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History of Olympic Basketball
THE HISTORY OF OLYMPIC BASKETBALL 1904 - 2000
Contributed by Robert Bradley and Guido Guida
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL MEDALISTS 1936-2000
Total Medals G S B T
United States 11 1 1 14
Soviet Union 2 4 3 9
Yugoslavia 1 4 1 6
Brazil 0 0 3 3
Lithuania 0 0 3 3
Uruguay 0 0 2 2
France 0 2 0 2
Canada 0 1 0 1
Croatia 0 1 0 1
Cuba 0 0 1 1
Italy 0 1 0 1
Mexico 0 0 1 1
Spain 0 1 0 1
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS 1936-2000
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
1 USA USA USA USA USA USA USA URS USA YUG USA URS USA USA USA
2 CAN FRA URS URS URS URS YUG USA YUG ITA ESP YUG CRO YUG FRA
3 MEX BRA URU URU BRA BRA URS CUB URS URS YUG USA LIT LIT LIT
4 POL MEX ARG FRA ITA PUR BRA ITA CAN ESP CAN AUS CIS AUS AUG
5 PHI URU CHI BUL CZK ITA MEX YUG ITA BRA ITA BRA BRA GRE
6 URU CHI BRA BRA YUG POL POL PUR CZK CUB URU CAN AUS BRA
7 ITA CZK BUL PHI POL YUG ESP BRA CUB POL AUS PUR GER CRO
8 PER KOR FRA CHI URU URU ITA CZK AUS AUS FRG ESP PUR CHN
9 *BRA CAN *CAN CAN HUN AUS PUR AUS PUR CZK BRA KOR ESP ARG
10 *CHI PER *CUB JAP FRA JAP BUL POL MEX SWE CHN CAF ANG PUR
11 *CZK BEL *CZK FOR PHI FIN CUB ESP JAP SEN FRA CHN VEN ANG
12 *EST PHI *EGY AUS MEX MEX PAN FRG EGY IND EGY EGY CHN KOR
13 *JAP CUB *FIN SIN PUR HUN PHI PHI
14 *SWI IRA *HUN KOR ESP CAN KOR JAP
15 **BEL ARG *MEX THA JAP PER SEN SEN
16 **CHN HUN *PHI BUL KOR MOR EGY
17 **EGY ITA
18 **ESP CHN
19 **FRA EGY
20 **GER GBR
21 **HUN SWI
22 **LAT IRQ
23 **TUR IRE
*Tied for 9th
**Tied for 15th
ANG - Angola
ARG - Argentina
AUS - Australia
BEL - Belgium
BRA - Brazil
BUL - Bulgaria
CAF - Central Africa Republic
CAN - Canada
CHI - Chile
CHN - China
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
CRO - Croatia
CUB - Cuba
CZK - Czechoslovakia
EGY - Egypt
ESP - Spain
EST - Estonia
FIN - Finland
FOR - Formosa
FRA - France
FRG - Federal Republic of Germany/West Germany
GBR - Great Britain
GER - Germany
GRE - Greece
HUN - Hungary
IND - India
IRA - Iran
IRE - Ireland
IRQ - Iraq
ITA - Italy
JAP - Japan
KOR - South Korea
LAT - Latvia
LIT - Lithuania
MEX - Mexico
MOR - Morocco
PAN - Panama
PER - Peru
PHI - Philippines
POL - Poland
PUR - Puerto Rico
SEN - Senegal
SIN - Singapore
SWE - Sweden
SWI - Switzerland
THA - Thailand
TUR - Turkey
URS - Soviet Union
URU - Uruguay
USA - United States of America
VEN - Venezuela
YUG - Yugoslavia
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOP FINISHERS 1904-2000
1904 - St. Louis, USA
During the 1904 games in St. Louis a tournament called the "Olympic World's Basket
Ball Championship" was held. Played on on July 15th and 16th by the following
teams:
Buffalo German YMCA (Chicago, IL)
Chicago Central YMCA (Chicago, IL)
Xavier Athletic Club (New York, NY)
Turner Tigers (Los Angeles, CA)
Missouri Athletic Club
Game Scores
Buffalo German - Missouri AC 97-8
Chicago Central - Xavier AC 56-15
Buffalo German - Turner Tigers 77-6
Chicago Central - Turner Tigers 2-0 (forfeited by Turner Tigers)
Buffalo German - Xavier AC 36-28
Buffalo German - Chicago Central 39-28
Chicago Central - Missouri AC 2-0 (forfeited by Missouri AC)
Final ranking
1) Buffalo German 8 points
2) Chicago Central 6 points
3) Xavier AC 0 points
[Missouri AC Turner Tigers retired]
1936 - Berlin, Germany W L PF PA Final
G United States 4 0 152 69 United States 19, Canada 8
S Canada 5 1 176 104
B Mexico 4 2 160 115
Poland 1 4 119 180
Philippines 4 1 159 145
Uruguay 2 3 125 136
Italy 3 2 160 129
1948 - London, England W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 524 256 United States 65, France 21
S France 5 2 331 281
B Brazil 7 1 374 263
Mexico 5 2 314 264
Uruguay 5 3 369 301
Chile 4 4 391 301
Czechoslovakia 5 3 315 294
Korea 3 5 364 279
1952 - Helsinki, Finland W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 562 406 United States 36, Soviet Union 25
S Soviet Union 6 2 468 431
B Uruguay 5 3 486 471
Argentina 4 4 469 436
Chile 4 4 447 508
Brazil 4 4 469 436
Bulgaria 4 4 451 506
France 4 4 468 460
1956 Melbourne, Australia W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 793 365 United States 71, Soviet Union 62
S Soviet Union 5 3 574 524
B Uruguay 6 2 568 559
France 5 3 542 497
Bulgaria 5 3 568 545
Brazil 3 4 500 535
Philippines 4 4 534 599
Chile 2 5 490 518
1960 - Rome, Italy W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 815 476 United States 81, Soviet Union 57
S Soviet Union 6 2 596 497
B Brazil 6 2 568 573
Italy 4 4 603 653
Czechoslovakia 5 3 632 594
Yugoslavia 4 4 582 603
Poland 4 4 582 653
Uruguay 2 6 548 678
1964 - Tokyo, Japan W L PF PA Final
G United States 9 0 704 464 United States 73, Soviet Union 59
S Soviet Union 8 1 674 544
B Brazil 6 3 596 565
Puerto Rico 5 4 595 592
Italy 6 3 649 602
Poland 5 4 608 596
Yugoslavia 6 3 670 583
Uruguay 4 5 596 642
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico W L PF PA Final
G United States 9 0 739 505 United States 65, Yugoslavia 50
S Yugoslavia 7 2 705 638
B Soviet Union 8 1 774 524
Brazil 6 3 677 563
Mexico 7 2 641 580
Poland 5 4 604 631
Spain 5 4 717 693
Italy 5 4 686 693
1972 - Munich, West Germany W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 9 0 757 590 Soviet Union 51, United States 50
S United States 8 1 660 401
B Cuba 7 2 687 577
Italy 5 4 650 605
Yugoslavia 7 2 734 617
Puerto Rico 6 3 753 683
Brazil 3 5 625 642
Czechoslovakia 4 5 625 642
1976 - Montreal, Canada W L PF PA Final
G United States 7 0 584 500 United States 95, Yugoslavia 74
S Yugoslavia 5 2 527 522
B Soviet Union 6 1 732 535
Canada 4 3 595 611
Italy 5 2 526 491
Czechoslovakia 3 4 584 580
Cuba 4 3 616 574
Australia 2 5 625 652
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union W L PF PA Final
G Yugoslavia 9 0 920 768 Yugoslavia 86, Italy 77
S Italy 5 4 744 757
B Soviet Union 7 2 943 797
Spain 4 5 871 843
Brazil 4 4 745 712
Cuba 2 6 660 704
Poland 5 3 709 656
Australia 6 2 641 696
1984 - Los Angeles, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 763 506 United States 96, Spain 65
S Spain 6 2 697 688
B Yugoslavia 7 1 716 604
Canada 4 4 681 639
Italy 6 2 718 614
Uruguay 3 5 688 776
Australia 4 4 654 683
West Germany 2 6 600 635
1988 - Seoul, South Korea W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 7 1 728 637 Soviet Union76, Yugoslavia 63
S Yugoslavia 6 2 717 603
B United States 7 1 733 490
Australia 4 4 625 651
Brazil 5 3 905 808
Canada 3 5 738 747
Puerto Rico 4 4 618 677
Spain 4 4 741 701
1992 - Barcelona, Spain W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 938 588 United States 117, Croatia 85
S Croatia 6 2 681 656
B Lithuania 6 2 753 725
Unified Team 5 3 660 606
Brazil 4 4 692 741
Australia 4 4 686 683
Germany 3 5 620 710
Puerto Rico 3 5 692 737
1996 - Atlanta, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 816 562 United States 95, Yugoslavia 69
S Yugoslavia 7 1 741 578
B Lithuania 5 3 664 600
Australia 5 3 712 690
Greece 5 3 674 664
Brazil 3 5 725 757
Croatia 4 4 686 624
China 2 6 581 844
2000 - Sydney, Australia W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 760 587 United States 85, France 75
S France 4 3 613 574
B Lithuania 5 3 620 576
Australia 4 3 525 524
Canada 4 2 496 441
Yugoslavia 4 2 435 414
Italy 3 3 397 414
Russia 3 3 437 413
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL MEDALISTS 1976-200
Total Medals G S B T
United States 4 1 1 5
Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
Australia 0 1 1 2
Brazil 0 1 1 2
Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
Yugoslavia 0 1 1 2
Unified Team 1 0 0 1
China 0 1 0 1
South Korea 0 1 0 1
Canada 0 0 1 1
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS 1976-2000
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
1 URS URS USA USA UNI USA USA
2 USA BUL KOR YUG CHN BRA AUS
3 BUL YUG CAN URS USA AUS BRA
4 CZK HUN CHN AUS CUB UKR KOR
5 JAP CUB *AUS BUL ESP RUS
6 CAN ITA *YUG CHN CZK CUB
7 KOR BRA JAP
8 CZK ITA ITA
9 CHN
10 KOR
11 CAN
12 ZAI
AUS - Australia
BRA - Brazil
BUL - Bulgaria
CAN - Canada
CHN - China
CUB - Cuba
CZK - Czechoslovakia
ESP - Spain
FRA - France
HUN - Hungary
ITA - Italy
JAP - Japan
KOR - South Korea
RUS - Russia
UKR - Ukraine
UNI - Unified Team
URS - Soviet Union
USA - United States of America
YUG - Yugoslavia
ZAI - Zaire
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOP FINISHERS 1976-2000
1976 - Montreal, Canada W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 5 0 504 346 Soviet Union 112, United States 77
S United States 3 2 415 417
B Bulgaria 3 2 365 377
Czechoslovakia 2 3 351 359
Japan 2 3 405 400
Canada 0 5 336 477
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 6 0 657 389 Soviet Union 104, Bulgaria 73
S Bulgaria 4 2 513 509
B Yugoslavia 4 2 424 429
Hungary 2 4 409 475
Cuba 1 4 346 403
Italy 0 5 308 452
1984 - Los Angeles, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 6 0 516 320 United States 85, South Korea 55
S South Korea 4 2 347 387
B China 3 3 381 405
Canada 2 4 370 398
Australia 1 4 267 317
Yugoslavia 1 4 293 347
1988 - Seoul, South Korea W L PF PA Final
G United States 6 0 461 392 United States 77, Yugoslavia 70
S Yugoslavia 3 2 326 344
B Soviet Union 3 2 364 343
Australia 2 3 287 321
Bulgaria 3 2 400 393
China 2 3 371 411
South Korea 2 3 416 375
Czechoslovakia 0 5 339 382
1992 - Barcelona, Spain W L PF PA Final
G Unified Team 4 1 399 361 Unified Team 76, China 66
S China 3 2 380 372
B United States 4 1 479 334
Cuba 3 2 390 427
Spain 3 2 332 376
Czechoslovakia 1 4 315 363
Brazil 2 3 385 398
Italy 0 5 353 402
1996 - Atlanta, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 820 590 United States 111, Brazil 87
S Brazil 7 1 693 600
B Australia 5 3 580 538
Ukraine 4 4 529 555
Russia 6 2 619 559
Cuba 3 5 586 639
Japan 3 5 608 653
Italy 3 5 519 527
2000 - Sydney, Australia W L PF PA Final
G - United States 8 0 United States 76, Australia 54
S - Australia 7 1
B - Brazil 4 4
South Korea 4 4
France 4 2
Russia 3 3
Poland 3 3
Slovakia 2 4
DREAM TEAM ROSTERS 1992-2000
Men
1992
Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson,
Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen,
David Robinson, John Stockton
1996
Charles Barkley, Anfernee Hardaway, Grant Hill, Karl Malone, Reggie Miller,
Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Scottie Pippen, Mitch Richmond,
David Robinson, John Stockton
2000
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Vin Baker, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, Tim
Hardaway, Allan Houston, Jason Kidd, Antonio McDyess, Alonzo Mourning, Gary
Payton, Steve Smith
Women
1992
Medina Dixon, Clarissa Davis, Teresa Edwards, Katrina McClain, Cynthia Cooper,
Vicki Orr, Tammy Jackson, Suzie McConnell, Deandra Charles
1996
Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacy, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca
Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding,
Sheryl Swoopes
2000
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Teresa Edwards, Yolanda Griffin, Chamique Holdsclaw,
Lisa Leslie, Nikki McCray, Delisha Milton, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl
Swoopes, Natalie Williams, Kara Wolters
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