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It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association. [2] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992. [3]
After the preliminary round, the teams were grouped according to their results, and a draw paired teams between the groups for the quarterfinals. For the draw the teams were seeded in four pots, with the top two-ranked teams (Pot D), 3rd–4th ranked teams (Pot E), 5–6th ranked teams (Pot F) and 7–8th ranked teams (Pot G).
Japan: L 71–84-13: Group Play: First USA loss in Olympic competition [1] Game 2: Bulgaria: W 95–79 +16: Group Play [1] Game 3: Canada: W 89–75 +14: Group Play [1] Game 4: Soviet Union: L 77–112-35: Group Play: Largest USA margin of loss in Olympic competition [1] Game 5: Czechoslovakia: W 83–67 +18: Group Play: USA wins silver medal ...
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA Women's World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
The 2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad which were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event.
The host country, Japan, was guaranteed only one place, not one per gender. Four teams per gender (reduced to three if Japan uses its guaranteed place) were determined via world ranking. Three teams per gender were selected through an Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The final team per gender were determined in a Universality Olympic Qualifying ...
A'ja Wilson had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help the U.S. women's basketball Olympic team rebound from a rare exhibition loss to beat Germany 84-57 on Tuesday night. “It was a breath of fresh ...
2024 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women; Tournament details; Host country: Hungary: City: Sopron: Dates: 8–11 February: Teams: 4 (from 3 confederations) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions; Champions Japan: Runners-up Spain: Third place Canada: Fourth place Hungary: Tournament statistics; Games played: 6: Attendance ...