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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 following is a list of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Summer Olympics: 1936 Summer Olympics. Game #
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 Americans have won 17 of the 21 Olympic gold medals in 5x5 basketball since the event made its debut at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a medal sport. Team USA has won gold in the past five ...
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...
Men's 5x5 basketball winners Steph Curry. He had 36 points, including 9-of-14 shooting on 3s against Serbia in the semifinals, and had 24 points on 8-fof-12 shooting against France in the gold ...
The FIBA Men's Olympics Most Valuable Player is an award for the sport of basketball, that is given by FIBA, to the player that is voted the Most Valuable Player of the Summer Olympic Games men's basketball tournament.
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 ...