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Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament; Tournament details; Host country: South Korea: City: Seoul: Dates: 17–30 September 1988: Teams: 12 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 1: Final positions; Champions Soviet Union (2nd title) Runners-up Yugoslavia: Third place United States: Fourth place Australia: Tournament statistics ...
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the twelfth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea from 17 September to 30 September 1988.
The women's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 19 September and ended on 29 September. The United States won their second gold medal (and second consecutive gold medal) after defeating Yugoslavia, 77–70, in the gold medal match.
Kim Hwa-soon (born 12 April 1962) is a South Korean former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] She later attended night school at the Chung-Ang University, graduating in 2002 with a degree in Physical Education.
The 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The team's head coach was John Thompson, of Georgetown University. Team USA won the tournament's bronze medal, their lowest finish to that point in any Olympic basketball tournament. [2]
The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
The 1988 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, held in Seoul, South Korea. [1] The U.S. women's Olympic team won their second gold medal at the event, defeating Yugoslavia in the Gold Medal finals. [2]
1988 Summer Olympics; IOC code: KOR: NOC: Korean Olympic Committee: Website: www.sports.or.kr (in Korean and English) in Seoul; Competitors: 401 (269 men and 132 women) in 27 sports: Flag bearer : Cho Yong-chul: Medals Ranked 4th: Gold 12 Silver 10 Bronze 11 Total 33: Summer Olympics appearances