List of Olympic champions in basketball
The list of Olympic champions in basketball includes all winners as well as the second and third place winners of the basketball competitions at the Summer Olympic Games , broken down by gender. The national ranking forms the end.
Basketball has been an Olympic sport for men since the XI. Olympic Summer Games in Berlin 1936 and for women since the XXI. 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal.
Men's Olympic basketball tournaments
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1 : The US-American selection refused to accept their medals due to the fact that the final result was not in accordance with the rules, but is officially listed as a silver medal winner.
Women's Olympic basketball tournaments
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Nations ranking
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | 4th Place | Participation in the semi-finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United States
|
23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26th |
| 2 |
 Russia(with Soviet Union and United Team )   |
5 | 4th | 7th | 2 | 18th |
| 3 |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8th |
| 4th |
 Argentina
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 5 |
 Australia
|
0 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 9 |
| 6th |
 France
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th |
| 6th |
 Spain
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th |
| 8th |
 Italy
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4th |
| 9 |
 Brazil
|
0 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 7th |
| 10 |
 People's Republic of China
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |
 Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |
 Bulgaria
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |
 Canada
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4th |
| 14th |
 South Korea
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15th |
 Croatia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |
 Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17th |
 Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17th |
 Cuba
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19th |
 Poland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th |
 Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th |
Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th |
 Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th |
 Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th |
 Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | 4th Place | Participation in the semi-finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
15th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17th |
| 2 |
Russia (with Soviet Union and United Team ) |
2 | 4th | 4th | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Yugoslavia
|
1 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 6th |
| 4th |
Argentina
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 5 |
Italy
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
Spain
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th |
| 7th |
France
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8th |
Uruguay
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
Canada
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |
Croatia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |
Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 |
Brazil
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4th |
| 13 |
Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14th |
Cuba
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15th |
Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 |
Poland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 |
Puerto Rico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | 4th Place | Participation in the semi-finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
8th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |
Russia (with Soviet Union and United Team )
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7th |
| 3 |
Australia
|
0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
| 4th |
Brazil
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th |
People's Republic of China
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6th |
Bulgaria
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6th |
Yugoslavia
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8th |
South Korea
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |
France
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
Canada
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |
Cuba
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |
Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |
Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |
Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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