Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

For the second straight year, the United States' team comprised fully of NBA players won the gold medal. This was also the last Olympics prior to the inception of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the United States.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	United States (USA) Charles Barkley Penny Hardaway Grant Hill Hakeem Olajuwon Karl Malone Reggie Miller Shaquille O'Neal Gary Payton Scottie Pippen Mitch Richmond David Robinson John Stockton	Yugoslavia (YUG) Dejan Tomašević Miroslav Berić Dejan Bodiroga Željko Rebrača Predrag Danilović Vlade Divac Aleksandar Đorđević Saša Obradović Žarko Paspalj Zoran Savić Nikola Lončar Milenko Topić	Lithuania (LTU) Arvydas Sabonis Rimas Kurtinaitis Darius Lukminas Saulius Štombergas Eurelijus Žukauskas Šarūnas Marčiulionis Mindaugas Žukauskas Gintaras Einikis Andrius Jurkūnas Artūras Karnišovas Rytis Vaišvila Tomas Pačėsas
Women's	United States (USA) Teresa Edwards Dawn Staley Ruthie Bolton Sheryl Swoopes Jennifer Azzi Lisa Leslie Carla McGhee Katy Steding Katrina Felicia McClain Rebecca Lobo Venus Lacy Nikki McCray	Brazil (BRA) Hortência Marcari Oliva Maria Angelica Adriana Aparecida Santos Leila Sobral Maria Paula Silva Janeth Arcain Roseli Gustavo Marta Sobral Silvinha Alessandra Oliveira Cintia Santos Claudia Maria Pastor	Australia (AUS) Robyn Maher Allison Cook Sandy Brondello Michele Timms Shelley Sandie Trisha Fallon Michelle Chandler Fiona Robinson Carla Boyd Jenny Whittle Rachael Sporn Michelle Brogan

Men's Tournament

Group A

Team W L Pts United States 5 0 10 Lithuania 3 2 8 Croatia 3 2 8 China 2 3 7 Argentina 2 3 7 Angola 0 5 5

Angola 62-66 67-70 48-71 49-85 54-87  Argentina 66-62 77-87 75-90 65-61 68-96  China 70-67 87-77 78-109 55-116 70-133  Croatia 71-48 90-75 109-78 81-83 71-102  Lithuania 85-49 61-65 116-55 83-81 82-104  USA 87-54 96-68 133-70 102-71 104-82

Group B

Team W L Pts Yugoslavia 5 0 10 Australia 4 1 9 Greece 3 2 8 Brazil 2 3 7 Puerto Rico 1 4 6 South Korea 0 5 5

Australia 109-101 103-62 111-88 101-96 68-91  Brazil 101-109 87-89 127-97 101-98 82-101  Greece 63-102 89-87 108-86 80-69 63-71  Korea 88-111 97-127 86-108 86-98 65-118  Puerto Rico 96-101 98-101 69-80 98-86 86-97  Yugoslavia 91-68 101-82 71-63 118-65 97-86

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

B1

Yugoslavia

128

A4

China

61

B1

Yugoslavia

66

A2

Lithuania

58

A2

Lithuania

99

B3

Greece

66

B1

Yugoslavia

69

A1

USA

95

B2

Australia

73

A3

Croatia

71

B2

Australia

73

Bronze medal game

A1

USA

101

A1

USA

98

A2

Lithuania

80

B4

Brazil

75

B2

Australia

74

Final table, men

1996 men's teams.

1. USA
2. Yugoslavia
3. Lithuania
4. Australia
5. Greece
6. Brazil
7. Croatia
8. China
9. Argentina
10. Puerto Rico
11. Angola
12. South Korea

Women's Tournament

Group A

Team W L Pts Brazil 5 0 10 Russia 4 1 9 Italy 3 2 8 Japan 2 3 7 China 1 4 6 Canada 0 5 5

Brazil - 82-68 75-73 100-80 83-98 69-56  Russia 68-82 - 75-70 73-63 94-78 68-49  Italy 73-75 70-75 - 66-52 62-53 59-54  Japan 80-100 63-73 52-66 - 75-72 95-85  China 83-98 78-94 53-62 72-75 - 61-49  Canada 56-69 49-68 54-59 85-95 49-61 -

Group B

Team W L Pts United States 5 0 10 Ukraine 4 1 9 Australia 3 2 8 Cuba 2 3 7 South Korea 1 4 6 Zaire 0 5 5

USA - 98-65 96-79 101-84 105-64 107-47  Ukraine 65-98 - 54-48 87-75 67-72 81-65  Australia 79-96 48-54 - 75-63 76-61 91-45  Cuba 84-101 75-87 63-75 - 70-55 73-59  Korea 64-105 72-67 61-76 55-70 - 95-71  Zaire 47-107 65-81 45-91 59-73 71-95 -

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

B1

Brazil

101

A4

Cuba

69

B1

Brazil

81

A2

Ukraine

60

A2

Ukraine

59

B3

Italy

50

B1

Brazil

87

A1

USA

111

B2

Russia

70

A3

Australia

74

B2

Australia

71

Bronze medal game

A1

USA

93

A1

USA

108

A2

Ukraine

56

B4

Japan

93

B2

Australia

66

Final table, women

1996 women's teams.

1. USA
2. Brazil
3. Australia
4. Ukraine
5. Russia
6. Cuba
7. Japan
8. Italia
9. China
10. South Korea
11. Canada
12. Zaire

References

• Official Olympic Report

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