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The United States is the defending champion of both the men's and women's tournaments. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 20 National Olympic Committees. Two gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Since active NBA players have been allowed to compete in the Summer Olympics, the 1996 Games in Atlanta is the only instance where the Olympic host city also had a home NBA team — the Hawks. Yugoslavia was the runner-up in Atlanta, and France in Sydney , with Lithuania winning bronze again on both occasions.
The team came up short, winning the bronze medal. The American team lost to the gold medal winner Soviet Union in the semifinals, but then regrouped and went on to beat Australia 78–49 in the bronze medal game. Dan Majerle led the team in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game. This was the last time the American Olympic Team consisted ...
This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most medals won. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.
The United States women's team won the bronze medal after losing to the CIS in the semifinal, suffering their third and last defeat to date in the Olympic basketball history. The men's top scorer was Oscar Schmidt with 198 points in 8 games, with an average of 24.7 points, and Drazen Petrovic was second with 187 points in 7 games, with an ...
The U.S. women's rugby sevens team winning bronze in stunning fashion for its first-ever Olympic medal. These are just a few of the highlights as we already look toward Los Angeles and the 2028 ...
USA suffers fourth loss in Olympic competition [19] Game 5: Angola: W 89–53 +36: Group Play [20] Game 6: Spain: W 102–94 +8: Quarterfinals [21] Game 7: Argentina: L 81–89-8: Semifinals: USA suffers fifth loss in Olympic competition [15] Game 8: Lithuania: W 104–96 +8: Bronze Medal Final: USA wins bronze medal (2) [22]
Returning to the Olympics in 1972, Holum won her only gold medal, in the 1,500 meters, and finished her Olympic skating career winning a bronze in the 3,000 meters.