2000 Summer Olympics / basketball

Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Sydney
Competition venue	SuperDome , The Dome
Teams	24 (12 , 12 )
Nations	18th
Athletes	286 (144 , 142 )
date	September 16 - October 1, 2000
decisions	2
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Two basketball competitions were held at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Australian metropolis of Sydney . The Dome was the venue for the preliminary round matches . From the quarterfinals onwards, the SuperDome in Sydney Olympic Park was played.

Medal table

Medal table
space	country	G	S.	B.	Total
1	United States	2	-	-	2
2	Australia	-	1	-	1
2	France	-	1	-	1
4th	Brazil	-	-	1	1
4th	Lithuania	-	-	1	1

Men

space	country	player
1	United States	Steve Smith , Jason Kidd , Allan Houston , Alonzo Mourning , Tim Hardaway , Vince Carter , Kevin Garnett , Vin Baker , Ray Allen , Antonio McDyess , Gary Payton , Shareef Abdur-Rahim
2	France	Moustapha Sonko , Laurent Sciarra , Antoine Rigaudeau , Laurent Foirest , Yann Bonato , Makan Dioumassi , Stéphane Risacher , Thierry Gadou , Cyril Julian , Henry Crawford Palmer , Jim Bilba , Frédéric Weis
3	Lithuania	Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Kestutis Marciulionis , Mindaugas Timinskas , Saulius Štombergas , ramūnas šiškauskas , Andrius Giedraitis , Dainius Adomaitis , Eurelijus Žukauskas , Tomas Masiulis , Darius Maskoliūnas , Guintaras Einikis , Darius Songaila

Women

space	country	player
1	United States	Teresa Edwards , Sheryl Swoopes , Lisa Leslie , Yolanda Griffith , Nikki McCray , Dawn Staley , Ruthie Bolton-Hotifield , Delisha Milton , Chamique Holdsclaw , Kara Wolters , Natalie Williams , Katie Smith
2	Australia	Sandy Brondello , Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson , Carla Boyd, Jenny Whittle, Jo Hill, Annie la Fleur, Michele Timms, Shelley Sandie, Trish Fallon, Rachael Sporn, Michelle Griffiths
3	Brazil	Claudia Neves, Adriana Santos, Janeth Arcian, Alessandra Oliveira, Cintia Santos, Helene Cristina Luz, Adriana Pinto, Lilia Cristina Gonzalves, Ilisaine David, Marta Sobral, Silvia Andrea Luz, Kelly Santos

Web links

Commons : Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files