th 4th 6th 9th 4
  D 5th 7th 2
  5th 1
  Q 1
  7th 1
  4th 1
Nation 76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  6th 8th 8th 3
  5th 7th 10th 3
  2nd 7th 10th 4th 12th 8th 6
  B 9th 1
  12th 1
  11th 8th 10th 3
  11th 1
  4th 8th 1
  B C 5th 6th 3rd 3rd Q 5
  12th 1
  D 7th 4
  1st 1st 3rd C A 3
Nation 76
Canada 		80
Soviet Union 		84
United States 		88
South Korea 		92
Spain 		96
United States 		00
Australia 		04
Greece 		08
China 		12
United Kingdom 		Years
  5th 6th 5th 3
  B C 4th 4
EUN A 1st A 1
  2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st Q 9
  3rd 6th 2nd A 3
 E 12th 1
Nations 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 12 12 12

Total :
1   19 2 3 24
2   4 4 4 12
3   1 5 2 8
4   1 0 1 2
5 EUN 1 0 0 1
6 AU 0 3 1 4
7   0 2 0 2
  0 2 0 2
  0 2 0 2
10   0 1 4 5
11 BG 0 1 1 2
CN 0 1 1 2
13   0 1 0 1
  0 1 0 1
KR 0 1 0 1
16   0 0 3 3
17   0 0 2 2
RU 0 0 2 2
19   0 0 1 1
  0 0 1 1

Medal table, men :
1   13 1 2 16
2   2 4 3 9
3   1 4 1 6
4   1 0 1 2
5   0 2 0 2
  0 2 0 2
  0 2 0 2
8   0 1 0 1
  0 1 0 1
10   0 0 3 3
  0 0 3 3
12   0 0 2 2
13   0 0 1 1
  0 0 1 1

Medal table, women :
1 US 6 1 1 8
2 URS 2 0 1 3
3 EUN 1 0 0 1
4 AU 0 3 1 4
5 BR 0 1 1 2
BG 0 1 1 2
CN 0 1 1 2
YUG 0 1 1 2
9 KR 0 1 0 1
10 RU 0 0 2 2

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

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

1904 (demonstration) * 1908 “1932 * 1936 * 1948 * 1952 * 1956 * 1960 * 1964 * 1968 * 1972 * 1976 * 1980 * 1984 * 1988 * 1992 * 1996 * 2000 * 2004 * 2008 * 2012

Sports competitions at the Olympic Games

Summer sportsArchery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Field hockey, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
Winter sportsAlpine skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Speed skating
Past sportsBaseball, Basque pelota, Cricket, Croquet, Jeu de paume, Lacrosse, Polo, Rackets, Roque, Softball, Tug of war, Water motorsports
Future sportsGolf, Rugby union



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