Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States began on July 21 and ended on August 5, when the United States defeated Brazil 111–87 for the gold medal.
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| Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | United States | ||||||||
| City | Atlanta | ||||||||
| Duration | July 21 - August 4 | ||||||||
| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Participants
Competing teams.
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- 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 in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- 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
Squads
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 |
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 Brazil | 5 | 0 | 424 | 360 | +64 | 10 |
 Russia | 4 | 1 | 378 | 342 | +36 | 9 |
 Italy | 3 | 2 | 330 | 309 | +21 | 8 |
 Japan | 2 | 3 | 365 | 396 | −31 | 7 |
 China | 1 | 4 | 347 | 378 | −31 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 5 | 293 | 352 | −59 | 5 |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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 United States | 5 | 0 | 507 | 339 | +168 | 10 | |
 Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 354 | 358 | −4 | 8 | 1W–0L |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 3 | 2 | 369 | 319 | +50 | 8 | 0W–1L |
 Cuba | 2 | 3 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 7 | 1W–0L |
 South Korea | 2 | 3 | 347 | 389 | −42 | 7 | 0W–1L |
 Zaire | 0 | 5 | 287 | 447 | −160 | 5 |
Championship bracket
| Quarterfinals (July 31) | Semifinals (August 2) | Gold medal (August 4) | |||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil |
101 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Cuba |
69 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil |
81 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Ukraine |
60 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Ukraine |
59 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Italy |
50 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Brazil |
87 | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States |
111 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Russia |
70 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Australia |
74 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Australia |
71 | Bronze medal (August 4) | ||||||||||
| A1 | United States |
93 | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States |
108 | A2 | Ukraine |
56 | ||||||||
| B4 | Japan |
93 | A3 | Australia |
66 | ||||||||
Classification brackets
9th–12th Place
| July 31 | 9th place (August 3) | |||||||
| B6 | Zaire |
67 | ||||||
| A5 | China |
91 | ||||||
| A5 | China |
85 | ||||||
| B5 | South Korea |
71 | ||||||
| A6 | Canada |
79 | ||||||
| B5 | South Korea |
88 | 11th place (August 3) | |||||
| B6 | Zaire |
46 | ||||||
| A6 | Canada |
88 | ||||||
5th–8th Place
| August 1 | 5th place (August 3) | |||||||
| A4 | Japan |
69 | ||||||
| A2 | Russia |
80 | ||||||
| B4 | Cuba |
74 | ||||||
| A2 | Russia |
91 | ||||||
| B4 | Cuba |
78 | ||||||
| A3 | Italy |
70 | 7th place (August 3) | |||||
| A3 | Italy |
69 | ||||||
| A4 | Japan |
81 | ||||||
Awards
| 1996 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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| United States Third title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | ||||||
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 | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
 | Brazil | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 4th | Ukraine | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5th | Russia | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 6th | Cuba | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 7th | Japan | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 8th | Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
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| 9th | China | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 10th | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 11th | Canada | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 12th | Zaire | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
External links
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