Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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13th Basketball Olympic Tournament Barcelona 1992
Tournament details
Olympics	1992 Summer Olympics
Host nation	Spain
City	Barcelona
Duration	July 25 - August 10
Men's teams	12
Men's medals:
Gold medalists	USA
Silver medalists	Croatia
Bronze medalists	Lithuania
Women's teams	8
Women's medals:
Gold medalists	CIS
Silver medalists	China
Bronze medalists	USA

In 1989, the FIBA allowed professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics for the first time. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics, only European and South American professionals were allowed to play in the Olympics. The USA team, nicknamed the Dream Team, reached the Gold Medal beating Croatia in the final. The Games were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	United States (USA) David Robinson Patrick Ewing Larry Bird Scottie Pippen Michael Jordan Clyde Drexler Karl Malone John Stockton Chris Mullin Charles Barkley Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. Christian Laettner	Croatia (CRO) Dražen Petrović Velimir Perasović Danko Cvjetičanin Toni Kukoč Vladan Alanović Franjo Arapović Žan Tabak Stojko Vranković Alan Gregov Arijan Komazec Dino Rađa Aramis Naglić	Lithuania (LTU) Valdemaras Chomičius Alvydas Pazdrazdis Arūnas Visockas Darius Dimavičius Romanas Brazdauskis Gintaras Krapikas Rimas Kurtinaitis Arvydas Sabonis Artūras Karnišovas Šarūnas Marčiulionis Gintaras Einikis Sergėjus Jovaiša
Women's	Unified Team (EUN) Elena Zhirko Elena Baranova Irina Guerlits Elena Tornikidou Elena Chvaibovitch Marina Tkachenko Irina Minkh Elena Khoudachova Irina Soumnikova Elen Bounatiants Natalia Zassoulskaia Svetlana Zaboloueva	China (CHN) Cong Xuedi Li Xin Liu Jun Wang Fang Zheng Dongmei Zheng Haixia Zheng Xiulin Li Dongmei Liu Qing Zhan Shuping	United States (USA) Teresa Edwards Daedra Charles Clarissa Davis Teresa Weatherspoon Tammy Jackson Vickie Orr Victoria Bullett Carolyn Jones Katrina Felicia McClain Medina Dixon Cynthia Cooper Suzanne McConnell

Men's Tournament

Group A

Team W L Pts PF PA  USA 5 0 10 579 350 +229  Croatia 4 1 9 423 400 +23  Brazil 2 3 7 420 463 -43  Germany 2 3 7 369 432 -63  Angola 1 4 6 324 392 -68  Spain 1 4 6 398 476 -78

Angola 66-76 64-73 83-63 63-64 48-116  Brazil 76-66 76-93 100-101 85-76 83-127  Croatia 73-64 93-76 88-79 99-78 70-103  Spain 63-83 101-100 79-88 74-83 81-122  Germany 64-63 76-85 78-99 83-74 68-111  USA 116-48 127-83 103-70 122-81 111-68

Group B

Team W L Pts PF PA  CIS 4 1 9 425 373 +52  Lithuania 4 1 9 481 424 +57  Australia 3 2 8 432 396 +36  Puerto Rico 3 2 8 445 440 +5  Venezuela 1 4 6 392 427 -35  China 0 5 5 381 496 -115

Australia 88-66 63-85 87-98 116-76 78-71  China 66-88 84-100 75-112 68-100 88-96  CIS 85-63 100-84 92-80 70-82 78-64  Lithuania 98-87 112-75 80-92 104-91 87-79  Puerto Rico 76-116 100-68 82-70 91-104 96-82  Venezuela 71-78 96-88 64-78 79-87 82-96

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

USA

115

B4

Puerto Rico

77

A1

USA

127

B2

Lithuania

76

B2

Lithuania

114

A3

Brazil

96

A1

USA

117

A2

Croatia

85

B1

CIS

83

A4

Germany

76

B1

CIS

74

Bronze medal game

A2

Croatia

75

A2

Croatia

98

B1

CIS

78

B3

Australia

65

B2

Lithuania

82

9th-12th Place

						9th Place game
	Angola		79
	China		69
						Angola		75
						Spain		78
	Venezuela		81
	Spain		95			11th Place game
						China		97
						Venezuela		100

Final ranking, men

1. United States (8-0)
2. Croatia (6-2)
3. Lithuania (6-2)
4. CIS (5-3)
5. Brazil (4-4)
6. Australia (4-4)
7. Germany (3-5)
8. Puerto Rico (3-5)
9. Spain (3-4)
10. Angola (2-5)
11. Venezuela (2-5)
12. China (0-7)

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