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LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics.. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games.A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
The United States are the defending champions in both men's and women's tournaments. On 9 June 2017, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women. [2] [3]
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. Team USA qualified for the Olympics by finishing as one of the top two ...
2022 Brazil. 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 team in international competition, winning medals in all twenty Olympic tournaments it has entered, including seventeen golds.
t. e. The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August. [ 1 ] The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony. [ 2 ] The United States won their fifteenth gold medal, after defeating Serbia, 96–66, in the gold medal match ...
August 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM. Mark J. Terrill/Pool/AP. The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87. Behind Stephen ...
The men's national basketball teamof the United Stateswon the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympicsin London. Defending the gold medal won by the 2008 teamin the previous Olympic Games, the Americans qualified for the 2012 Games after winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The Olympic team lost some players to injuries who might have made ...
The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the gold medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023. [ 1 ] It was the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans, who defeated France ...