Basketball at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeBKB
Governing bodyFIBA
Events4 (men: 2; women: 2)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

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. Women's basketball made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 1976. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC.[1]

The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 16 of 19 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. United States women's teams have won eight titles out of the 10 tournaments in which they competed, including seven in a row from 1996 to 2020. Besides the United States, Argentina is the only nation still in existence which has won either the men's or women's tournament. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the Unified Team are the countries no longer in existence who have won the tournament. The United States are the defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments.

On 9 June 2017, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women.[2][3]

History

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Within a few decades, the new game became popular throughout the United States as an indoor sport. The popularity spread overseas and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) was organized in 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) had a big part in the spread of this sport to many countries, and as many as 21 teams competed in the first Olympic basketball tournament.[4]

American dominance

Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen[5][6]—a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach—the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. According to the Olympic rules of that time, all of the competitors were amateurs. The tournament was held indoors for the first time in 1948. The American team proved its dominance, winning the first seven Olympic tournaments through 1968, without losing a single game. While the Americans were barred from sending a team that contained players from the professional National Basketball Association, they instead sent in college players; teams from some other countries sent in their best players, as some of their players were classified as "amateur" by FIBA, by earning allowances instead of wages.

Munich and after

The U.S. winning streak ended in 1972 in one of the most controversial matches in history, when the Soviet Union beat them in the gold-medal game by one point.

The U.S. team reclaimed the gold medal in 1976, with Yugoslavia, which had beaten the Soviet Union in the semifinal, finishing runner-up for the second time. In 1980, with the Americans' absence due to the boycott, Yugoslavia became the third team to win the title, after beating the Soviets anew in the semifinals and Italy in the final. The Americans regained the title in 1984, by beating Spain in the final, with the Soviets boycotting this time. The Soviets won the gold medal for the second time in 1988, after beating the U.S. team for the second time in the semifinal, and the Yugoslavs in the gold medal game.

Professional era: renewed American dominance

The advent of the state-sponsored "full-time amateur athlete" of the Eastern Bloc countries eroded the ideology of the pure amateur, as it put the self-financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage. The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally listed in the military, but all of whom were in fact paid by the state to train full-time.[4][7][8][9] In April 1989, through the leadership of Secretary General Borislav Stanković, FIBA approved the rule that allowed NBA players to compete in international tournaments, including the Olympics.[4] In the 1992 Summer Olympics, the U.S. "Dream Team" won the gold medal with an average winning margin of 44 points per game, and without calling a timeout. By this time, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia no longer existed, but their successor states continued to be among the leading forces. Two newly independent countries of the former Yugoslavia and Soviet Union, Croatia and Lithuania, won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

The American team repeated its victory in 1996 and 2000, but its performance was not as dominant as in 1992. Since active NBA players have been allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics, the 1996 Games in Atlanta is the only instance where the Olympic host city also had a home NBA team — the Hawks. Yugoslavia was the runner-up in Atlanta, and France in Sydney, with Lithuania winning bronze again on both occasions.

The renewed dominance of the U.S. was interrupted in 2004, when the Americans barely made it to the semifinal, after losing to Puerto Rico and Lithuania in the preliminaries; Argentina defeated them in the semifinals, on their way to a gold medal finish, where they beat Italy in the final, and became the fourth team to win the Olympic title.

The Americans regrouped in 2008, beating the reigning FIBA world champions, Spain, in an intense gold medal game, with the Argentines beating the Lithuanians in the bronze medal game. The Americans and the Spaniards met again in the 2012 gold medal game, with the U.S. again winning, although with the closest winning margin for the American team. The U.S. won again in 2016, defeating the Serbians in the gold medal game, a rematch of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, after eliminating the Spaniards, who settled for bronze. The team defended their title by winning again in the 2020 game in Tokyo, extending their run to four consecutive gold medal finishes, and seven out of the last eight tournaments.

Women

The first women's tournament was staged in the 1976 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union won five straight games, becoming the inaugural champion. The next two tournaments followed the six-team round-robin format, with the Soviets defending their title in 1980 amid the U.S.-led boycott, and the U.S. winning in 1984, against the South Koreans, amid the Soviet-led boycott. In 1988, the tournament expanded into eight teams, with the Americans beating Yugoslavia in the gold medal game. In 1992, the Unified Team, consisting of the former Soviet republics, defeated China in the gold medal game. In 1996, the tournament settled into its current 12-team format; the U.S. has swept all of the tournaments since then, winning 48 consecutive games.

Venues

All venues were indoor stadiums except for the 1936 tournament which was held outdoors on lawn tennis courts.

  1. ↑ The O2 Arena was known as the North Greenwich Arena during the games due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.

Qualifying

As of 2012, the qualifying process consists of three stages:

  1. 1 team (for each gender) qualifies as the reigning world champion.
  2. 7 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through their respective regional championships.
  3. 3 teams for men and 5 for women qualify through a world qualifying tournament, in which the best teams which did not qualify directly from each zone compete for the remaining berths.

Additionally, the teams of the host nation qualify automatically.

ZoneMenWomen
World Cup11
African championship11
Americas championship21
Asian championship11
European championship21
Oceania championship11
World qualifying tournament35
Host Nation11
Total1212

In 2020, the men's tournament will have a new qualification system. After the 2019 FIBA World Cup, seven teams will qualify directly: the top two European and American teams, and the top team from Africa, Asia and Oceania. The next 16 best teams from the FIBA World Cup will join the two teams from each continent at the Olympic qualifiers. It will feature four groups of six teams, where the best team of each group will get the remaining spots at the Olympics. The continental championships will no longer be used for Olympic qualifying.

Men

Summaries

Year Hosts Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1936
Details		 Nazi Germany
Berlin
United States		 19–8
Canada
Mexico		 26–12
Poland
1948
Details		 United Kingdom
London
United States		 65–21
France
Brazil		 52–47
Mexico
1952
Details		 Finland
Helsinki
United States		 36–25
Soviet Union
Uruguay		 68–59
Argentina
1956
Details		 Australia
Melbourne
United States		 89–55
Soviet Union
Uruguay		 71–62
France
1960
Details		 Italy
Rome
United States		 81–57
Soviet Union
Brazil		 78–75
Italy
1964
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
United States		 73–59
Soviet Union
Brazil		 76–60
Puerto Rico
1968
Details		 Mexico
Mexico City
United States		 65–50
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 70–53
Brazil
1972
Details		 West Germany
Munich
Soviet Union		 51–50
United States
Cuba		 66–65
Italy
1976
Details		 Canada
Montreal
United States		 95–74
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 100–72
Canada
1980
Details		 Soviet Union
Moscow
Yugoslavia		 86–77
Italy[lower-alpha 1]
Soviet Union		 117–94
Spain[lower-alpha 1]
1984
Details		 United States
Los Angeles
United States		 96–65
Spain
Yugoslavia		 88–82
Canada
1988
Details		 South Korea
Seoul
Soviet Union		 76–63
Yugoslavia
United States		 78–49
Australia
1992
Details		 Spain
Barcelona
United States		 117–85
Croatia
Lithuania		 82–78
Unified Team
1996
Details		 United States
Atlanta
United States		 95–69
Yugoslavia
Lithuania		 80–74
Australia
2000
Details		 Australia
Sydney
United States		 85–75
France
Lithuania		 89–71
Australia
2004
Details		 Greece
Athens
Argentina		 84–69
Italy
United States		 104–96
Lithuania
2008
Details		 China
Beijing
United States		 118–107
Spain
Argentina		 87–75
Lithuania
2012
Details		 United Kingdom
London
United States		 107–100
Spain
Russia		 81–77
Argentina
2016
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
United States		 96–66
Serbia
Spain		 89–88
Australia
2020[lower-alpha 2]
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
United States		 87–82
France
Australia		 107–93
Slovenia
2024
Details		 France
Paris
  1. 1 2 Several teams competed under the Olympic Flag during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
  2. ↑ The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)161219
2 Soviet Union (URS)2439
3 Yugoslavia (YUG)1315
4 Argentina (ARG)1012
5 Spain (ESP)0314
6 France (FRA)0303
7 Italy (ITA)0202
8 Canada (CAN)0101
 Croatia (CRO)0101
 Serbia (SRB)0101
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0101
12 Brazil (BRA)0033
 Lithuania (LTU)0033
14 Uruguay (URU)0022
15 Australia (AUS)0011
 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (18 entries)20202060
  • Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
  • Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.

Performance by confederation

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.

Confederation 1936
Nazi Germany 		1948
United Kingdom 		1952
Finland 		1956
Australia 		1960
Italy 		1964
Japan 		1968
Mexico 		1972
West Germany 		1976
Canada 		1980
Soviet Union 		1984
United States 		1988
South Korea 		1992
Spain 		1996
United States 		2000
Australia 		2004
Greece 		2008
China 		2012
United Kingdom 		2016
Brazil 		2020
Japan 		2024
France
FIBA Africa15th–18th19th9th–16th–––15th15th12th11th12th10th10th11th12th12th12th10th11th10thQ
FIBA Americas1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st5th1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stQ
FIBA Asia5th8th9th–16th7th11th10th13th13th11th12th10th9th12th8th10th8th8th12th12th11thQ
FIBA Europe4th2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2ndQ
FIBA Oceania–––12th–9th–9th8th8th7th4th6th4th4th9th7th7th4th3rdQ
Nations212323151616161612121212121212121212121212

Participating nations

Nation 1936
Nazi Germany		1948
United Kingdom		1952
Finland		1956
Australia		1960
Italy		1964
Japan		1968
Mexico		1972
West Germany		1976
Canada		1980
Soviet Union		1984
United States		1988
South Korea		1992
Spain		1996
United States		2000
Australia		2004
Greece		2008
China		2012
United Kingdom		2016
Brazil		2020
Japan		2024
France		Years
 AngolaA10th11th12th12th12th5
 Argentina15th4th9th1st3rd4th8th7th8
 Australia12th9th9th8th8th7th4th6th4th4th9th7th7th4th3rdQ16
 Belgium19th11th17th3
 Brazil9th3rd6th6th3rd3rd4th7th5th9th5th5th6th5th9th15
 Bulgaria7th5th16th10th4
 Canada2nd9th9th9th14th4th4th6th7thQ10
 Central African RepublicA10th1
 Chile9th6th5th8th4
 ChinaA10th11th12th8th10th8th8th12th12th9
 Chinese TaipeiB15th18th11th3
 CroatiaC2nd7th6th5th4
 Cuba13th9th11th3rd7th6th6
 Czech RepublicK9th1
 Czechoslovakia9th7th9th5th8th6th9thA7
 Egypt15th19th9th16th12th12th12th7
 Estonia9thD1
 Finland9th11th2
 France19th2nd8th4th10th11th2nd6th6th2ndQ11
 GermanyE15th12th8th7th10th8thQ7
 Great Britain20th9th2
 Greece17th5th5th5th4
 Hungary16th9th9th13th4
 India12th1
 Iran14th11th12th3
 Iraq22nd1
 Ireland23rd1
 IsraelA17th1
 Italy7th17th17th4th5th8th4th5th2nd5th5th2nd5th13
 Japan9th10th15th10th14th11th11thQ8
 Latvia15thD1
 LithuaniaD3rd3rd3rd4th4th8th7th7
 Mexico3rd4th9th12th12th5th10th7
 MoroccoA16th1
 New Zealand11th10th2
 Nigeria10th11th10th3
 Panama12th1
 Peru8th10th15th3
 Philippines5th12th9th7th11th13th13th7
 Poland4th7th6th6th10th7th6
 Puerto RicoA13th4th9th6th9th7th8th10th6th9
 Romania17th1
 RussiaDF8th9th3rd3
 SenegalA15th15th11th3
 SerbiaGH2ndQ2
 Serbia and MontenegroG11thA1
 SingaporeA13thI1
 SloveniaC4th1
 South KoreaA8th14th16th14th9th12th6
 South SudanAQ1
 Soviet UnionJ2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd3rd1stFA9
 Spain14th7th11th4th2nd8th9th9th7th2nd2nd3rd6th13
 Sweden10th1
  Switzerland9th21st17th3
 ThailandA15th1
 Tunisia11th1
 Turkey19th17th2
 Unified TeamA4thA1
 United States1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st3rd1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st1stQ20
 Uruguay6th5th3rd3rd8th8th6th7
 Venezuela11th10th2
 Yugoslavia6th7th2nd5th2nd1st3rd2nd2nd6thA10
Nations212323151616161612121212121212121212121212

Notes

^A The NOC was not member of the IOC.
^B As Taiwan China from 1936 to 1956.
^C Part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1988.
^D Part of  Soviet Union.
^E As West Germany West Germany from 1968 to 1988.
^F Part of  Unified Team in 1992.
^G Now Serbia Serbia, part of  Yugoslavia in 1936–1988, as  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) in 1992 and part of  Yugoslavia in 1996–2000.
^H Part of  Serbia and Montenegro in 2004.
^I Part of Malaysia Malaysia in 1964.
^J The Soviet Union chose not to compete in 1936 and 1948.
^K Part of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1992.

Women

Summaries

Year Hosts Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1976
Details		 Canada
Montreal
Soviet Union		 112–77
United States
Bulgaria		 67–66
Czechoslovakia
1980
Details		 Soviet Union
Moscow
Soviet Union		 104–73
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia		 68–65
Hungary
1984
Details		 United States
Los Angeles
United States		 85–55
South Korea
China		 63–57
Canada
1988
Details		 South Korea
Seoul
United States		 77–70
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union		 68–53
Australia
1992
Details		 Spain
Barcelona
Unified Team		 76–66
China
United States		 88–74
Cuba
1996
Details		 United States
Atlanta
United States		 111–87
Brazil
Australia		 66–56
Ukraine
2000
Details		 Australia
Sydney
United States		 76–54
Australia
Brazil		 84–73 (OT)
South Korea
2004
Details		 Greece
Athens
United States		 74–63
Australia
Russia		 71–62
Brazil
2008
Details		 China
Beijing
United States		 92–65
Australia
Russia		 94–81
China
2012
Details		 United Kingdom
London
United States		 86–50
France
Australia		 83–74
Russia
2016
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
United States		 101–72
Spain
Serbia		 70–63
France
2020[lower-alpha 1]
Details		 Japan
Tokyo
United States		 90–75
Japan
France		 91–76
Serbia
2024
Details		 France
Paris
  1. ↑ The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)91111
2 Soviet Union (URS)2013
3 Unified Team (EUN)1001
4 Australia (AUS)0325
5 Brazil (BRA)0112
 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
 China (CHN)0112
 France (FRA)0112
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0112
10 Japan (JPN)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
13 Russia (RUS)0022
14 Serbia (SRB)0011
Totals (14 entries)12121236
  • Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
  • Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia.

Performance by confederation

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.

Confederation 1976
Canada 		1980
Soviet Union 		1984
United States 		1988
South Korea 		1992
Spain 		1996
United States 		2000
Australia 		2004
Greece 		2008
China 		2012
United Kingdom 		2016
Brazil 		2020
Japan 		2024
France
FIBA Africa–––––12th12th11th12th12th12th11th
FIBA Americas2nd5th1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1stQ
FIBA Asia5th–2nd6th2nd7th4th9th4th5th8th2nd
FIBA Europe1st1st6th2nd1st4th5th3rd3rd2nd2nd3rdQ
FIBA Oceania––5th4th–3rd2nd2nd2nd3rd5th8th
Nations666881212121212121212

Participating nations

Nation 1976
Canada		1980
Soviet Union		1984
United States		1988
South Korea		1992
Spain		1996
United States		2000
Australia		2004
Greece		2008
China		2012
United Kingdom		2016
Brazil		2020
Japan		2024
France		Years
 Angola12th1
 Australia5th4th3rd2nd2nd2nd3rd5th8th9
 BelarusBC6th9th2
 Belgium7th1
 Brazil7th2nd3rd4th11th9th11th7
 Bulgaria3rd2nd5th3
 Canada6th4th11th10th8th7th9th7
 ChinaA3rd6th2nd9th9th4th6th10th5th9
 CroatiaF10th1
 Cuba5th4th6th9th4
 Czech RepublicD5th7th7th3
 Czechoslovakia4th8th6thA3
 DR CongoE12th1
 France5th2nd4th3rdQ5
 Great Britain11th1
 Greece7th1
 Hungary4th1
 Italy6th8th8th3
 Japan5th7th10th8th2nd5
 LatviaB9th1
 Mali12th1
 New Zealand11th8th10th3
 Nigeria11th11th2
 Poland8th1
 Puerto Rico12th1
 RussiaBC5th6th3rd3rd4th5
 Senegal12th12th2
 SerbiaF3rd4th2
 SlovakiaD7th1
 South Korea2nd7th10th4th12th8th10th7
 Soviet Union1st1st3rdCA3
 Spain5th6th5th2nd6th5
 Turkey5th6th2
 UkraineBC4th1
 Unified TeamA1stA1
 United States2nd1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1stQ12
 Yugoslavia3rd6th2ndA3
Nations666881212121212121212

Notes

^A NOC was not member of IOC
^B competed as part of Soviet Union Soviet Union from 1952–88
^C part of  Unified Team in 1992
^D part of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia from 1920–92
^E as Zaire Zaire from 1984–96
^F part of "Yugoslavia" from 1976–2000 and "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2004

Total medal table

Sources:[10]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)252330
2 Soviet Union (URS)44412
3 Yugoslavia (YUG)1427
4 Argentina (ARG)1012
5 Unified Team (EUN)1001
6 France (FRA)0415
 Spain (ESP)0415
8 Australia (AUS)0336
9 Italy (ITA)0202
10 Brazil (BRA)0145
11 Bulgaria (BUL)0112
 China (CHN)0112
 Serbia (SRB)0112
14 Canada (CAN)0101
 Croatia (CRO)0101
 Japan (JPN)0101
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
19 Lithuania (LTU)0033
 Russia (RUS)0033
21 Uruguay (URU)0022
22 Cuba (CUB)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (23 entries)32323296
  • Soviet Union (as of 1992) and Yugoslavia (as of 2006) are defunct. No team carried over the records of these nations.
  • Yugoslavia has been the designation from two distinct national entities: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988 formed as a joint state of 6 republics; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2006 formed as a joint state by only Montenegro and Serbia. In 2003, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro, however both Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.

Win–loss records

Men's tournament

TeamGames playedWinsLossesWinning percentage
 Angola31328.097
 Argentina573324.579
 Australia1115754.514
 Belgium1367.462
 Brazil1116546.586
 Bulgaria331617.485
 Canada663630.545
 Central African Republic725.286
 Chile261214.462
 China50743.140
 Chinese Taipei281612.571
 Croatia281612.571
 Cuba452223.489
 Czechoslovakia462323.500
 Czech Republic312.333
 Egypt44638.136
 Estonia312.333
 Finland1248.333
 France663630.545
 Germany381127.289
 Great Britain13211.154
 Greece241311.542
 Hungary331419.424
 India707.000
 Iran15213.133
 Iraq707.000
 Ireland606.000
 Israel202.000
 Italy955639.589
 Japan441133.250
 South Korea47839.170
 Latvia312.333
 Lithuania523220.615
 Mexico492623.531
 Morocco909.000
 New Zealand12210.167
 Nigeria13211.154
 Panama927.222
 Peru22913.409
 Philippines522527.481
 Poland492326.469
 Puerto Rico723438.472
 Romania202.000
 Russia201010.500
 Senegal24222.083
 Serbia351916.543
 Singapore725.286
 Slovenia642.667
 Soviet Union746113.824
 Spain995445.545
 Sweden734.429
  Switzerland1349.308
 Thailand707.000
 Tunisia505.000
 Turkey404.000
 Unified Team853.625
 United States1491436.960
 Uruguay562927.518
 Venezuela1239.250
 Yugoslavia604812.800

As of 8 August 2021

Women's tournament

TeamGames PlayedWinsLossesWinning percentage
 Angola505.000
 Australia604119.683
 Belgium422.500
 Brazil441925.432
 Belarus1138.273
 Bulgaria16106.625
 Canada391128.282
 China522527.481
 Croatia514.200
 Cuba24915.375
 Czechoslovakia15312.200
 Czech Republic19811.421
 France291910.655
 Great Britain505.000
 Greece734.429
 Hungary624.333
 Italy18315.167
 Japan311318.419
 South Korea411526.366
 Latvia514.200
 Mali505.000
 New Zealand18414.222
 Nigeria918.111
 Poland734.429
 Puerto Rico303.000
 Russia392514.641
 Serbia1477.500
 Senegal11011.000
 Slovakia734.429
 Soviet Union16142.875
 Spain301911.633
 Turkey1275.583
 Ukraine844.500
 Unified Team541.800
 United States75723.960
 Yugoslavia1688.500
 DR Congo707.000

As of 8 August 2021

Records

CategoryMenWomen
Biggest game score229 points: USA 156–73 Nigeria (2012)190 points: Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)
Lowest game score27 points: USA 19–8 Canada (1936)100 points: Senegal 32–68 Slovakia (2000)
Biggest margin100 points:
Korea 120–20 Iraq (1948)
China 125–25 Iraq (1948)		66 points:
Japan 62–128 Brazil (2004)
Italy 53–119 Soviet Union (1980)
Games with most overtimes2 overtimes:
Argentina 111–107 Brazil (2016)
Canada 86–83 Russia (2000)
Lithuania 83–81 Croatia (1996)
Australia 109–101 Brazil (1996)		2 overtimes:
Turkey 79–76 Brazil (2016)
Spain 92–80 Italy (1992)
Longest winning streak63 games: USA (1936–72)49 games: USA (1992–2016)
All-time top cumulative scorer1,093 points: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)575 points: Lauren Jackson (Australia)
All-time top average scorer28.8 points per game: Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)22 points per game: Lara Sanders (Turkey)
Single game scorer55 points: Oscar Schmidt (Spain vs. Brazil, 1988)39 points: Evladiya Slavcheva-Stefanova (Bulgaria vs. South Korea, 1988)

As of 1 May 2018.

Top career scorers

The International Olympic Committee does not recognize records for basketball, although FIBA does.

Men

Women

Top scorer per tournament

YearMenPPGWomenPPG
1948 Mexico Ignacio Romo Porchas21.0 —
1952 Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek22.0 —
1956 Uruguay Oscar Moglia26.0 —
1960 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać23.6 —
1964 Peru Ricardo Duarte23.6 —
1968 Panama Davis Peralta23.8 —
1972 Japan Masatomo Taniguchi23.9 —
1976 Australia Ed Palubinskas31.3 Japan Keiko Namai20.4
1980 Australia Ian Davies29.3 Soviet Union Uliana Semanova21.8
1984 Egypt Mohamed Sayed Soliman25.6 South Korea Kim Hwa-soon16.8
1988 Brazil Oscar Schmidt42.3 South Korea Choi Kyung-hee
Bulgaria Evladiya Slavcheva		19.6
1992 Brazil Oscar Schmidt24.8 Brazil Hortência Marcari18.8
1996 Brazil Oscar Schmidt27.4 Cuba Yamilé Martínez20.5
2000 Australia Andrew Gaze19.9 Brazil Janeth Arcain20.5
2004 Spain Pau Gasol22.4 Australia Lauren Jackson22.9
2008 Spain Pau Gasol19.6 China Miao Lijie17.3
2012 Australia Patty Mills21.2 Brazil Érika de Souza16.2
2016 Croatia Bojan Bogdanović25.3 Australia Elizabeth Cambage23.5
2020 Australia Patty Mills26.8 Belgium Emma Meesseman27.3

Awards

See also

References

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