Basketball at the Summer Olympics
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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 a demonstration event in 1904. FIBA organizes the men's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC.[1]
Records[edit | edit source]
Men's results[edit | edit source]
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1936 |  Hamburg |
 Canada |
27–19 |  Mexico |
 Estonia |
21–18 |  Poland |
| 1948 |  London |
 United States |
67–29 |  Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
41–34 |  Philippines |
| 1952 |  Helsinki |
United States |
81–73 |  Soviet Union |
 France |
65–64 |  Brazil |
| 1956 |  Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
76–70 | United States |
 Soviet Union |
74–55 | Brazil |
| 1960 |  Rome |
 United States |
Round-Robin | Soviet Union |
Italy |
Round-Robin |  Hungary |
| 1964 |  Melbourne |
 ? |
? |
? |
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| 1968 | Detroit |
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Medal table[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Presentation". FIBA.basketball.
External links[edit | edit source]
Template:FIBA navbox Template:International basketball Template:International women's basketball
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