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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Olympics |
| city | Beijing |
| year | 2008 |
| logo | Basketball 2008.png |
| size | 105px |
| venue | Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium |
| games | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| host | China |
| dates | August 9–24, 2008 |
| men_teams | 12 |
| men_gold | USA |
| men_silver | ESP |
| men_bronze | ARG |
| women_teams | 12 |
| women_gold | USA |
| women_silver | AUS |
| women_bronze | RUS |
| website | www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com/ |
| prev | Athens 2004 |
| next | London 2012 |
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 9 August to 24 August 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.
Medalists
| Women |
|---|
| USA |
| AUS |
| RUS |
Medal count
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
A 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
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** | |||||
| ** | |||||
| ** | – World champions | ||||
| – Olympic hosts |
Basketball – Women
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 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-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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Men | M | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Women | M | 1 |
Rosters
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters, 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 |
|---|
Group A
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 | |
| 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
| **** | 91 – 79 | **** |
|---|
Group B
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
| **** | 106 – 57 | **** |
|---|
Tournament bracket
(2008-08-22) (2008-08-24)
| RD1-seed1=A2 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=80 | RD1-seed2=B3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=78
| RD1-seed3=B1 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=116 | RD1-seed4=A4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=85
| RD1-seed5=B2 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=72 | RD1-seed6=A3 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=59
| RD1-seed7=A1 | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=94 | RD1-seed8=B4 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=68
| RD2-seed1=A2 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=81 | RD2-seed2=B1 | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2=101
| RD2-seed3=B2 | RD2-team3=**** | RD2-score3=91 | RD2-seed4=A1 | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=86
| RD3-seed1=B1 | RD3-team1=**** | RD3-score1=118 | RD3-seed2=B2 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=107
| RD3-seed3=A2 | RD3-team3=**** | RD3-score3=87 | RD3-seed4=A1 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 349 | 264 | +85 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 278 | 258 | +20 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 320 | 332 | −12 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 352 | 360 | −8 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 266 | 315 | −49 | 6 | |
| 1 | 4 | 337 | 354 | −17 | 6 |
| **** | 68 – 53 | **** |
|---|
Group B
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 491 | 276 | +215 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 358 | 346 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 357 | 324 | +33 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 346 | 356 | −10 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 320 | 423 | −103 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 255 | 402 | −147 | 5 |
| **** | 60 – 96 | **** |
|---|
Tournament bracket
(2008-08-21) (2008-08-23)
| RD1-seed1=A2 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=84 | RD1-seed2=B3 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=65
| RD1-seed3=B1 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=104 | RD1-seed4=A4 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=60
| RD1-seed5=B2 | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=77 | RD1-seed6=A3 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=62
| RD1-seed7=A1 | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=79 | RD1-seed8=B4 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=46
| RD2-seed1=A2 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=52 | RD2-seed2=B1 | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2=67
| RD2-seed3=B2 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=56 | RD2-seed4=A1 | RD2-team4=**** | RD2-score4=90
| RD3-seed1=B1 | RD3-team1=**** | RD3-score1=92 | RD3-seed2=A1 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=65
| RD3-seed3=A2 | RD3-team3=**** | RD3-score3=94 | RD3-seed4=B2 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=81
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 | ||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 6th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 11th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
References
References
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