.St.Louis, Missouri-1904 Basketball was played as a demonstration sport in the 3rd Olympiad. The national team received the gold medal.
.Berlin, Germany-1936 The first International Meet was won by the American national team, followed by Canada (silver), Mexico (bronze), Poland, the Philippines, Uruguay, Italy, Peru, Japan, Chile; Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, China, Egypt and Germany. In the finals, the US team easily defeated Canada 19-8 to win the first Olympic medal in basketball history.
.London, Great Britain-1948 in North America
wins the Olympic Basketball Championship in the United Kingdom.
. The spirit of participation was captured by the Iraq basketball team, which competed in London despite being among the worst in the world.
.Helsinki, Finland- 1952 In the Soviet Union he made his official appearance in the Olympics and second it is finished between the United States (gold) and Uruguay (bronze). A year ago, the Soviet side won their major international debut in Paris (France).
.Melbourne, Australia – 1956 The Men’s Basketball Olympic Games were held outside Europe for the first time.
. Uruguay’s Olympic career in light basketball this year by winning the second consecutive bronze.
. Rome, Italy – 1960 At the Olympics, the US men’s basketball team became the top Olympic champion after winning the fifth consecutive medal in Olympic history.
.Tokyo, Japan – 1964 One of the biggest surprises happened when the Peruvian squad, coached by Jim McGregor from America, qualified for the 6th Olympic Championship. But that was not all, its international star Ricardo Duarte was the world’s top scorer, ahead of American and European basketball players. To improve their chances in Japan, the Peruvian team traveled to several American states, playing matches against local teams, including teams from Alaska .
. Puerto Rico‘s Olympic career received a big boost when it placed fourth nationally.
.Mexico City, Mexico – 1968 Playing as one of the best teams in history, the United States won the seventh consecutive gold basketball.
.Munich, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) – 1972 In a controversial game, the Soviet Union, with its new star Alexander Belov, defeated the defending champion of America, led by Doug Collins, in the finals at the Munich Olympics. But the Americans refused to accept part of the silver medal. America’s roster also includes top players like Tom McMillen and Kevin Joyce.
. With the help of Soviet coaches, the Cuban athletes went to what was then West Germany to participate in the Summer Olympics for the second time in a row. here, weathered.
.Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 1976 Yugoslavia -present day Serbia became a powerhouse in men’s basketball with a runner at United States in Olympia. The third party was Soviet.
.As a result of the African boycott (backed by the Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat) the Egyptian team slipped out of the tournament.
.Moscow,USSR (now Russia) – 1980 An international boycott, sponsored by US President Jimmy Carter, affects the men’s Olympic tournament on Soviet soil. For these reasons, the teams of Argentina, Puerto Rico, and their governments were not allowed to travel to the Soviet Union at the time.
. At the invitation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), India competed in the USSR.
. Los Angeles, CA – 1984 In criticism of the American boycott of Moscow in 1980, the Soviet administration did not allow the basketball team to compete in Southern California. So at the same time he announced a boycott of the American squad that dominated the Olympic competition. Two years ago, the USSR United-states-postal-servicee”>United States to win He would win the FIBA Championship in Colombia.
. Seoul, South Korea- 1988 Powerhouses such as Yugoslavia (bronze in the 1986 Global competition), the Soviet Union, (runners in the FIBA World Cup in 1986) and the States (Olympic gold medalist in 1988) competing. in the global competition.
. To probably overwhelm the whole world, the Central African Republic, which is a country known for its love of Francophiles and tyrannical wars, can take part in the Olympic Games in the summer. Here, the country included, one of the six poorest countries in the world, did a good job finishing 1st among 12 teams. The Central African Republic (CAR) entered competitive basketball when it participated in the 1974 World Championships in Puerto Rico.
. In the USSR, he made a spectacular comeback in the Olympics to the first goal.
. In all the doubting sports writers and other experts, the Yugoslav delegation was the silver medalist.
.Barcelona, Spain- 1992 Because the IOC decided that professional players in the Olympics, the American roster should include players who are players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the Spanish city, United States captured the imagination of the crowd with superstars like Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan.
. French-born American player Dominique Wilkins, one of the most creative players in the NBA, was a big absentee in the Catalonia region of Spain.
. At the Summer Olympics, Croatia, one of the six former Yugoslav republics, reached the finals and won silver.
. That Soviet player Arvydas Sabonis and his Lithuanian teammates defeated the air team.
. Atlanta, Georgia, America – 1996 Fortunately, Shaquille O’Neal led the American side to back-to-back Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball. Yugoslavia finished second and Lithuania third.
. Sydney, Australia- 2000 The so-called dream Team won gold in the Centennial Games by defeating France 85-75. The Baltic country of Lithuania, a republic at the time of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, placed third.
. Athens, Greece- 2004Emmanuel Ginobili, helped transform the Argentine national team from perennial losers to winners in the Greek Olympics. Emmanuel David, who was called “Manu”, Ginobili’s successor Oscar Furlong, one of the stars of the World Championship, has been widely expected for a long time. The silver medalist was the underdog runner-up to Yugoslavia in the Global Cup. Despite being the favorite since 1992, they have not won the title in the United States.
.Beijing, China- 2008 The Chinese Olympic Committee honored the achievements of Yao Ming by appointing him to carry the national flag at the Opening Ceremonies. NBA’s basketball star Yao Ming, who played for the Houston Rockets, is the greatest male player of the 21st century.
.The American won a gold medal.
. London, UK – 2012 Considered the front runner from the start, the US basketball team made of NBA world class players – was declared the world’s best Olympic team by taking the gold in London 2012. The countries were followed by the Spanish squad, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, France, Australia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Tunisia, and the People’s Republic of China (the last 12). In basketball history, America has accumulated a total of 14 Olympic gold medals in the 20th and 21st centuries: Berlin 1936, London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008.
