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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.
Game 1: Czechoslovakia: W 111–55 +56: Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4]Game 2: China: W 93–67 +26: Group Play
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.
Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen [5] [6] —a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach—the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. According to the Olympic rules of that time, all of the competitors were amateurs.
Here's how the U.S. women have performed since 1976, when women’s basketball debuted at the Montreal Olympics: 2020, Tokyo: Gold (90–75 win over Japan) 2016, Rio: Gold (101–72 win over Spain)
In 2016, it was named the USA Basketball Team of the Year for a record sixth time (having been previously honored in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). It was also named the USOC Team of the Year in 1996. [3] 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.
The '96 Olympic team is considered to be the best women's national team assembled. [11] It is also credited with helping launch the WNBA, the most successful professional women's basketball league in the United States and around the world. [12] In 2022, ESPN aired a 30 for 30 three-part documentary series on the team called "Dream On". [13]
The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event.