Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 9 August to 24 August 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.[1]
| 17th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Beijing 2008 | |||||||||
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| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | China | ||||||||
| City | Beijing | ||||||||
| Venue | Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium | ||||||||
| Duration | August 9–24, 2008 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Official website | |||||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||||
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Medalists edit
Medal count edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Flag bearers edit
Basketball players that carried their flags at the opening ceremony were Yao Ming (for the People's Republic of China), Šarūnas Jasikevičius (for Lithuania), Dirk Nowitzki (for Germany), Andrei Kirilenko (for the Russian Federation), and Manu Ginóbili (for Argentina).
Events edit
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Basketball – Men
- Basketball – Women
Qualification edit
A NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament or FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women to determine the final spots in Beijing.
Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.
Basketball – Men edit
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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 Angola |
 United States Argentina |
 Iran |
 Russia Lithuania Croatia  Greece Germany |
 Australia |
 Spain – World champions China – Olympic hosts
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Basketball – Women edit
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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 Mali |
United States Brazil |
 South Korea |
Russia Spain  Czech Rep.  Latvia  Belarus |
 New Zealand |
Australia – World champions China – Olympic hosts
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Format edit
- Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
- The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records.
- Sixth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th by basis of their preliminary round records
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Calendar edit
| Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | M | Event finals |
| August | 9th S |
10th S |
11th M |
12th T |
13th W |
14th T |
15th F |
16th S |
17th S |
18th M |
19th T |
20th W |
21st T |
22nd F |
23rd S |
24th S |
Gold medals |
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| Men | M | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Women | M | 1 |
Rosters edit
Each team is limited to twelve players on its roster.
Men edit
Preliminary round edit
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Lithuania
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4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 |
| Argentina
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4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 |
| Croatia
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3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 |
| Australia
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3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 |
| Russia
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1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 |
| Iran
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0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
| August 10, 2008 | ||
| Russia |
71 – 49 | Iran
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| Lithuania |
79 – 75 | Argentina
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| Australia |
82 – 97 | Croatia
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| August 12, 2008 | ||
| Iran |
67 – 99 | Lithuania
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| Croatia |
85 – 78 | Russia
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| Argentina |
85 – 68 | Australia
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| August 14, 2008 | ||
| Australia |
106 – 68 | Iran
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| Lithuania |
86 – 79 | Russia
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| Argentina |
77 – 53 | Croatia
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| August 16, 2008 | ||
| Russia |
80 – 95 | Australia
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| Croatia |
73 – 86 | Lithuania
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| Iran |
82 – 97 | Argentina
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| August 18, 2008 | ||
| Iran |
57 – 91 | Croatia
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| Australia |
106 – 75 | Lithuania
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| Argentina |
91 – 79 | Russia
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Group B edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| United States
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5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 |
| {{Bk|ESP} | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 |
| Greece
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3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 |
| China
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2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 |
| Germany
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1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 |
| Angola
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0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
| 2008-08-10 | ||
| Germany |
95 – 66 | Angola
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| Spain |
81 – 66 | Greece
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| United States |
101 – 70 | China
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| 2008-08-12 | ||
| Greece |
87 – 64 | Germany
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| China |
75 – 85 (OT) | Spain
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| Angola |
76 – 97 | United States
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| 2008-08-14 | ||
| Germany |
59 – 72 | Spain
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| Angola |
68 – 85 | China
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| United States |
92 – 69 | Greece
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| 2008-08-16 | ||
| Greece |
102 – 61 | Angola
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| China |
59 – 55 | Germany
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| Spain |
82 – 119 | United States
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| 2008-08-18 | ||
| Greece |
91 – 77 | China
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| Angola |
50 – 98 | Spain
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| United States |
106 – 57 | Germany
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Tournament bracket edit
| Quarterfinals (2008-08-20) | Semifinals (2008-08-22) | Gold medal game (2008-08-24) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Argentina
| 80 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Greece
| 78 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Argentina
| 81 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 101 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 116 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Australia
| 85 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 118 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Spain
| 107 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Spain
| 72 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Croatia
| 59 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Spain
| 91 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | Lithuania
| 86 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Lithuania
| 94 | A2 | Argentina
| 87 | |||||||||
| B4 | China
| 68 | A1 | Lithuania
| 75 | |||||||||
Women edit
Preliminary round edit
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Australia
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5 | 0 | 349 | 264 | +85 | 10 |
| Russia
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4 | 1 | 278 | 258 | +20 | 9 |
| Belarus
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2 | 3 | 320 | 332 | −12 | 7 |
| South Korea
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2 | 3 | 352 | 360 | −8 | 7 |
| Latvia
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1 | 4 | 266 | 315 | −49 | 6 |
| Brazil
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1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6 |
| 2008-08-09 | ||
| Belarus |
64 – 83 | Australia
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| South Korea |
68 – 62 (OT) | Brazil
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| Latvia |
57 – 62 | Russia
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| 2008-08-11 | ||
| South Korea |
72 – 77 | Russia
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| Latvia |
57 – 79 | Belarus
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| Australia |
80 – 65 | Brazil
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| 2008-08-13 | ||
| Belarus |
65 – 71 | Russia
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| Brazil |
78 – 79 | Latvia
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| South Korea |
62 – 90 | Australia
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| 2008-08-15 | ||
| Latvia |
73 – 96 | Australia
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| Russia |
74 – 64 | Brazil
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| South Korea |
53 – 63 | Belarus
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| 2008-08-17 | ||
| Australia |
75 – 55 | Russia
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| South Korea |
72 – 68 | Latvia
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| Brazil |
68 – 53 | Belarus
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Group B edit
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| United States
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5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 |
| China
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4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 |
| Spain
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3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 |
| Czech Republic
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2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 |
| New Zealand
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1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 |
| Mali
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0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 |
| 2008-08-09 | ||
| Mali |
72 – 76 | New Zealand
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| China |
67 – 64 | Spain
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| Czech Republic |
57 – 97 | United States
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| 2008-08-11 | ||
| New Zealand |
62 – 85 | Spain
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| Czech Republic |
81 – 47 | Mali
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| China |
63 – 108 | United States
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| 2008-08-13 | ||
| Spain |
74 – 55 | Czech Republic
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| China |
80 – 63 | New Zealand
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| Mali |
41 – 97 | United States
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| 2008-08-15 | ||
| Czech Republic |
90 – 59 | New Zealand
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| China |
69 –48 | Mali
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| United States |
93–55 | Spain
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| 2008-08-17 | ||
| Mali |
47 – 79 | Spain
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| China |
79 – 63 | Czech Republic
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| New Zealand |
60 – 96 | United States
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Tournament bracket edit
| Quarterfinals (2008-08-19) | Semifinals (2008-08-21) | Gold medal game (2008-08-23) | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Russia
| 84 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Spain
| 65 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Russia
| 52 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 67 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 104 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | South Korea
| 60 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 92 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 65 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China
| 77 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Belarus
| 62 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China
| 56 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 90 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia
| 79 | A2 | Russia
| 94 | |||||||||
| B4 | Czech Republic
| 46 | B2 | China
| 81 | |||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
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United States |
8 | 8 | 0 | United States |
8 | 8 | 0 |
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Spain |
8 | 6 | 2 | Australia |
8 | 7 | 1 |
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Argentina |
8 | 6 | 2 | Russia |
8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4th | Lithuania |
8 | 5 | 3 | China |
8 | 5 | 3 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||
| 5th | Greece |
6 | 3 | 3 | Spain |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | Croatia |
6 | 3 | 3 | Belarus |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | Australia |
6 | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| 8th | China |
6 | 2 | 4 | South Korea |
6 | 2 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
| 9th | Russia |
5 | 1 | 4 | Latvia |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th | Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | New Zealand |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
| 11th | Iran |
5 | 0 | 5 | Brazil |
5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12th | Angola |
5 | 0 | 5 | Mali |
5 | 0 | 5 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Mission accomplished for Redeem Team - Sportsnet.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-25.