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A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, [1] that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, [2] unlike the underdog who is expected to lose. The term comes from horse racing and horse betting jargon for any new but ...
The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Olympics were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans.
It was the oldest U.S. men's basketball team, averaging 30 years and 9 months when the Games started, surpassing the 1996 team's average of 29 years, 10 months old. [5] Hill said that he felt obliged to include James (age 39), Curry (36), and Durant (35) after they publicly committed to playing in the 2024 Olympics. [18]
The following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Summer Olympics: 1936 Summer Olympics ... This page was last edited on 9 ...
This was the second largest Olympic Games point differential, surpassed only by the 53.5 point per game margin achieved by the 1956 US Men's Basketball Team. The Dream Team was the first to score more than 100 points in every game. Its 117.3 average was over 15 points more than the 1960 US team. [42]
The USA Basketball Men's National Team, [2] commonly known as Team USA and the United States men's national basketball team, is the basketball team representing the United States. It is the most successful men's team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen golds.
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The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The team was led by future Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Larry Brown. The Americans were favored to win the gold medal, after winning the previous three tournaments.