Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics









































17th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Beijing 2008
Basketball 2008.png
Tournament details
Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics
Host nation China
City Beijing
Duration August 9 – August 24
Men's tournament
Teams 12














Medals

1 Gold medalists 		 United States

2 Silver medalists
 Spain

3 Bronze medalists		  Argentina
Women's tournament
Teams 12














Medals

1 Gold medalists 		 United States

2 Silver medalists
 Australia

3 Bronze medalists		  Russia
Official website
www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com
Tournaments



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Basketball at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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Tournament
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Basketball contests at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Medalists


    • 1.1 Medal count




  • 2 Flag bearers


  • 3 Events


  • 4 Qualification


    • 4.1 Basketball – Men


    • 4.2 Basketball – Women




  • 5 Format


  • 6 Calendar


  • 7 Rosters


  • 8 Men


    • 8.1 Preliminary round


      • 8.1.1 Group A


      • 8.1.2 Group B




    • 8.2 Tournament bracket




  • 9 Women


    • 9.1 Preliminary round


      • 9.1.1 Group A


      • 9.1.2 Group B




    • 9.2 Tournament bracket




  • 10 Final standings


  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Medalists





Beijing Wukesong Arena, basketball venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics.


See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball




















Event
 Gold
 Silver
 Bronze
Men
details
 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
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Carlos Jiménez
Raúl López
Álex Mumbrú
Juan Carlos Navarro
Felipe Reyes
Berni Rodríguez
Ricky Rubio
 Argentina (ARG)

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



























































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 United States (USA)
 2 0 0 2
2
 Australia (AUS)
 0 1 0 1

 Spain (ESP)
 0 1 0 1
4
 Argentina (ARG)
 0 0 1 1

 Russia (RUS)
 0 0 1 1
Totals (5 nations) 2 2 2 6


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


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 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

 Angola
 United States
 Argentina
 Iran
 Russia
 Lithuania
 Croatia
 Greece
 Germany
 Australia
 Spain – World champions
 China – Olympic hosts


Basketball – Women


Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification


















Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers

 Mali
 United States
 Brazil
 South Korea
 Russia
 Spain
 Czech Rep.
 Latvia
 Belarus
 New Zealand
 Australia – World 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






























































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 articles: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters and 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

The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.



Group A


































































Team
 W
 L
 PF
 PA
 PD
 Pts

 Lithuania
 4 1 425 400 +25
9

 Argentina
 4 1 425 361 +64
9

 Croatia
 3 2 399 380 +19
8

 Australia
 3 2 457 405 +52
8

 Russia
 1 4 387 406 −19
6

 Iran
 0 5 323 464 −141
5


























































































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
 5 0 515 354 +161
10

 Spain
 4 1 418 369 +49
9

 Greece
 3 2 415 375 +40
8

 China
 2 3 366 400 −34
7

 Germany
 1 4 330 390 −60
6

 Angola
 0 5 321 477 −156
5


























































































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


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

 Australia
 5 0 349 264 +85
10

 Russia
 4 1 278 258 +20
9

 Belarus
 2 3 320 332 −12
7

 South Korea
 2 3 352 360 −8
7

 Latvia
 1 4 266 315 −49
6

 Brazil
 1 4 337 354 −17
6


























































































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
 5 0 491 276 +215
10

 China
 4 1 358 346 +12
9

 Spain
 3 2 357 324 +33
8

 Czech Republic
 2 3 346 356 −10
7

 New Zealand
 1 4 320 423 −103
6

 Mali
 0 5 255 402 −147
5


























































































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
Team Pld W L Team Pld W L
1st, gold medalist(s)
 United States
 8 8 0
 United States
 8 8 0
2nd, silver medalist(s)
 Spain
 8 6 2
 Australia
 8 7 1
3rd, bronze medalist(s)
 Argentina
 8 6 2
 Russia
 8 6 2
4th
 Lithuania
 8 5 3
 China
 8 5 3
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th
 Greece
 6 3 3
 Spain
 6 3 3
6th
 Croatia
 6 3 3
 Belarus
 6 2 4
7th
 Australia
 6 3 3
 Czech Republic
 6 2 4
8th
 China
 6 2 4
 South Korea
 6 2 4
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th
 Russia
 5 1 4
 Latvia
 5 1 4
10th
 Germany
 5 1 4
 New Zealand
 5 1 4
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th
 Iran
 5 0 5
 Brazil
 5 1 4
12th
 Angola
 5 0 5
 Mali
 5 0 5


See also


  • Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


References





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External links



  • FIBA's Complete coverage of the Olympic Basketball Tournament

  • Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

  • International Basketball Federation

  • FIBA-Results of the Draw for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Basketball tournaments

  • Updated Women's Draw after Qualifying Tournament













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