Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[1]

17th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Beijing 2008
Tournament details
Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
Host nationChina
CityBeijing
DurationAugust 9 – August 24
Men's tournament
Teams12
Medals
Gold medalists  United States
Silver medalists Spain
Bronze medalists  Argentina
Women's tournament
Teams12
Medals
Gold medalists  United States
Silver medalists Australia
Bronze medalists  Russia
Official website
www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com
Tournaments
 Athens 2004  London 2012 

Medalists

Beijing Wukesong Arena, basketball venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 United States (USA)

Carmelo Anthony
Carlos Boozer
Chris Bosh
Kobe Bryant
Dwight Howard
LeBron James
Jason Kidd
Deron Williams
Chris Paul
Tayshaun Prince
Michael Redd
Dwyane Wade

 Spain (ESP)

José Calderón
Rudy Fernández
Jorge Garbajosa
Pau Gasol
Carlos Jiménez
Raúl López
Álex Mumbrú
Juan Carlos Navarro
Felipe Reyes
Berni Rodríguez
Ricky Rubio

 Argentina (ARG)

Carlos Delfino
Manu Ginóbili
Román González
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Federico Kammerichs
Andrés Nocioni
Fabricio Oberto
Pablo Prigioni
Antonio Porta
Paolo Quinteros
Luis Scola

Women
 United States (USA)

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

 Australia (AUS)

Suzy Batkovic
Tully Bevilaqua
Rohanee Cox
Hollie Grima
Kristi Harrower
Lauren Jackson
Erin Phillips
Emma Randall
Jenni Screen
Belinda Snell
Laura Summerton
Penny Taylor

 Russia (RUS)

Svetlana Abrosimova
Becky Hammon
Marina Karpunina
Ilona Korstin
Marina Kuzina
Ekaterina Lisina
Irina Osipova
Oxana Rakhmatulina
Tatiana Shchegoleva
Irina Sokolovskaya
Maria Stepanova
Natalia Vodopyanova

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2002
2 Australia (AUS)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
4 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

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

AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaAutomatic qualifiers
 Angola United States
 Argentina
 Iran Russia
 Lithuania
 Croatia
 Greece
 Germany
 Australia SpainWorld champions
 China – Olympic hosts

Basketball – Women

AfricaAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaAutomatic qualifiers
 Mali United States
 Brazil
 South Korea Russia
 Spain
 Czech Rep.
 Latvia
 Belarus
 New Zealand AustraliaWorld champions
 China – 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:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Calendar

  Preliminary round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals  M Event finals
August9th
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

Each team is limited to twelve players on its roster.

Men

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
 Lithuania 41425400+259
 Argentina 41425361+649
 Croatia 32399380+198
 Australia 32457405+528
 Russia 14387406−196
 Iran 05323464−1415
August 10, 2008
Russia 71 – 49 Iran
Lithuania 79 – 75 Argentina
Australia 82 – 97 Croatia
August 12, 2008
Iran 67 – 99 Lithuania
Croatia 85 – 78 Russia
Argentina 85 – 68 Australia
August 14, 2008
Australia 106 – 68 Iran
Lithuania 86 – 79 Russia
Argentina 77 – 53 Croatia
August 16, 2008
Russia 80 – 95 Australia
Croatia 73 – 86 Lithuania
Iran 82 – 97 Argentina
August 18, 2008
Iran 57 – 91 Croatia
Australia 106 – 75 Lithuania
Argentina 91 – 79 Russia

Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 50515354+16110
 Spain 41418369+499
 Greece 32415375+408
 China 23366400−347
 Germany 14330390−606
 Angola 05321477−1565
2008-08-10
Germany 95 – 66 Angola
Spain 81 – 66 Greece
United States 101 – 70 China
2008-08-12
Greece 87 – 64 Germany
China 75 – 85 (OT) Spain
Angola 76 – 97 United States
2008-08-14
Germany 59 – 72 Spain
Angola 68 – 85 China
United States 92 – 69 Greece
2008-08-16
Greece 102 – 61 Angola
China 59 – 55 Germany
Spain 82 – 119 United States
2008-08-18
Greece 91 – 77 China
Angola 50 – 98 Spain
United States 106 – 57 Germany

Tournament bracket

  Quarterfinals
(2008-08-20)
Semifinals
(2008-08-22)
Gold medal game
(2008-08-24)
                           
  A2  Argentina 80  
B3  Greece 78  
  A2  Argentina 81  
  B1  United States 101  
B1  United States 116
  A4  Australia 85  
    B1  United States 118
  B2  Spain 107
  B2  Spain 72  
A3  Croatia 59  
  B2  Spain 91 Bronze medal game
  A1  Lithuania 86  
A1  Lithuania 94 A2  Argentina 87
  B4  China 68   A1  Lithuania 75

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
 Australia 50349264+8510
 Russia 41278258+209
 Belarus 23320332−127
 South Korea 23352360−87
 Latvia 14266315−496
 Brazil 14337354−176
2008-08-09
Belarus 64 – 83 Australia
South Korea 68 – 62 (OT) Brazil
Latvia 57 – 62 Russia
2008-08-11
South Korea 72 – 77 Russia
Latvia 57 – 79 Belarus
Australia 80 – 65 Brazil
2008-08-13
Belarus 65 – 71 Russia
Brazil 78 – 79 Latvia
South Korea 62 – 90 Australia
2008-08-15
Latvia 73 – 96 Australia
Russia 74 – 64 Brazil
South Korea 53 – 63 Belarus
2008-08-17
Australia 75 – 55 Russia
South Korea 72 – 68 Latvia
Brazil 68 – 53 Belarus

Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 50491276+21510
 China 41358346+129
 Spain 32357324+338
 Czech Republic 23346356−107
 New Zealand 14320423−1036
 Mali 05255402−1475
2008-08-09
Mali 72 – 76 New Zealand
China 67 – 64 Spain
Czech Republic 57 – 97 United States
2008-08-11
New Zealand 62 – 85 Spain
Czech Republic 81 – 47 Mali
China 63 – 108 United States
2008-08-13
Spain 74 – 55 Czech Republic
China 80 – 63 New Zealand
Mali 41 – 97 United States
2008-08-15
Czech Republic 90 – 59 New Zealand
China 69 –48 Mali
United States 93–55 Spain
2008-08-17
Mali 47 – 79 Spain
China 79 – 63 Czech Republic
New Zealand 60 – 96 United States

Tournament bracket

  Quarterfinals
(2008-08-19)
Semifinals
(2008-08-21)
Gold medal game
(2008-08-23)
                           
  A2  Russia 84  
B3  Spain 65  
  A2  Russia 52  
  B1  United States 67  
B1  United States 104
  A4  South Korea 60  
    B1  United States 92
  A1  Australia 65
  B2  China 77  
A3  Belarus 62  
  B2  China 56 Bronze medal game
  A1  Australia 90  
A1  Australia 79 A2  Russia 94
  B4  Czech Republic 46   B2  China 81

Final standings

Rank Men Women
TeamPldWLTeamPldWL
 United States880  United States880
 Spain862  Australia871
 Argentina862  Russia862
4th Lithuania853  China853
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th Greece633  Spain633
6th Croatia633  Belarus624
7th Australia633  Czech Republic624
8th China624  South Korea624
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th Russia514  Latvia514
10th Germany514  New Zealand514
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th Iran505  Brazil514
12th Angola505  Mali505

See also

References

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