Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| 17th Basketball Olympic Tournament Beijing 2008 |
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| Tournament details | ||
| Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Host nation |  China |
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| City | Beijing | |
| Duration | August 9–August 24 | |
| Men's teams | 12 | |
| Men's medals: | ||
 Gold medalists |
 United States |
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 Silver medalists |
 Spain |
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 Bronze medalists |
 Argentina |
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| Women's teams | 12 | |
| Women's medals: | ||
| Gold medalists |
United States |
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| Silver medalists |
 Australia |
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| Bronze medalists |
 Russia |
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| Official website | ||
| Beijing 2008 - Basketball | ||
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| Tournament |
| men women |
| Rosters |
| men women |
Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. The United States claimed the gold medals in both the Men's[1] and Women's competitions.
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Medalists
See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Flag bearers
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
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Basketball – Men
- Basketball – Women
Qualification
An 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
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
United States Argentina |
 Iran |
Russia Lithuania Croatia Greece Germany |
Australia |
Spain – World champions China – Olympic hosts |
Basketball – Women
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mali |
United States Brazil |
 Korea |
Russia Spain Czech Rep. Latvia Belarus |
 New Zealand |
Australia – World champions China – Olympic hosts |
Format
- 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
| 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
Main articles: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters and Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters
Each team is limited to twelve players on its roster.
Men
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Lithuania |
4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 |
| Argentina |
4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 |
| Russia |
1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | -19 | 6 |
| Iran |
0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | -141 | 5 |
| 2008-08-10 | ||
| Russia |
71 – 49 | Iran |
| Lithuania |
79 – 75 | Argentina |
| Australia |
82 – 97 | Croatia |
| 2008-08-12 | ||
| Iran |
67 – 99 | Lithuania |
| Croatia |
85 – 78 | Russia |
| Argentina |
85 – 68 | Australia |
| 2008-08-14 | ||
| Australia |
106 – 68 | Iran |
| Lithuania |
86 – 79 | Russia |
| Argentina |
77 – 53 | Croatia |
| 2008-08-16 | ||
| Russia |
80 – 95 | Australia |
| Croatia |
73 – 86 | Lithuania |
| Iran |
82 – 97 | Argentina |
| 2008-08-18 | ||
| Iran |
57 – 91 | Croatia |
| Australia |
106 – 75 | Lithuania |
| Argentina |
91 – 79 | Russia |
Group B
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| United States |
5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 |
| Spain |
4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 |
| Greece |
3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 |
| China |
2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | -34 | 7 |
| Germany |
1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | -60 | 6 |
| Angola |
0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | -156 | 5 |
| 2008-08-10 | ||
| Germany |
95 – 66 | Angola |
| Spain |
81 – 66 | Greece |
| United States |
101 – 70 | China |
| 2008-08-12 | ||
| Greece |
87 – 64 | Germany |
| China |
75 – 85 (OT) | Spain |
| Angola |
76 – 97 | United States |
| 2008-08-14 | ||
| Germany |
59 – 72 | Spain |
| Angola |
68 – 85 | China |
| United States |
92 – 69 | Greece |
| 2008-08-16 | ||
| Greece |
102 – 61 | Angola |
| China |
59 – 55 | Germany |
| Spain |
82 – 119 | United States |
| 2008-08-18 | ||
| Greece |
91 – 77 | China |
| Angola |
50 – 98 | Spain |
| United States |
106 – 57 | Germany |
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals (2008-08-20) |
Semifinals (2008-08-22) |
Gold medal game (2008-08-24) |
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| 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
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Australia |
5 | 0 | 349 | 264 | +85 | 10 |
| Russia |
4 | 1 | 278 | 258 | +20 | 9 |
| Belarus |
2 | 3 | 320 | 332 | -12 | 7 |
| Korea |
2 | 3 | 352 | 360 | -8 | 7 |
| Latvia |
1 | 4 | 266 | 315 | -49 | 6 |
| Brazil |
1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | -17 | 6 |
| 2008-08-09 | ||
| Belarus |
64 – 83 | Australia |
| Korea |
68 – 62 (OT) | Brazil |
| Latvia |
57 – 62 | Russia |
| 2008-08-11 | ||
| Korea |
72 – 77 | Russia |
| Latvia |
57 – 79 | Belarus |
| Australia |
80 – 65 | Brazil |
| 2008-08-13 | ||
| Belarus |
65 – 71 | Russia |
| Brazil |
78 – 79 | Latvia |
| Korea |
62 – 90 | Australia |
| 2008-08-15 | ||
| Latvia |
73 – 96 | Australia |
| Russia |
74 – 64 | Brazil |
| Korea |
53 – 63 | Belarus |
| 2008-08-17 | ||
| Australia |
75 – 55 | Russia |
| Korea |
72 – 68 | Latvia |
| Brazil |
68 – 53 | Belarus |
Group B
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| United States |
5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 |
| China |
4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 |
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 |
| Czech Republic |
2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | -10 | 7 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | -103 | 6 |
| Mali |
0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | -147 | 5 |
| 2008-08-09 | ||
| Mali |
72 – 76 | New Zealand |
| China |
67 – 64 | Spain |
| Czech Republic |
57 – 97 | United States |
| 2008-08-11 | ||
| New Zealand |
62 – 85 | Spain |
| Czech Republic |
81 – 47 | Mali |
| China |
63 – 108 | United States |
| 2008-08-13 | ||
| Spain |
74 – 55 | Czech Republic |
| China |
80 – 63 | New Zealand |
| Mali |
41 – 97 | United States |
| 2008-08-15 | ||
| Czech Republic |
90 – 59 | New Zealand |
| China |
69 –48 | Mali |
| United States |
93 – 55 | Spain |
| 2008-08-17 | ||
| Mali |
47 – 79 | Spain |
| China |
79 – 63 | Czech Republic |
| New Zealand |
60 – 96 | United States |
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals (2008-08-19) |
Semifinals (2008-08-21) |
Gold medal game (2008-08-23) |
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| A2 | Russia |
84 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Spain |
65 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Russia |
52 | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States |
67 | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States |
104 | |||||||||||
| A4 | 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 | ||||||||
See also
References
External links
- FIBA's Complete coverage of the Olympic Basketball Tournament
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- International Basketball Federation
- FIBA-Results of the Draw for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Basketball tournaments
- Updated Women's Draw after Qualifying Tournament
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