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Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Olympics |
| city | Atlanta |
| year | 1996 |
| logo | Basketball pictogram.svg |
| size | 120px |
| games | 1996 Summer Olympics |
| host | United States |
| dates | July 20 – August 4 |
| men_teams | 12 |
| men_gold | United States |
| men_silver | FR Yugoslavia |
| men_bronze | Lithuania |
| women_teams | 12 |
| women_gold | United States |
| women_silver | Brazil |
| women_bronze | Australia |
| prev | Barcelona 1992 |
| next | Sydney 2000 |
Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games was the fourteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It held from July 20 to August 4, 1996. Games took place in the Morehouse College Gymnasium and in the Georgia Dome.
It was also the last Time until 2020 where 11 slots have available in the Olympics through the FIBA Continental (1 in Africa, 2 in Asia, 3 in America's, 1 in Oceania & 4 in Europe in the allocation slot for the Olympics) and 1 with a Host due to the world champions team USA have direct qualify to the Olympics as host in 1996 Olympics
Medalists
| Women's | |
|---|---|
| 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 | BRA |
| Hortência Marcari Oliva | |
| Maria Angélica Gonçalves da Silva | |
| Adriana Aparecida Santos | |
| Leila Sobral | |
| Maria Paula Silva | |
| Janeth Arcain | |
| Roseli Gustavo | |
| Marta Sobral | |
| Silvia Luz | |
| Alessandra Santos de Oliveira | |
| Cintia Santos | |
| Claudia Maria Pastor | |
| 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 |
With the U.S. men's team winning the gold medal, Scottie Pippen would become the first person to win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice, after having played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. He had previously played with the Bulls in the and later that year, for the "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics.
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 runner-up and third place from the Americas, the runner-up from Asia and the second through fourth places from the Europe tournament. For the women's tournament, the extra teams consisted of the runner-up from the Americas, in addition to the second and third places from Asia and Europe.
Men
Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | |||||
| – World champions and Olympic hosts |
Women
Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – World champions | |||||
| – 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 and sixth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 9th–12th places in the final ranking.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The four eliminated from the quarterfinals form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
- 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
Men's tournament
Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Preliminary round
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 522 | 345 | +177 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 427 | 354 | +73 | 8 | 1W–0L | |
| 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | +36 | 8 | 0W–1L | |
| 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | −142 | 7 | 1W–0L | |
| 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | −45 | 7 | 0W–1L | |
| 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | −99 | 5 |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 0 | 478 | 364 | +114 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 492 | 438 | +54 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 402 | 416 | −14 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 498 | 494 | +4 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 447 | 465 | −18 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 422 | 562 | −140 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| RD1-seed1=B1 | RD1-team1=FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | RD1-score1=128 | RD1-seed2=A4 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=61
| RD1-seed3=A2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=99 | RD1-seed4=B3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=66
| RD1-seed5=B2 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=73 | RD1-seed6=A3 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=71
| RD1-seed7=A1 | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=98 | RD1-seed8=B4 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=75
| RD2-seed1=B1 | RD2-team1=FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | RD2-score1=66 | RD2-seed2=A2 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=58
| RD2-seed3=B2 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=73 | RD2-seed4=A1 | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=101
| RD3-seed1=B1 | RD3-team1=FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | RD3-score1=69 | RD3-seed2=A1 | RD3-team2=**** | RD3-score2=95
| RD3-seed3=A2 | RD3-team3=**** | RD3-score3=80 | RD3-seed4=B2 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=74
Women's tournament
Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Preliminary round
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | 1W–0L | |
| 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | 0W–1L | |
| 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | 1W–0L | |
| 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | 0W–1L | |
| 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| RD1-seed1=B1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=101 | RD1-seed2=A4 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=69
| RD1-seed3=A2 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=59 | RD1-seed4=B3 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=50
| RD1-seed5=B2 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=70 | RD1-seed6=A3 | RD1-team6=**** | RD1-score6=74
| RD1-seed7=A1 | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=108 | RD1-seed8=B4 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=93
| RD2-seed1=B1 | RD2-team1=**** | RD2-score1=81 | RD2-seed2=A2 | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=60
| RD2-seed3=A3 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=71 | RD2-seed4=A1 | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=93
| RD3-seed1=B1 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=87 | RD3-seed2=A1 | RD3-team2=**** | RD3-score2=111
| RD3-seed3=A2 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=56 | RD3-seed4=A3 | RD3-team4=**** | RD3-score4=66
Final standings
| Rank | Men | Women | Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | Eliminated at the quarterfinals | Preliminary round 5th placers | Preliminary round 6th placers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 8th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 9th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 10th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 11th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
References
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.
- 1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.
References
- Smith, Sam. (August 4, 1996). "DREAM TEAM WITH GOLD MEDAL". Chicago Tribune.
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