THE HISTORY OF OLYMPIC BASKETBALL 1904 - 2012
Contributed by Robert Bradley, Guido Guida and John Grasso
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL MEDALISTS 1936-2012
Total Medals G S B T
United States 14 1 2 17
Soviet Union 2 4 3 9
Yugoslavia 1 4 1 6
Brazil 0 0 3 3
Lithuania 0 0 3 3
Spain 0 3 0 3
Argentina 1 0 1 2
Uruguay 0 0 2 2
France 0 2 0 2
Italy 0 2 0 2
Canada 0 1 0 1
Croatia 0 1 0 1
Cuba 0 0 1 1
Mexico 0 0 1 1
Russia 0 0 1 1
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS 1936-2012
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
1 USA USA USA USA USA USA USA URS USA YUG USA URS USA USA USA ARG USA
2 CAN FRA URS URS URS URS YUG USA YUG ITA ESP YUG CRO YUG FRA ITA ESP
3 MEX BRA URU URU BRA BRA URS CUB URS URS YUG USA LTU LTU LTU USA ARG
4 POL MEX ARG FRA ITA PUR BRA ITA CAN ESP CAN AUS EUN AUS AUS LTU LTU
5 PHI URU CHI BUL TCH ITA MEX YUG ITA BRA ITA BRA BRA GRE ITA GRE GRE
6 URU CHI BRA BRA YUG POL POL PUR TCH CUB URU CAN AUS BRA YUG PUR CRO
7 ITA TCH BUL PHI POL YUG ESP BRA CUB POL AUS PUR GER CRO CAN ESP AUS
8 PER KOR FRA CHI URU URU ITA TCH AUS AUS FRG ESP PUR CHN RUS CHN CHN
9 *BRA CAN *CAN CAN HUN AUS PUR AUS PUR TCH BRA KOR ESP ARG ESP AUS RUS
10 *CHI PER *CUB JPN FRA JPN BUL POL MEX SWE CHN CAF ANG PUR CHN NZL GER
11 *TCH BEL *TCH FOR PHI FIN CUB ESP JPN SEN FRA CHN VEN ANG NZL SCG IRN
12 *EST PHI *EGY AUS MEX MEX PAN FRG EGY IND EGY EGY CHN KOR ANG ANG ANG
13 *JPN CUB *FIN SIN PUR HUN PHI PHI
14 *SUI IRN *HUN KOR ESP CAN KOR JPN
15 **CHN ARG *MEX THA JPN PER SEN SEN
16 **EGY HUN *PHI - BUL KOR MAR EGY
17 **GER ITA
18 **LAT CHN
19***BEL EGY
20***FRA GBR
21***HUN SUI
22***ESP IRQ
23***TUR IRL
*Tied for 9th
**Tied for 15th
***Tied for 19th
2012
1 USA
2 ESP
3 RUS
4 ARG
5 BRA
6 FRA
7 AUS
8 LTU
9 GBR
10 NGR
11 TUN
12 CHN
ANG - Angola
ARG - Argentina
AUS - Australia
BEL - Belgium
BRA - Brazil
BUL - Bulgaria
CAF - Central African Republic
CAN - Canada
CHI - Chile
CHN - China
CRO - Croatia
CUB - Cuba
EGY - Egypt
ESP - Spain
EST - Estonia
EUN – Unified Team (AKA Commonwealth of Independent States)
FIN - Finland
FOR - Formosa
FRA - France
FRG - Federal Republic of Germany/West Germany
GBR - Great Britain
GER - Germany
GRE - Greece
HUN - Hungary
IND - India
IRL - Ireland
IRN - Iran
IRQ - Iraq
ITA - Italy
JPN - Japan
KOR - Korea
LAT - Latvia
LTU - Lithuania
MAR - Morocco
MEX - Mexico
NGR - Nigeria
NZL – New Zealand
PAN - Panama
PER - Peru
PHI - Philippines
POL - Poland
PUR - Puerto Rico
RUS - Russia
SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
SEN - Senegal
SIN - Singapore
SUI - Switzerland
SWE - Sweden
TCH - Czechoslovakia
THA - Thailand
TUN - Tunisia
TUR - Turkey
URS - Soviet Union
URU - Uruguay
USA - United States of America
VEN - Venezuela
YUG – Yugoslavia
MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL RESULTS 1904-2004
1904 - St. Louis, USA
This tournament is recognized by most Olympic historians as a demonstration
and not as a true Olympic medal sport.
During the 1904 games in St. Louis a tournament called the "Olympic World's Basket
Ball Championship" was held. Played on July 15th and 16th by the following
teams:
Buffalo German YMCA (Chicago, IL)
Chicago Central YMCA (Chicago, IL)
Xavier Athletic Club (New York, NY)
Turner Tigers (Los Angeles, CA)
Missouri Athletic Club
Game Scores
Buffalo German - Missouri AC 97-8
Chicago Central - Xavier AC 56-15
Buffalo German - Turner Tigers 77-6
Chicago Central - Turner Tigers 2-0 (forfeited by Turner Tigers)
Buffalo German - Xavier AC 36-28
Buffalo German - Chicago Central 39-28
Chicago Central - Missouri AC 2-0 (forfeited by Missouri AC)
Final ranking
1) Buffalo German 8 points
2) Chicago Central 6 points
3) Xavier AC 0 points
[Missouri AC Turner Tigers retired]
1936 - Berlin, Germany W L PF PA Final
G United States 5 0 152 69 United States 19, Canada 8
S Canada 5 1 176 104
B Mexico 5 2 192 127 Mexico 26, Poland 12 (third-place)
4 Poland 3 4 147 203
5 Philippines 4 1 159 145
6 Uruguay 4 3 142 146
7 Italy 3 2 160 129
8 Peru** 2 2 64 43
9 Brazil 2 3 92 94
9 Chile 2 1 72 61
9 Czechoslovakia 2 2 51 62
9 Estonia 1 2 84 120
9 Japan 2 1 100 78
9 Switzerland 2 1 59 57
15 China 1 3 99 134
15 Egypt 1 3 88 126
15 Germany 1 3 43 103
15 Latvia 1 2 66 79
19 Belgium 0 2 19 49
19 France 0 2 67 79
19 Hungary* 0 2 0 0
19 Spain* 0 2 0 0
19 Turkey 0 2 39 63
* Hungary and Spain withdrew prior to competition and forfeited both matches
** Peru withdrew after third round and forfeited last two matches
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1936
UNITED STATES - Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop*, Joe Fortenberry, John Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Willard Schmidt, Carl Shy, Duane Swanson, Bill Wheatley Head Coach James Needles
CANADA - Gordon Aitchison, Ian Allison, Charles Chapman, Arthur Chapman, Norm Dawson, Ed Dawson, Donald Gray, Percy McCallum, Irving Meretsky, Stanley Nantais, Robert Osborne, Doug Peden, Tom Pendlebury, Jimmy Stewart, Malcolm Wiseman Head Coach Gordon Fuller
MEXICO - Victor Hugo Borja, Carlos Borja, Rodolfo Choperena, Luis I. De la Vega, Raul Fernandez, Andres Gomez, Silvio Hernandez, Franciso Martinez, Jesus Olmos, Jose Pamplona, Greer Skousen Head Coach Alfonso Rojo
1948 - London, England W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 524 256 United States 65, France 21
S France 5 2 331 281
B Brazil 7 1 374 263 Brazil 52, Mexico 47 (third place)
4 Mexico 5 2 314 264
5 Uruguay 5 3 369 301
6 Chile 4 4 391 301
7 Czechoslovakia 5 3 315 294
8 Korea 3 5 364 279
9 Canada 6 2 397 313
10 Peru 4 4 326 305
11 Belgium 5 3 312 235
12 Philippines 4 4 370 321
13 Cuba 4 3 358 246
14 Iran 2 5 197 366
15 Argentina 4 4 323 279
16 Hungary* 3 5 201 172
17 Italy 4 4 336 307
18 China 5 3 415 315
19 Egypt 2 5 245 309
20 Great Britain 1 7 192 423
21 Switzerland 2 6 209 323
22 Iraq ** 0 7 141 622
23 Ireland 0 6 103 382
* Hungary withdrew after first round and forfeited last 3 games
** Iraq forfeited consolation match for 21st place
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1948
UNITED STATES - Cliff Barker*, Don Barksdale*, Ralph Beard*, Lew Beck, Vince Boryla*, Gordon Carpenter, Alex Groza*, Wallace Jones*, Bob Kurland, Ray Lumpp*, R.C. Pitts, Jesse Renick, R.L. "Jack" Robinson, Kenny Rollins* Head Coach Omar "Bud" Browning
FRANCE - Andre Barrais, Michel Bonnevie, Andre Buffiere, Rene Chocat, Rene Derency, Maurice Desaymonnet, Andre Even, Maurice Girardot, Fernand Guillou, Raymond Offner, Jacques Perrier, Yvan Quenin, Lucien Rebuffic, Pierre Thiolon, Head Coach Robert Busnel
BRAZIL - Luiz Benvenuti, Joao Braz, Alfredo do Rodrigues, Zenny De Azevedo, Alfonso De Azevedo, Ruy De Freitas, Marcus Dias, Alexandre Gemignani, Alberto Marson, Nilton Pacheco, Guilherme Rodrigues, Masinet Sorcinelli Head Coach Moacyr Brondi Daiuto
1952 - Helsinki, Finland W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 562 406 United States 36, Soviet Union 25
S Soviet Union 6 2 468 431
B Uruguay 5 3 486 471 Uruguay 68, Argentina 59 (third place)
4 Argentina 5 3 600 523
5 Chile 4 4 447 508
6 Brazil 4 4 469 436
7 Bulgaria 4 4 451 506
8 France 4 4 468 460
9 Czechoslovakia 1 2 161 164
9 Egypt 1 2 176 221
9 Mexico 1 2 172 171
9 Philippines 1 2 192 221
9 Canada 0 3 201 220
9 Cuba 0 3 149 177
9 Finland 0 3 147 178
9 Hungary 0 3 143 199
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1952
UNITED STATES - Ron Bontemps, Marcus Freiberger, Wayne Glasgow, Charles Hoag, Bill Hougland, John Keller, Dean Kelley, Bob Kenney, Bob Kurland, Bill Lienhard, Clyde Lovellette*, Frank McCabe, Dan Pippin, Howie Williams Head Coach Warren Womble
SOVIET UNION - Tsjapas Butatuas, Nodar Dshordshikiya, Anatoly Knoyev, Otar Korkiya, Heino Kruus, Ilmar Kullam, Justinas Lagunavicius, Ioann Lossov, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevicius, Stasys Stonkus,k Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Vlassov
Head Coach Stiepan Spandarian
URUGUAY - Martin Acosta, Enrique Balino, Victorio Cieslinskas, Hector Costa, Nelson DeMarco, Hector Garcia, Tabasre Larre Borges, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Sergio Matto, Wilfredo Pelaez, Carlos Rosello Head Coach Olguiz Rodriguez
1956 Melbourne, Australia W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 793 365 United States 71, Soviet Union 62
S Soviet Union 5 3 574 524
B Uruguay 6 2 568 559 Uruguay 71, France 62 (third place)
4 France 5 3 542 497
5 Bulgaria 5 3 568 545
6 Brazil 3 4 500 535
7 Philippines 4 4 573 610
8 Chile 2 5 490 518
9 Canada 5 2 511 455
10 Japan 3 4 456 501
11 Formosa 5 3 582 590
12 Australia 2 5 488 545
13 Singapore 2 5 446 551
14 Korea 1 6 464 551
15 Thailand 0 7 331 540
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1956
UNITED STATES - Dick Boushka, Carl Cain, Chuck Darling, Billy Evans, Gilbert Ford, Burdette Haldorosn, Bill Hougland, Bob Jeangerard, K.C. Jones*, Bill Russell*, Ron Tomsic, Jim Walsh* Head Coach Gerald Tucker
SOVIET UNION - Arkady Bochkaryov, Janis Krumins, Algiridas Lauritenas, Valdis Muiznieks, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevicius, Mikhail Semyonov, Stasys Stonkus, Mikhail Studensky, Vladimir Torban, Maigonis Valdmanis, Victor Zubkov Head Coach Stiepan Spandarian
URUGUAY - Carlos Blixen, Nelson Chelle, Ramiro Cortes, Hector Costa, Nlson DeMarco, Hector Garcia, Carlos Gonzalez, Sergio Matto, Raul Mera, Oscar Moglia, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scaron Head Coach Hector Lopez Reboledo
1960 - Rome, Italy W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 815 476 round robin among 4 finalists:
S Soviet Union 6 2 596 497 United States 81, Soviet Union 57
B Brazil 6 2 578 573 United States 112, Italy 81
4 Italy 4 4 603 653 United States 90, Brazil 63
5 Czechoslovakia 5 3 633 594 Soviet Union 64, Brazil 62
6 Yugoslavia 4 4 578 653 Soviet Union 78, Italy 70
7 Poland 3 5 589 603 Brazil 78, Italy 75
8 Uruguay 2 6 548 678
9 Hungary 5 3 519 534
10 France 5 3 649 512
11 Philippines 4 4 520 595
12 Mexico 4 4 540 546
13 Puerto Rico 3 5 527 547
14 Spain 3 5 467 528
15 Japan 1 7 481 654
16 Bulgaria* 1 7 209 209
*Bulgaria withdrew after first round and forfeited last 5 games
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1960
UNITED STATES - Jay Arnette*, Walt Bellamy*, Bob Boozer*, Terry Dischinger*, Burdette Haldorson, Darrall Imhoff*, Allen Kelley, Lester Lane, Jerry Lucas*, Oscar Robertson*, Adrian Smith*, Jerry West* Head Coach Pete Newell
SOVIET UNION - Yuri Korneyev, Janis Krumins, Guram Minashvili, Valdis Muiznieks, Cesars Ozers, Aleksandr Petrov, Mikhail Semyonov, Vladimir Ugrekhelidze, Maigonis Valdmanis, Albert Valtin, Gennady Volnov Head Coach Viktor Zubkov
BRAZIL - Edson Bispo, Moyses Blas, Waldemar Blatkauskas, Waldyr Boccardo, Zenny De Azevedo, Carmo De Souza, Carlos Domingos, Wlamir Marques, Amaury Pasos, Fernando Pereira, Antonio Sucar, Jatyr Schall Head Coach Togo Renan Soares
1964 - Tokyo, Japan W L PF PA Final
G United States 9 0 704 434 United States 73, Soviet Union 59
S Soviet Union 8 1 674 544
B Brazil 6 3 596 565 Brazil 76, Puerto Rico 60 (third place)
4 Puerto Rico 5 4 595 592
5 Italy 6 3 649 602
6 Poland 5 4 608 596
7 Yugoslavia 6 3 670 583
8 Uruguay 4 5 596 642
9 Australia 4 5 568 575
10 Japan 4 5 532 537
11 Finland 4 5 527 601
12 Mexico 3 6 615 657
13 Hungary 4 5 574 617
14 Canada 1 8 555 670
15 Peru 3 6 583 601
16 Korea 0 9 581 811
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1964
UNITED STATES - Jim Barnes*, Bill Bradley*, Larry Brown**, Joe Caldwell*, Mel Counts*, Dick Davies, Walt Hazzard*, Luke Jackson*, Pete McCaffrey, Jeff Mullins*, Jerry Shipp, George Wilson* Head Coach Hank Iba
SOVIET UNION - Armenak Alachachyan, Nikolai Baglei, Juris Kalnins, Vyacheslav Khrynin, Yuri Korneyev, Janis Krumins, Jaak Lipso, Levan Mosechvili, Valdis Muiznieks, Aleskandr Petrov, Aleksandr Travin, Gennady Volnov Head Coach Aleksandr Gomelsky
BRAZIL - Edson Bispo, Friedrich Braun, Carmo De Souza, Carlos Domingos, Wlamir Marques, Victor Mirshawka, Amaury Pasos, Ubiratan Pereira, Antonio Salvador, Jatyr Schall, Edvar Simoes, Sergio Toledo Head Coach Renato Cunha
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico W L PF PA Final
G United States 9 0 739 505 United States 65, Yugoslavia 50
S Yugoslavia 7 2 705 638
B Soviet Union 8 1 774 524 Soviet Union 70, Brazil 53 (third place)
4 Brazil 6 3 677 563
5 Mexico 7 2 641 580
6 Poland 5 4 604 631
7 Spain 5 4 717 693
8 Italy 5 4 686 693
9 Puerto Rico 5 4 631 590
10 Bulgaria 4 5 596 624
11 Cuba 3 6 670 691
12 Panama 2 7 739 798
13 Philippines 3 6 677 756
14 Korea 2 7 592 655
15 Senegal 1 8 484 679
16 Morocco 0 9 450 762
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1968
UNITED STATES - Mike Barrett**, John Clawson**, Donald Dee**, Calvin Fowler**, Spencer Haywood*, Bill Hosket*, Jim King, Glynn Saulters**, Charlie Scott*, Mike Silliman*, Ken Spain**, JoJo White* Head Coach Hank Iba
YUGOSLAVIA - Dragutin Cermak, Kresimir Cosic, Vladimir Cvetkovic, Ivo Daneu, Radivoj Korac, Zoran Maroevic, Nikola Plecas, Trajko Rajkovic, Dragoslav Raznatovic, Petar Skansi, Damir Solman, Aljosa Zorga Head Coach Ranko Zeravica
SOVIET UNION - Vladimir Anreyev, Sergei Belov, Vadim Kapranov, Sergei Kovalenko, Anatoli Krikun, Jaak Lipso, Modestas Paulauskas, Anatoly Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Yuri Selikhov, Priit Tomson, Gennady Volnov Head Coach Aleksandr Gomelsky
1972 - Munich, West Germany W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 9 0 757 590 Soviet Union 51, United States 50
S United States 8 1 660 401
B Cuba 7 2 687 577 Cuba 66, Italy 65 (third place)
4 Italy 5 4 650 605
5 Yugoslavia 7 2 734 617
6 Puerto Rico 6 3 727 700
7 Brazil 5 4 731 646
8 Czechoslovakia 4 5 625 642
9 Australia 5 4 684 676
10 Poland 3 6 690 703
11 Spain 3 6 646 670
12 West Germany 4 5 634 672
13 Philippines 3 6 608 739
14 Japan 2 7 585 792
15 Senegal 1 8 472 656
16 Egypt* 0 9 440 644
*Egypt withdrew after preliminary round of 7 games and lost last 2 games by forfeit
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1972
SOVIET UNION - Aleksandr Belov, Sergei Belov, Aleksandr Boloshev, Ivan Dvorni, Ivan Edeshko, Mikhail Korkiya, Sergei Kovalenko, Modestas Paulauskas, Anatoly Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Slahan Sharmukhamedov, Gennady Volnov Head Coach Vladimir Kondrashin
UNITED STATES - Mike Bantom*, Jim Brewer*, Tom Burleson*, Doug Collins*, Kenny Davis, Jim Forbes, Tom Henderson*, Bobby Jones*, Dwight Jones*, Kevin Joyce*, Tom McMillen*, Ed Ratleff* Head Coach Hank Iba
CUBA - Jose M. Alvarez, Miguel Calderon, Rafael Canizares, Pedro Chappe, Juan Carlos Domecq, Tomas Herrera, Ruperto Herrera, Conrado Perez, Juan Roca, Franklin Standard, Alejandro Urgelles, Oscar Varona Head Coach Juan Carmelo Ortega
1976 - Montreal, Canada W L PF PA Final
G United States 7 0 584 500 United States 95, Yugoslavia 74
S Yugoslavia 5 2 527 522
B Soviet Union 6 1 732 535 Soviet Union 100, Canada 72 (third place)
4 Canada 4 3 595 611
5 Italy 5 2 524 491
6 Czechoslovakia 3 4 584 580
7 Cuba 4 3 616 574
8 Australia 2 5 625 652
9 Puerto Rico 3 4 521 538
10 Mexico 2 5 545 600
11 Japan 1 6 455 666
12 Egypt* 0 7 64 103
* Egypt withdrew after first game and lost next 6 games by forfeit
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1976
UNITED STATES - Tate Armstrong*, Quinn Buckner*, Kenny Carr*, Adrian Dantley*, Walter Davis*, Phil Ford*, Ernie Grunfeld*, Phil Hubbard*, Mitch Kupchak*, Tom LaGarde*, Scott May*, Steve Sheppard* Head Coach Dean Smith
YUGOSLAVIA - Kresimir Cosic, Drazen Dalipagic, Mirza Delibasic, Blagoja Georgievski, Vinko Jelovac, Zeljko Jerkov, Dragan Kicanovic, Andro Knego, Zoran Slavnic, Damir Solman, Zarko Varajic, Rajko Zizic Head Coach Mirko Novosel
SOVIET UNION - Vladimir Arzamaskov, Aleksandr Belov, Sergei Belov, Ivan Edeshko, Mikhail Korkiya, Andrei Makeev, Valery Miloserdov, Anatoly Myshkin, Aleksandr Salnikov, Alshan Sharmukhamedov, Vladimir Tkachenko, Vladimir Zhigily Head Coach Vladimir Kondrashin
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union W L PF PA Final
G Yugoslavia 8 0 825 677 Yugoslavia 86, Italy 77
S Italy 4 4 665 685
B Soviet Union 6 2 842 709 Soviet Union 117, Spain 94 (third place)
4 Spain 4 4 780 748
5 Brazil 4 3 657 611
6 Cuba 2 5 588 625
7 Poland 4 3 625 592
8 Australia 5 2 577 541
9 Czechoslovakia 3 4 626 548
10 Sweden 3 4 511 504
11 Senegal 1 6 477 594
12 India 0 7 458 797
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1980
YUGOSLAVIA - Kresimir Cosic, Drazen Dalipagic, Mirza Delibasic, Zeljko Jerkov, Dragan Kicanovic, Andro Knego, Duje Krstulovic, Mihovil Nakic-Vojnovic, Ratko Radovanovic, Branko Skroce, Zoran Slavnic, Rajko Zizic Head Coach Ranko Zeravica
ITALY - Marco Bonamico, Roberto Brunamonti, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Pietro Generali, Enrico Gilardi, Pierluigi Marzorati, Dino Meneghin, Romeo Sacchetti, Marco Solfini, Michael Sylvester, Renzo Vecchiato, Renato Villalta Head Coach Alessandro Gamba
SOVIET UNION - Aleksandr Belostennyi, Sergei Belov, Nikolai Deruguin, Stanislav Eremin, Sergejus Jovaisa, Andrei Lopatov, Valery Miloserdov, Anatoly Myshkin, Aleksandr salnikov, Sergei Tarakanov, Vladimir Tkachenko, Vladimir Zhigily Head Coach Aleksandr Gomelsky
1984 - Los Angeles, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 763 506 United States 96, Spain 65
S Spain 6 2 697 688
B Yugoslavia 7 1 716 604 Yugoslavia 88, Canada 82 (third place)
4 Canada 4 4 681 639
5 Italy 6 2 718 614
6 Uruguay 3 5 688 776
7 Australia 4 4 654 683
8 West Germany 2 6 600 635
9 Brazil 3 4 587 585
10 China 2 5 516 636
11 France 1 6 571 667
12 Egypt 0 7 500 658
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1984
UNITED STATES - Steve Alford*, Patrick Ewing*, Vern Fleming*, Michael Jordan*, Joe Kleine*, Jon Koncak*, Chris Mullin*, Sam Perkins*, Alvin Robertson*, Wayman Tisdale*, Jeff Turner*, Leon Wood* Head Coach Bobby Knight
SPAIN - Fernando Arcega, Jose Manuel Beiran, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Juan D. De La Cruz, Andres Jimenez, Jose Luis Llorente, Juan M. Lopez, Josep M. Margall, Fernando Martin*, Fernando Romay, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Ignacio Solozabal
Head Coach Antonio Diaz Miguel
YUGOSLAVIA - Drazen Dalipagic, Sabit Hadzic, Andro Knego, Emir Mutapcic, Mihovil Nakic-Vojnovic, Aleksandar Petrovic, Drazen Petrovic*, Ratko Radovanovic, Ivan Sunara, Branko Vukicevic, Rajko Zizic, Nebojsa Zorkic, Head Coach Mirko Novosel
1988 - Seoul, South Korea W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 7 1 728 637 Soviet Union 76, Yugoslavia 63
S Yugoslavia 6 2 717 603
B United States 7 1 733 490 United States 78, Australia 49(third place)
4 Australia 4 4 625 651
5 Brazil 5 3 905 808
6 Canada 3 5 738 747
7 Puerto Rico 4 4 618 677
8 Spain 4 4 741 701
9 Korea 2 5 566 632
10 Central African Republic 2 5 490 582
11 China 2 5 620 695
12 Egypt 0 7 470 728
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1988
SOVIET UNION - Aleksandr Belostennyi, Valdemaras Chomicius, Valery Goborov, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Sarunas Marciulionis*, Igors Miglinieks, Victor Pankracsin, Arvydas Sabonis*, Tiit Sokk, Sergei Tarakanov, Valeri Tikhonenko, Aleksandr Volkov*
Head Coach Aleksandr Gomelsky
YUGOSLAVIA - Franjo Arapovic, Zoran Cutura, Danko Cvjeticanin, Vlade Divac*, Toni Kukoc*, Zelimir Obradovic, Zarko Paspalj*, Drazen Petrovic*, Dino Radja*, Zdravko Radulovic, Stojan Vrankovic*, Jurij Zdovc Head Coach Dusan Ivkovic
UNITED STATES - Willie Anderson*, Stacey Augmon*, Vernell Coles*, Jeff Grayer*, Hersey Hawkins*, Dan Majerle*, Danny Manning*, J.R. Reid*, Mitch Richmond*, David Robinson*, Charles D. Smith*, Charles E. Smith* Head Coach John Thompson*
1992 - Barcelona, Spain W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 938 588 United States 117, Croatia 85
S Croatia 6 2 681 656
B Lithuania 6 2 753 725 Lithuania 82, Unified Team 78 (third place)
4 Unified Team 5 3 660 606
5 Brazil 4 4 692 741
6 Australia 4 4 686 663
7 Germany 3 5 620 710
8 Puerto Rico 3 5 692 737
9 Spain 3 4 571 632
10 Angola 2 5 478 539
11 Venezuela 2 5 573 619
12 China 0 7 547 675
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1992
UNITED STATES - Charles Barkley*, Larry Bird*, Clyde Drexler*, Patrick Ewing*, Magic Johnson*, Michael Jordan*, Christian Laettner*, Karl Malone*, Chris Mullin*, Scottie Pippen*, David Robinson*, John Stockton* Head Coach Chuck Daly
CROATIA - Vladan Alanovic, Franjo Arapovic, Danko Cvjeticanin, Alan Gregov, Arijan Komazec, Toni Kukoc*, Aramis Naglic, Velimir Perasovic, Drazen Petrovic*, Dino Radja*, Zan Tabak*, Stojan Vrankovic* Head Coach Petar Skansi
LITHUANIA - Romanas Brazdauskis, Valdemaras Chomicius, Darius Dimavicius, Gintaras Einikis, Sergejus Jovaisa, Arturas Karnisovas, Gintaras Krapikas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Sarunas Marciulionis*, Alvydas Pazdrazdis, Arvydas Sabonis*, Arunas Visockas
Head Coach Vladas Garastas
1996 - Atlanta, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 816 562 United States 95, Yugoslavia 69
S Yugoslavia 7 1 741 578
B Lithuania 5 3 664 560 Lithuania 80, Australia 74 (third place)
4 Australia 5 3 712 690
5 Greece 5 3 674 662
6 Brazil 3 5 725 757
7 Croatia 4 4 686 624
8 China 2 6 581 844
9 Argentina 4 3 535 552
10 Puerto Rico 2 5 600 619
11 Angola 1 6 446 516
12 Korea 0 7 562 758
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1996
UNITED STATES - Charles Barkley*, Anfernee Hardaway*, Grant Hill*, Karl Malone*, Reggie Miller*, Hakeem Olajuwon*, Shaquille O'Neal*, Gary Payton*, Scottie Pippen*, Mitch Richmond*, David Robinson*, John Stockton* Head Coach Lenny Wilkens*
YUGOSLAVIA - Miroslav Beric, Dejan Bodiroga, Predrag Danilovic*, Vlade Divac*, Aleksandar Djordjevic*, Nikola Loncar, Sasa Obradovic, Zarko Paspalj*, Zeljko Rebraca*, Zoran Savic, Dejan Tomasevic, Milenko Topic Head Coach Zelimir Obradovic
LITHUANIA - Gintaras Einikis, Arturas Karnisovas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Darius Lukminas, Sarunas Marciulionis*, Tomas Pacesas, Arvydas Sabonis*, Saulius Stombergas, Rytis Vaisvila, Mindaugas Zukauskas, Eurelijus Zukauskas Head Coach Vladas Garastas
2000 - Sydney, Australia W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 760 587 United States 85, France 75
S France 4 4 591 574
B Lithuania 5 3 620 558 Lithuania 89, Australia 71 (third place)
4 Australia 4 4 596 634
5 Italy 4 3 463 473
6 Yugoslavia 4 3 494 483
7 Canada 5 2 582 524
8 Russia 3 4 520 499
9 Spain 2 4 433 440
10 China 2 4 432 503
11 New Zealand 1 5 377 476
12 Angola 0 6 363 480
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2000
UNITED STATES - Shareef Abdur-Rahim*, Ray Allen*, Vin Baker*, Vince Carter*, Kevin Garnett*, Tim Hardaway*, Allan Houston*, Jason Kidd*, Antonio McDyess*, Alonzo Mourning*, Gary Payton*, Steve Smith* Head Coach Rudy Tomjanovich*
FRANCE - Jim Bilba, Yann Bonato, Makan Dioumassi, Laurent Foirest, Thierry Gadou, Cyril Julian, Crawford Palmer, Antoine Rigaudeau*, Stephane Risacher, Laurent Sciarra, Moustapha Sonko, Frederic Weis Head Coach Jean Pierre de Vincenzi
LITHUANIA - Dainius Adomaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Audrius Giedraitis, Sarunas Jasikevicius*, Kestutis Marciulionis, Tomas Masiulis, Darius Maskoliunas, Ramunas Siskauskas, Darius Songaila*, Saulius Stombergas, Mindaugas Timinskas, Eurelijus Zukauskas Head Coach Jonas Kazlauskas
2004 - Athens, Greece W L PF PA Final
G Argentina 6 2 656 610 Argentina 84, Italy 69
S Italy 5 3 623 586
B United States 5 3 705 668 United States 104,Lithuania 96(third place)
4 Lithuania 6 2 750 693
5 Greece 4 3 538 487
6 Puerto Rico 3 4 555 579
7 Spain 6 1 591 527
8 China 2 5 454 569
9 Australia 2 4 481 491
10 New Zealand 1 5 479 511
11 Serbia & Montenegro 2 4 462 450
12 Angola 0 6 383 506
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2004
ARGENTINA - Carlos Delfino*, Gabriel Fernandez, Emanuel Ginobili*, Leonardo Gutierrez, Walter Herrmann*, Alejandro Montecchia, Andres Nocioni*, Fabricio Oberto*, Pepe Sanchez*,
Luis Scola*, Hugo Sconochini, Ruben Wolkowyski* Head Coach Ruben Magnano
ITALY - Gianluca Basile, Massimo Bulleri, Roberto Chiacig, Giacomo Galanda, Luca Garri, Denis Marconato, Michele Mian, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Nikola Radulovic, Alex Righetti, Rodolfo Rombaldoni, Matteo Soragna Head Coach Carlo Recalcati
UNITED STATES - Carmelo Anthony*, Carlos Boozer*, Tim Duncan*, Allan Iverson*, LeBron James*, Richard Jefferson*, Stephon Marbury*, Shawn Marion*, Lamar Odom*, Emeka Okafor*, Amare Stoudemire*, Dwyane Wade* Head Coach Larry Brown**
2008 – Beijing, China W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 850 627 United States 118, Spain 107
S Spain 6 2 688 632
B Argentina 6 2 673 615 Argentina 87, Lithuania 75 (third place)
4 Lithuania 5 3 680 646
5 Greece 3 3 493 455
6 Croatia 3 3 458 452
7 Australia 3 3 542 521
8 China 2 4 434 494
9 Russia 1 4 387 406
10 Germany 1 4 330 390
11 Iran 0 5 323 464
12 Angola 0 5 321 477
MEDALIST ROSTERS – 2008
UNITED STATES - Carmelo Anthony*, Carlos Boozer*, Chris Bosh*, Kobe Bryant*, Dwight Howard*, LeBron James*, Jason Kidd*, Chris Paul*, Tayshaun Prince*, Michael Redd*, Dwyane Wade*, Deron Williams* Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski
SPAIN – Jose Calderon*, Rudy Fernandez*, Jorge Garbajosa* Marc Gasol*, Pau Gasol*, Carlos Jimenez, Raul Lopez*, Alex Mumbru, Juan Carlos Navarro*, Felipe Reyes, Berni Rodriguez, Ricky Rubio* Head Coach Aito Garcia
ARGENTINA - Carlos Delfino*, Emanuel Ginobili*, Roman Gonzalez, Juan Pedro Gutierrez, Leonard Gutierrez, Guillermo Kammerichs, Andres Nocioni*, Fabricio Oberto*, Antonio Porta, Pablo Prigioni*, Alfredo Quinteros, Luis Scola* Head Coach Sergio Santos
2012 – London, England W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 924 667 United States 107, Spain 100
S Spain 5 3 647 619
B Russia 6 2 623 577 Russia 81, Argentina 77 (third place)
4 Argentina 4 4 690 691
5 Brazil 4 2 479 431
6 France 4 2 435 444
7 Australia 3 3 496 492
8 Lithuania 2 4 469 482
9 Great Britain 1 4 380 405
10 Nigeria 1 4 338 456
11 Tunisia 0 5 320 411
12 China 0 5 313 439
MEDALIST ROSTERS – 2012
UNITED STATES - Carmelo Anthony*, Kobe Bryant*, Tyson Chandler*, Anthony Davis*, Kevin Durant*, James Harden*, Andre Iguodala*, LeBron James*, Kevin Love*, Chris Paul*, Russell Westbrook*, Deron Williams* Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski
SPAIN – Jose Calderon*, Victor Claver*, Rudy Fernandez*, Marc Gasol*, Pau Gasol*, Serge Ibaka*, Sergio Llull, Juan Carlos Navarro*, Felipe Reyes, Sergio Rodriguez, Victor Sada, Fernando San Emeterio Head Coach Sergio Scariolo
RUSSIA – Semyon Antonov, Vitaly Fridzon, Sergey Karasyov, Aleksandr Kaun, Viktor Khrypa*,
Dmitry Khvostov, Andrei Kirilenko*, Sergey Monya*, Timofey Mozgov*, Anton Ponkroshov, Alexey Shved*, Yevgeny Voronov Head Coach David Blatt
* Played in NBA
** Played in ABA
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL MEDALISTS 1976-2008
Total Medals G S B T
United States 7 1 1 9
Australia 0 3 2 5
Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
Brazil 0 1 1 2
Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
Yugoslavia 0 1 1 2
Russia 0 0 2 2
Unified Team 1 0 0 1
China 0 1 0 1
South Korea 0 1 0 1
France 0 1 0 1
Canada 0 0 1 1
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS 1976-2012
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
1 URS URS USA USA EUN USA USA USA USA USA
2 USA BUL KOR YUG CHN BRA AUS AUS AUS FRA
3 BUL YUG CAN URS USA AUS BRA RUS RUS AUS
4 TCH HUN CHN AUS CUB UKR KOR BRA CHN RUS
5 JPN CUB AUS BUL ESP RUS FRA CZE ESP TUR
6 CAN ITA YUG CHN TCH CUB RUS ESP BLR CHN
7 KOR BRA JPN SVK GRE CZE CZE
8 TCH ITA ITA POL NZL KOR CAN
9 CHN CUB CHN LAT BRA
10 KOR CAN JPN NZL CRO
11 CAN NZL NGR BRA GBR
12 ZAI SEN KOR MLI ANG
ANG - Angola
AUS - Australia
BLR - Belarus
BRA - Brazil
BUL - Bulgaria
CAN - Canada
CHN - China
CRO - Croatia
CUB - Cuba
CZE – Czech Republic
ESP - Spain
EUN - Unified Team
FRA - France
GBR – Great Britain
GRE - Greece
HUN - Hungary
ITA - Italy
JPN - Japan
KOR - South Korea
LAT - Latvia
MLI - Mali
NGR - Nigeria
NZL – New Zealand
POL - Poland
RUS - Russia
SEN - Senegal
SVK - Slovakia
TCH - Czechoslovakia
TUR - Turkey
UKR - Ukraine
URS - Soviet Union
USA - United States of America
YUG - Yugoslavia
ZAI - Zaire
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL RESULTS 1976-2004
1976 - Montreal, Canada W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 5 0 504 346 round-robin tournament
S United States 3 2 415 417 (no championship game)
B Bulgaria 3 2 365 377
4 Czechoslovakia 2 3 351 359
5 Japan 2 3 405 400
6 Canada 0 5 336 477
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1976
SOVIET UNION - Olga Barisheva, Tamara Dauniene, Nelli Feryabnikova, Natalia Klimova, Raisa Kurvyakova, Tatjana Ovechkina, Angele Rupsiene, Uljana Semenova, Nadezhda Shuvaeva, Olga Sukharnova, Nadezhda Zakharova, Tatjana Zakharova Head Coach Lydia Alexeeva
UNITED STATES - Cindy Brogdon, Nancy Dunkle, Lusia Harris, Pat Head, Charlotte Lewis, Nancy Lieberman, Gail Marquis, Ann Meyers, Mary Anne O'Connor, Trish Roberts, Sue Rojcewicz, Juliene Simpson Head Coach Billie Moore
BULGARIA - Krassmira Bogdanova, Diana Dilova, Nadka Goltcheva, Krassmira Gyurova, Petkana Makaveeva, Penka Metodieva, Snejana Mikhailova, Margarita Shtarkelova, Girgina Skerlatova, Maria Stoyanova, Penka Stoyanova, Todorka Yordanova Head Coach Ivan Galabov
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union W L PF PA Final
G Soviet Union 6 0 657 389 Soviet Union 104, Bulgaria 73
S Bulgaria 4 2 513 509
B Yugoslavia 4 2 424 429 Yugoslavia 68, Hungary 65 (third place)
4 Hungary 2 4 409 475
5 Cuba 1 4 346 403
6 Italy 0 5 308 452
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1980
SOVIET UNION - Olga Barisheva Korosteleva, Vida Beseliene, Nelli Feryabnikova, Tatjana Ivinskaya, Tatjana Ovechkina, Lyudmila Rogozina, Angele Rupsiene, Uljana Semenova, Lyubov Sharmay, Nadezhda Shuvaeva Olkhova, Olga Sukharnova, Tatjana Zakharova Nadyrova
Head Coach Lydia Alexeeva
BULGARIA - Krassimira Bogdanova, Vania Dermandzhieva, Diana Dilova Brainova, Silvia Germanova, Nadka Goltcheva, Petkana Makaveeva, Penka Metodieva, Snejana Mikhailova, Angelina Mikhailova, Kostadinka Radkova, Evladia Slavcheva, Penka Stoyanova
Head Coach Ivan Galabov
YUGOSLAVIA - Mersada Becirspahic, Mirjana Bjedov, Vesna Despotovic, Vera Djuraskovic, Zorica Djurkovic, Jelica Komeneovic, Biljana Majstorovic, Vukica Mitic, Sanja Ozegovic, Sofija Pekic, Jasmina Perazic, Marija Tonkovic, Head Coach Milan Vasojevic
1984 - Los Angeles, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 6 0 516 320 United States 85, South Korea 55
S Korea 4 2 347 387
B China 3 3 381 405 China 63, Canada 57 (third place)
4 Canada 2 4 370 398
5 Australia 1 4 267 317
6 Yugoslavia 1 4 293 347
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1984
UNITED STATES - Cathy Boswell, Denise Curry, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Lea Henry, Janice Lawrence, Pam McGee, Carol Menken-Schaudt, Cheryl Miller, Kim Mulkey, Cindy Noble, Lynette Woodard Head Coach Pat Head Summitt
KOREA - Aei-Young Choi, Kyung-Hee Choi, Myung-Hee Jeong, Eun-Sook Kim, Hwa-Soon Kim, Young-Hee Kim, Hyung-Sook Lee, Mi-Ja Lee, Kyung-Ja Moon, Chan-Sook Park, Yang-Gae Park, Jung-A Sung Head Coach Seung-Youn Cho
CHINA - Yan Ba, Yuefang Chen, Xuedi Cong, Xiaoqin Li, Qing Liu, Chen Qiu, Xiaobo Song, Jun Wang, Lijuan Xiu, Hui Zhang, Yueqin Zhang, Haixia Zheng Head Coach Boyong Yang
1988 - Seoul, South Korea W L PF PA Final
G United States 5 0 461 392 United States 77, Yugoslavia 70
S Yugoslavia 3 2 326 344
B Soviet Union 3 2 364 343 Soviet Union 68, Australia 53 (third place)
4 Australia 2 3 287 321
5 Bulgaria 3 2 400 393
6 China 2 3 371 411
7 Korea 2 3 416 375
8 Czechoslovakia 0 5 339 382
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1988
UNITED STATES - Cindy Brown, Victoria Bullett, Cynthia Cooper, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Kamie Ethridge, Jennifer Gillom, Bridgette Gordon, Andrea Lloyd, Katrina McClain, Suzie McConnell, Teresa Weatherspoon Head Coach Kay Yow
YUGOSLAVIA - Andjelija Arbutina, Vesna Bajkusa, Polona Dornik, Sladjana Golic, Kornelija Kvesic, Mara Lakic, Zana Lelas, Bojana Milosevic, Razija Mujanovic, Danira Nakic, Stojna Vangelovska, Eleonora Vild Head Coach Milan Vasojevic
SOVIET UNION - Olesyua Barel, Olga Buryakina, Irina Guerlits, Elena Khudashova, Aleksandra Leonova, Irina Minkh, Galina Savitskaya, Irina Sumnikova, Vitalija Tuomaite, Olga Yakovleva, Olga Yevkova, Natalya Zasulskaya Head Coach Leonid Yachmenov
1992 - Barcelona, Spain W L PF PA Final
G Unified Team 4 1 399 361 Unified Team 76, China 66
S China 3 2 380 372
B United States 4 1 479 334 United States 88, Cuba 74 (third place)
4 Cuba 3 2 390 427
5 Spain 3 2 332 376
6 Czechoslovakia 1 4 315 363
7 Brazil 2 3 385 398
8 Italy 0 5 353 402
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1992
UNITED STATES - Vickie Bullett, Daedra Charles, Cynthia Cooper, Clarissa Davis, Medina Dixon, Teresa Edwards, Tammy Jackson, Carolyn Jones, Katrina McClain,
Suzie McConnell, Vicki Orr, Teresa Weatherspoon Head Coach Theresa Grentz
UNIFIED TEAM - Elena Baranova, Elen Bunatyants, Irina Guerlits, Elena Khudashova, Irina Minkh, Elena Shvaybovich, Irina Sumnikova, Marina Tkachenko, Elena Tornikidu, Svetlana Zaboluyeva, Natalya Zasulskaya, Elena Zhirko Head Coach Evgeny Gomelsky
CHINA - Xuedi Cong, Jun He, Dongmei Li, Xin Li, Jun Liu, Qing Liu, Ping Peng, Fang Wang, Shuping Zhan, Dongmei Zheng, Haixia Zheng, Xiulin Zheng Head Coach Yaguang Li
1996 - Atlanta, USA W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 819 590 United States 111, Brazil 87
S Brazil 7 1 693 600
B Australia 5 3 580 538 Australia 66, Ukraine 56 (third place)
4 Ukraine 4 4 529 555
5 Russia 6 2 619 559
6 Cuba 3 5 586 639
7 Japan 3 5 608 653
8 Italy 3 5 519 527
9 China 3 4 523 516
10 Korea 3 4 506 553
11 Canada 1 6 460 486
12 Zaire 0 7 400 626
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 1996
UNITED STATES - Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacy, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding, Sheryl Swoopes Head Coach Tara Van Der Veer
BRAZIL - Adriana Aparecida, Marta Sobral, Leila Sobral, Roseli Goncalves, Janeth Arcain, Maria A. Gonçalves, Paula Gonçalves, Hortencia Marcari, Claudia Pastor, Alessandra Oliveira, Silvia Santos Luz, Cíntia Silva Head Coach Miguel Angelo
AUSTRALIA - Carla Boyd, Michelle Brogan, Sandy Brondello, Michelle Chandler, Allison Cook, Trish Fallon, Shelley Gorman Sandie, Robyn Maher, Fiona Robinson, Rachael Sporn, Michele Timms, Jennifer Whittle Head Coach Thomas Maher
2000 - Sydney, Australia W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 648 474 United States 76, Australia 54
S Australia 7 1 588 440
B Brazil 4 4 562 527 Brazil 84, Korea 73 (third place)
4 Korea 4 4 588 578
5 France 5 2 468 414
6 Russia 3 4 524 464
7 Slovakia 3 4 401 407
8 Poland 3 4 432 479
9 Cuba 2 4 385 416
10 Canada 2 4 341 384
11 New Zealand 1 5 337 504
12 Senegal 0 6 268 455
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2000
UNITED STATES - Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Teresa Edwards, Yolanda Griffith, Chamique Holdsclaw, Lisa Leslie, Nikki McCray, Delisha Milton, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Natalie Williams, Kara Wolters Head Coach Nell Fortner
AUSTRALIA - Carla Boyd, Sandy Brondello, Trish Fallon, Michelle Brogan Griffiths, Kristi Harrower, Joanne Hill, Lauren Jackson, Annie LaFleur, Shelley Gorman Sandie, Rachael Sporn, Michele Timms, Jennifer Whittle Head Coach Thomas Maher
BRAZIL - Adriana Aparecida, Kelly Santos, Claudia Das Neves, Ilisaine David, Marta Sobral, Janeth Arcain, Lilian Gonçalves, Adriana Moises Pinto, Alessandra Oliveira, Helen Santos Luz, Silvia Santos Luz, Cíntia Dos Santos Head Coach Antonio Carlos Barbosa
2004 – Athens, Greece W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 672 482 United States 74, Australia 63
S Australia 7 1 663 517
B Russia 6 2 592 510 Russia 71, Brazil 62 (third place)
4 Brazil 4 4 634 583
5 Czech Republic 4 3 536 513
6 Spain 4 3 499 480
7 Greece 3 4 512 577
8 New Zealand 2 5 459 595
9 China 2 4 442 469
10 Japan 1 5 444 567
11 Nigeria 1 5 403 486
12 Korea 0 6 384 461
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2004
UNITED STATES – Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Yolanda Griffith, Shannon Johnson, Lisa Leslie, Ruth Riley, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson Head Coach Van Chancellor
AUSTRALIA – Suzy Batkovic, Sandy Brondello, Trish Fallon, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Natalie Porter, Alicia Poto, Belinda Snell, Rachael Sporn, Laura Summerton, Penny Taylor, Allison Cook Tranquilli Head Coach Jan Sterling
RUSSIA – Anna Arkhipova, Olga Artechina, Elena Baranova, Diana Gustlina, Maria Kalmykova,
Elena Karpova, Ilona Korstine, Irina Osipova, Oksana Rakhmatulina, Tatiana Shchegoleva, Maria Stepanova, Natalia Vodopyanova Head Coach Vadim Kapranov
2008 – Beijing, China W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 754 453 United States 92, Australia 65
S Australia 7 1 658 513
B Russia 6 2 569 546 Russia 94, China 81 (third place)
4 China 5 3 572 592
5 Spain 3 3 422 408
6 Belarus 2 4 386 409
7 Czech Republic 2 4 392 435
8 Korea 2 4 387 464
9 Latvia 1 4 334 387
10 New Zealand 1 4 320 423
11 Brazil 1 4 337 354
12 Mali 0 5 255 402
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2008
UNITED STATES – Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie, Delisha Milton-Jones, Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith, Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson Head Coach Anne Donovan
AUSTRALIA – Suzy Batkovic, Tully Bevilaqua, Rohanee Cox, Hollie Grima, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Erin Phillips, Emma Randall, Jenni Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton, Penny Taylor Head Coach Jan Sterling
RUSSIA – Svetlana Abrosimova, Becky Hammon, Marina Karpunina, Ilona Korstine, Marina Kuzina, Ekaterina Lisina, Irina Osipova, Oksana Rakhmatulina, Tatiana Shchegoleva, Irina Sokolovskaya, Maria Stepanova, Natalia Vodopyanova Head Coach Igor Grudin
2012 – London, England W L PF PA Final
G United States 8 0 725 450 United States 86, France 50
S France 7 1 558 537
B Australia 6 2 584 542 Australia 83, Russia 74 (third place)
4 Russia 4 4 518 535
5 Turkey 4 2 406 382
6 China 3 3 406 438
7 Czech Republic 2 4 414 403
8 Canada 2 4 376 423
9 Brazil 1 4 329 354
10 Croatia 1 4 324 379
11 Great Britain 0 5 327 372
12 Angola 0 5 243 395
MEDALIST ROSTERS - 2012
UNITED STATES – Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Swin Cash, Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Ashja Jones, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen Head Coach Geno Auriemma
FRANCE – Clémence Beikes, Jennifer Digbeu, Céline Dumerc, Élodie Godin, Émilie Gomis, Sandrine Gruda, Marion Laborde, Edwige Lawson-Wade, Florence Lepron, Endéné Miyem, Emmeline Ndongue, Isabelle Yacoubou Head Coach Pierre Vincent
AUSTRALIA – Suzy Batkovic, Abby Bishop, Liz Cambage, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Rachel Jarry, Kathleen MacLeod, Jenna O’Hea, Samantha Richards, Jenni Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton-Hodges Head Coach Carrie Graf