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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.
Australia captured the bronze medal with a win over Belgium. [4] Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same ...
Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 2: China: W 93–67 +26: Group Play [4] Game 3: Spain: W 114–59 +55: Group Play [4] Game 4: Unified Team (CIS) L 73–79-6: Semifinals: Third USA loss in Olympic competition [4] Game 5: Cuba: W 88–74 +14: Bronze Medal Final: USA wins bronze medal [4] Overall record ...
The team is one of the most dominant in all Olympic sports, with a 78–3 record in Olympic play, and a record eight consecutive titles. They have no Olympic losses since 1992, no losses in any major tournament since 2006, and their gold medal in 2024 broke the U.S. men's basketball team's record (1936–1968) for the most consecutive Olympic ...
The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
The 2024 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad held in Paris, France. Led by coach Cheryl Reeve , the team won its ninth gold medal, and eighth consecutive, at the event.
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 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXVI Olympiad which were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their third gold medal at the event, going undefeated and beating Brazil in the Gold medal final. The team is considered to be one of the best in women's basketball history. [1]