Basketball - Olympic Games

Men
Men's basketball made its first appearance in the Olympics in 1936, although it had been a "demonstration sport" in 1904. That initial tournament was held outdoors and began the USA's amazing winning streak of seven straight Golds, including 63 undefeated matches, which ended with the controversial defeat by the USSR in Munich in 1972.
In 1992, professionals were allowed to compete for the first time, leading to several NBA superstars forming the United States' so-called "dream team" in Barcelona and subsequent Games.

YEAR
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
1936
USA
Canada
 Mexico
1948
USA
France
 Brazil
1952
USA
USSR
 Uruguay
1956
USA
USSR
 Uruguay
1960
USA
USSR
 Brazil
1964
USA
USSR
 Brazil
1968
USA
Yugoslavia
 USSR
1972
USSR
USA
 Cuba
1976
USA
Yugoslavia
 USSR
1980
YUGOSLAVIA
Italy
 USSR
1984
USA
Spain
 Yugoslavia
1988
USSR
Yugoslavia
 USA
1992
USA
Croatia
 Lithuania
1996
USA
Yugoslavia
 Lithuania
2000
USA
France
 Lithuania
2004
ARGENTINA
Italy
 USA
2008
USA
Spain
 Argentina
2012 USA Spain Russia
2016 USA Serbia Spain
2020 USA France Australia
2024 USA France Serbia

Women
Women's basketball made its first appearance in the Olympics in 1976, having been excluded from the Olympics previous to the Games in Montreal.

YEAR
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
1976
USSR
USA
 Bulgaria
1980
USSR
Bulgaria
 Yugoslavia
1984
USA
S Korea
 China
1988
USA
Yugoslavia
 USSR
1992
UNI TEAM
China
 USA
1996
USA
Brazil
 Australia
2000
USA
Australia
 Brazil
2004
USA
Australia
 Russia
2008
USA
Australia
 Russia
2012 USA France Australia
2016 USA Spain Serbia
2020 USA Japan France
2024 USA France Australia
 
Men's 3 x 3 
The abbreviated form of the sport made its debut at the Tokyo Games in 2020 (held in 2021 due to an initial postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic).

YEAR GOLD SILVER BRONZE
2020 LATVIA ROC Serbia
2024 NETHERLANDS FRANCE Lithuania

Women's 3 x 3
 
YEAR GOLD SILVER BRONZE
2020 USA ROC China
2024 GERMANY SPAIN USA



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