Basketball was contested for both men and women in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics from July 19-July 29.[1] Yaşar Doğu Sport Hall and Bahattin Ekinci Sports Hall which are located at Samsun, Turkey were the venues selected to host the basketball matches.[2]
| Basketball at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Yaşar Doğu Sport Hall Bahattin Ekinci Sports Hall |
| Location |  Turkey, Samsun |
| Dates | 19–29 July |
| Champions | |
| Men |  Lithuania |
| Women |  Greece |
Lithuania won the gold medal for the Men's Category by defeating Venezuela with 70–64.[3]
In the women's Category, Greece defeated Lithuania in the final with 67–50.[4][5]
Men's tournament edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania |
5 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 262 | 156 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Venezuela |
5 | 4 | 1 | 408 | 295 | 113 | 8 | |
| 3 | Greece |
5 | 2 | 3 | 328 | 238 | 90 | 4 | |
| 4 | Turkey |
5 | 2 | 3 | 338 | 353 | (-15) | 4 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 373 | 396 | (-23) | 4 | |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 0 | 5 | 214 | 473 | (-259) | 0 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine |
5 | 5 | 0 | 328 | 251 | 77 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 300 | 114 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
5 | 3 | 3 | 342 | 349 | (-7) | 8 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 315 | 66 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Australia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 317 | 296 | 21 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
5 | 0 | 5 | 163 | 434 | (-271) | 5 |
Knockout stage edit
Elimination edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Greece | 71 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| Russia | 61 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 63 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Greece | 40 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 80 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 74 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 70 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 64 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 77 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 67 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 49 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 33 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 72 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 57 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 63 | |||||||||
| Greece | 57 | |||||||||
Classification edit
| 5th to 8th place semi-finals | 5th-place match | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Slovenia | 89 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Russia | 64 | |||||
| Argentina | 83 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Slovenia | 78 | |||||
| Argentina | 86 | |||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| 7th-place match | ||||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Russia | 80 | |||||
| Turkey | 79 | |||||
Women's tournament edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania |
4 | 4 | 0 | 299 | 172 | 127 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Italy |
4 | 3 | 1 | 223 | 228 | (-5) | 7 | |
| 3 | Poland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 185 | 177 | 8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China |
4 | 1 | 3 | 211 | 282 | (-71) | 5 | |
| 5 | Russia |
4 | 0 | 4 | 218 | 277 | (-59) | 4 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece |
3 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 93 | 87 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 126 | 71 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 130 | 57 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 271 | (-215) | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Elimination edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 60 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| Poland | 33 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 63 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 40 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 100 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Greece | 67 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 50 | |||||||||
| Italy | 53 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 45 | |||||||||
| Greece | 49 | |||||||||
| 25 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | 33 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Greece | 64 | |||||||||
| 29 July | ||||||||||
| China | 51 | |||||||||
| Italy | 53 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 52 | |||||||||
Classification edit
| 5th to 8th-place semifinals | 5th-place match | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Poland | 93 | |||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||
| Turkey | 59 | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Poland | 39 | |||||
| Turkey | 83 | |||||
| China | 65 | |||||
| 7th-place match | ||||||
| 27 July | ||||||
| China | 92 | |||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||
Medal summary edit
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Lithuania (LTU) Laurynas Sankauskas, Arunas Kubilius, Justinas Navlickas, Arvydas Bareikis, Lukas Guzauskas, Martynas Vainius, Robertas Puzinas, Mantvydas Vaiciulis, Lukas Laurinaitis, Gediminas Zukas, Karolis Birieta, Andrej Zenevic |
Venezuela (VEN) Carlos Usain Pacheco, Carlos Jose Escalona, Jhonny Jimenez, Bryan Alexander Catari Quintero, Jose Rafael Ojeda Rengifo, Miguel Angel Blanco Briceno, Luis Enrique Romero Izaguirre, Yorman Enrique Sanz Palacios, Roger Alberto Crespo Colmenarez, Felix Alberto Perdomo Rodriguez, Juan Leon, Wilson Fernando Avila Flores |
Ukraine (UKR) Oleksandr Fomenko, Yehor Kropyvianskyi, Dmytro Melnychenko Maksym Kim, Iurii Stryzhevskyi, Oleksandr Didenko, Pavlo Riazantsev, Oleksandr Kuznetsov, Stanislav Shesterykov, Serhiy Bukin, Kyrylo Yakovliev, Andrii Raus |
| Women's team | Greece (GRE) Chrysanthi Chaina, Evangelia Sarakatsani, Lamprini Ioannis Agagiotou, Stavroula Kotsirea, Alexandra Spinou, Dimitra Mellini, Chrysanthi Verani, Ioanna Voudouri, Alexandra Kotsiafti, Stefania Patera, Konstantina Balkoglou |
Lithuania (LTU) Grazina Jocyte, Jurgita Jankute Meskine, Deimante Naruseviciute, Agne Zegyte, Justina Burbaite-Maciuliene, Ausra Milasauskaite, Sonata Bareikiene, Gabriele Valaityte, Jurgita Segzdaite, Ramune Eskertaite, Domante Serelyte, Eliza Dobilaite |
Italy (ITA) Noemi Viana, Benedetta Galimberti, Viola Strazzari, Martina Benincasa, Giulia Sautariello, Simona Cascio, Francesca Clorinda Gironi, Anna Bonomi, Simona Sorrentino, Sara Canali, Chiara Chiosi |
References edit
- ^ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun - Schedule for Basketball". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun basketball results". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Men's Basketball | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Gold for Women's national team at deaflympics". AGONAsport.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Women's Basketball | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-05.