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The 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States. The USA's senior men's team was led by coach Bob Knight, who was also the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers at the time. The team won the tournament's championship.
Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10.
1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles ... List of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Olympics. Add languages ...
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936. ... 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: gold. 1988 Seoul ...
The 1984 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, representing the United States of America.The U.S. women's Olympic team won their first gold medal at the event having previously finished runner-up in the 1976 Olympics and not having competed in the 1980 Olympics due to the Olympic boycott.
The 1984 Summer Olympics are widely considered to be the most financially successful modern Olympics, [5] serving as an example on how to run an Olympic Games. As a result of low construction costs, due to the use of existing sport infrastructure, coupled with a reliance on private corporate funding, [ 6 ] the 1984 Games generated a profit of ...
Composed of several Hall of Fame players, the '92 Dream Team dominated competition, restoring glory to U.S basketball. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 1992 Dream Team that dominated Olympic basketball
The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in response. [3] [4] Both boycotts affected basketball at the Olympics, as both had successful basketball teams at the time. Until 1992, the Olympics were restricted to "amateur" players.