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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Olympics |
| city | Rio de Janeiro |
| year | 2016 |
| logo | Basketball, Rio 2016.png |
| size | 150px |
| games | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| host | Brazil |
| dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
| venue | Carioca Arena 1 |
| Youth Arena | |
| men_teams | 12 |
| men_gold | USA |
| men_silver | SRB |
| men_bronze | ESP |
| women_teams | 12 |
| women_gold | USA |
| women_silver | ESP |
| women_bronze | SRB |
| website | https://www.rio2016.com/en/basketball |
| prev | 2012 |
| next | 2020 |
Youth Arena
Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the nineteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was held from 6 August to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout round matches for men were played inside the Carioca Arena 1 in Olympic Park which seated up to 16,000 spectators. The matches for women were played at the Youth Arena. This marked the first time that the men's and women's Olympic tournaments were played in multiple/separate venues.
The host country Brazil failed to make it to the quarterfinals of both the men's and women's tournaments, after being eliminated from the group stage. Three countries in both events took all of the medals: the United States (who won both gold medals), Serbia and Spain.
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
|---|
| Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | colspan="2" | Sat 20 | colspan="2" | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women |
Venues
| Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|
| Carioca Arena 1 | |
| Capacity: 16,000 | |
| [[File:Arena Carioca 1 (28980231736).jpg | 200px]] |
Carioca Arena 1, the largest among the three Carioca Arenas, and Youth Arena, are the arenas that are being used for the basketball tournaments. The Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, site of the 1954 FIBA World Championship and the 1963 FIBA World Championship, hosted the indoor volleyball tournaments instead.
Carioca Arena 1 hosted the entire men's tournament and the women's knockout stage, while Youth Arena hosted the women's preliminary round.
Qualification
The National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team.
Hosts
Just as in 2012, the Olympic hosts were not guaranteed an Olympic berth. On 9 August 2015, it was announced that the Brazil men's and women's national teams would compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA's Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in Tokyo.
Men's qualification
Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified | Total | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 31 August – 14 September 2014 | 1 | ||||
| Host nation | 9 August 2015 | Japan Tokyo | 1 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–18 August 2015 | Various | 1 | |||
| AfroBasket 2015 | 19–30 August 2015 | Tunisia Radès | 1 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 31 August – 12 September 2015 | Mexico Mexico City | 2 | |||
| EuroBasket 2015 | 5–20 September 2015 | Various | 2 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 23 September – 3 October 2015 | China Changsha | 1 | |||
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | 4–10 July 2016 | Serbia Belgrade | 1 | |||
| Philippines Pasay | 1 | |||||
| Italy Turin | 1 |
Women's qualification
Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified | Total | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | 27 September – 5 October 2014 | 1 | ||||
| EuroBasket Women 2015 | 11–28 June 2015 | Various | 1 | |||
| Host nation | 9 August 2015 | Japan Tokyo | 1 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 9–16 August 2015 | Canada Edmonton | 1 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–17 August 2015 | Various | 1 | |||
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 29 August – 5 September 2015 | China Wuhan | 1 | |||
| AfroBasket Women 2015 | 24 September – 3 October 2015 | Cameroon Yaoundé | 1 | |||
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | France Nantes | 5 |
Men's competition
Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.
Women's competition
Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
| Women | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Lindsay Whalen | |
| Seimone Augustus | |
| Sue Bird | |
| Maya Moore | |
| Angel McCoughtry | |
| Breanna Stewart | |
| Tamika Catchings | |
| Elena Delle Donne | |
| Diana Taurasi | |
| Sylvia Fowles | |
| Tina Charles | |
| Brittney Griner | ESP |
| Leticia Romero | |
| Laura Nicholls | |
| Silvia Domínguez | |
| Alba Torrens | |
| Laia Palau | |
| Marta Xargay | |
| Leonor Rodríguez | |
| Lucila Pascua | |
| Anna Cruz | |
| Laura Quevedo | |
| Laura Gil | |
| Astou Ndour | SRB |
| Tamara Radočaj | |
| Sonja Petrović | |
| Saša Čađo | |
| Sara Krnjić | |
| Nevena Jovanović | |
| Jelena Milovanović | |
| Dajana Butulija | |
| Dragana Stanković | |
| Aleksandra Crvendakić | |
| Milica Dabović | |
| Ana Dabović | |
| Danielle Page |
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
- Ahmed Al-Bulushi
- Steven Anderson
- Scott Paul Beker
- Ilija Belošević
- Chahinaz Boussetta
- Christos Christodoulou
- Natalia Cuello Cuello
- Duan Zhu
- Juan González
- Lauren Holtkamp
- Hwang In-tae
- Damir Javor
- Carlos Julio
- Karen Lasuik
- Olegs Latisevs
- Leandro Lezcano
- Guilherme Locatelli
- Robert Lottermoser
- Cristiano Maranho
- Vaughan Mayberry
- Anne Panther
- Ferdinand Pascual
- Piotr Pastusiak
- Sreten Radović
- José Reyes
- Borys Ryzhyk
- Stephen Seibel
- Roberto Vázquez
- Eddie Viator
- Nadege Anaize Zouzou
References
References
- (9 August 2015). "Brazil's national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament". [[FIBA]].
- (19 January 2016). "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". [[FIBA]].
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/olympicswomen/2016/referees Referees]
- (February 2014). "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad". [[International Basketball Federation.
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