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Facts about Basketball in the Olympics

Olympics	Basketball has been part of the Olympic program 20 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 38 Basketball events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 4 different events in Olympic Basketball.


Medal table for Basketball in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	USA	26	2	3	31



2.	URS	4	4	4	12



3.	YUG	1	5	2	8



4.	ARG	1	0	1	2



5.	LAT	1	0	0	1




			All-time Olympic Basketball Medal table



Basketball in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Berlin 1936	Tennisplätze, Reichssportfeld		0	1
London 1948	Harringay Arena		0	1
Helsinki 1952	Tennispalast		0	1
Melbourne 1956	Exhibition Building		0	1
Rome 1960	Palazetto dello Sport		0	1
Tokyo 1964	National Gymnasium Annex		0	1
Mexico City 1968	Juan Escutia Sports Palace		0	1
Munich 1972	Basketballhalle		0	1
Montreal 1976	Montreal Forum		1	1
Moscow 1980	Olympiysky Indoor Stadium		1	1
Los Angeles 1984	The Forum		1	1
Seoul 1988	Chamsil Gymnasium		1	1
Barcelona 1992	Palau d'Esports de Badalona		1	1
Atlanta 1996	Georgia Dome		1	1
Sydney 2000	Sydney SuperDome, Olympic Park		1	1
Athens 2004	Heleniko Olympic Arena		1	1
Beijing 2008	Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium		1	1
London 2012	Basketball Arena, Olympic Park		1	1
Rio 2016	Olympic Hall 1, Olympic Park		1	1
Tokyo 2020	Saitama Super Arena		2	2
Paris 2024	Bercy Arena		2	2


International Basketball Federation

The Olympic competitions in Basketball is organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Basketball in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

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