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==Flag bearers==
==Flag bearers==
Basketball players that carried their flags at the opening ceremony included [[Yao Ming]] (for the People's Republic of China), [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]] (for Lithuania), [[Dirk Nowitzki]] (for Germany), [[Andrei Kirilenko]] (for the Russian Federation), and [[Manu Ginobili]] (for Argentina). The Chinese contingent traditionally assigns basketball players as their flag bearers at the opening ceremonies.
Basketball players that carried their flags at the opening ceremony were [[Yao Ming]] (for the People's Republic of China), [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]] (for Lithuania), [[Dirk Nowitzki]] (for Germany), [[Andrei Kirilenko]] (for the Russian Federation), and [[Manu Ginobili]] (for Argentina). The Chinese contingent traditionally assigns basketball players as their flag bearers at the opening ceremonies.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}


==Events==
==Events==
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
*Basketball Men
*Basketball - Men
*Basketball Women
*Basketball - Women


==Qualification==
==Qualification==
An [[National Olympic Committee|NOC]] may enter up to 1 men's team with 12 players and up to 1 women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).
An [[National Olympic Committee|NOC]] may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).


The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008|FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] or [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008|FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women]] to determine the final spots in Beijing.
The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008|FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] or [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008|FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women]] to determine the final spots in Beijing.
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Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.
Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.


=== Basketball Men===
=== Basketball - Men===
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=== Basketball Women===
=== Basketball - Women===
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==Format==
==Format==
* Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each.
* Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
* The top 4 teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
* The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th-10th by basis of their records.
* Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th-10th by basis of their records.
* Sixth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 11th-12th by basis of their records.
* Sixth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 11th-12th by basis of their records.
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===Medal Round===
===Medal round===
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com FIBA's Complete coverage of the Olympic Basketball Tournament]
*[http://www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com FIBA's Complete coverage of the Olympic Basketball Tournament]
*[http://www.beijing2008.com Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]
*[http://www.beijing2008.com Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]

Revision as of 23:54, 19 August 2008

17th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Beijing 2008
File:Basketball 2008.gif
Tournament details
Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
Host nationChina
CityBeijing
DurationAugust 9–August 24
Men's tournament
Teams12
Women's tournament
Teams12
Official website
www.olympicbasketball.fiba.com
Basketball at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament
menwomen
Rosters
menwomen
Qualification
menwomen

Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games are being held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions are held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.

Medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details
Women
details

Flag bearers

Basketball players that carried their flags at the opening ceremony were Yao Ming (for the People's Republic of China), Šarūnas Jasikevičius (for Lithuania), Dirk Nowitzki (for Germany), Andrei Kirilenko (for the Russian Federation), and Manu Ginobili (for Argentina). The Chinese contingent traditionally assigns basketball players as their flag bearers at the opening ceremonies.[citation needed]

Events

Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

  • Basketball - Men
  • Basketball - Women

Qualification

An NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).

The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament or FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women to determine the final spots in Beijing.

Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.

Basketball - Men

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
 Angola  United States
 Argentina		  Iran  Russia
 Lithuania
 Croatia
 Greece
 Germany		  Australia  Spain – World champions
 China – Olympic hosts

Basketball - Women

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's qualification
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
 Mali  United States
 Brazil		  South Korea  Russia
 Spain
 Czech Rep.
 Latvia
 Belarus		  New Zealand  Australia – World champions
 China – Olympic hosts

Format

  • Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
  • The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
  • Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th-10th by basis of their records.
  • Sixth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 11th-12th by basis of their records.
  • In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
    • The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th-8th by basis of their preliminary round records
  • The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
  • The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.

Tie-breaking criteria:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Calendar

    Preliminary round     Quarterfinals     Semifinals  M  Event finals
August 9th
S		 10th
S		 11th
M		 12th
T		 13th
W		 14th
T		 15th
F		 16th
S		 17th
S		 18th
M		 19th
T		 20th
W		 21st
T		 22nd
F		 23rd
S		 24th
S		 Gold
medals
Men M 1
Women M 1

Rosters

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's team rosters
Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's team rosters

Each team is limited to twelve players on its roster.

Men

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.

Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 4 1 425 400 +25 9
 Argentina 4 1 425 361 +64 9
 Croatia 3 2 399 380 +19 8
 Australia 3 2 457 405 +52 8
 Russia 1 4 387 406 -19 6
 Iran 0 5 323 464 -141 5
2008-08-10
Russia  71 – 49  Iran
Lithuania  79 – 75  Argentina
Australia  82 – 97  Croatia
2008-08-12
Iran  67 – 99  Lithuania
Croatia  85 – 78  Russia
Argentina  85 – 68  Australia
2008-08-14
Australia  106 – 68  Iran
Lithuania  86 – 79  Russia
Argentina  77 – 53  Croatia
2008-08-16
Russia  80 – 95  Australia
Croatia  73 – 86  Lithuania
Iran  82 – 97  Argentina
2008-08-18
Iran  57 – 91  Croatia
Australia  106 – 75  Lithuania
Argentina  91 – 79  Russia

Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 5 0 515 354 +161 10
 Spain 4 1 418 369 +49 9
 Greece 3 2 415 375 +40 8
 China 2 3 366 400 -34 7
 Germany 1 4 330 391 -11 6
 Angola 0 5 321 477 -156 5
2008-08-10
Germany  95 – 66  Angola
Spain  81 – 66  Greece
United States  101 – 70  China
2008-08-12
Greece  87 – 64  Germany
China  75 – 85 (OT)  Spain
Angola  76 – 97  United States
2008-08-14
Germany  59 – 72  Spain
Angola  68 – 85  China
United States  92 – 69  Greece
2008-08-16
Greece  102 – 61  Angola
China  59 – 55  Germany
Spain  82 – 119  United States
2008-08-18
Greece  91 – 77  China
Angola  50 – 98  Spain
United States  106 – 57  Germany

Medal Round

Quarterfinals
(2008-08-20) 		Semifinals
(2008-08-22) 		Gold medal game
(2008-08-24)
         
A2  Argentina
B3  Greece
 
 
B1  United States
A4  Australia
 
 
B2  Spain
A3  Croatia
  Bronze medal game
 
A1  Lithuania  
B4  China  

Women

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.

Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 5 0 349 264 +85 10
 Russia 4 1 278 258 +20 9
 Belarus 2 3 320 332 -12 7
 South Korea 2 3 352 360 -8 7
 Latvia 1 4 266 315 -49 6
 Brazil 1 4 337 354 -17 6
2008-08-09
Belarus  64 – 83  Australia
South Korea  68 – 62 (OT)  Brazil
Latvia  57 – 62  Russia
2008-08-11
South Korea  72 – 77  Russia
Latvia  57 – 79  Belarus
Australia  80 – 65  Brazil
2008-08-13
Belarus  65 – 71  Russia
Brazil  78 – 79  Latvia
South Korea  62 – 90  Australia
2008-08-15
Latvia  73 – 96  Australia
Russia  74 – 64  Brazil
South Korea  53 – 63  Belarus
2008-08-17
Australia  75 – 55  Russia
South Korea  72 – 68  Latvia
Brazil  68 – 53  Belarus

Group B

Team W L PF PA Avg Pts
 United States 5 0 491 276 +215 10
 China 4 1 358 346 +12 9
 Spain 3 2 350 354 -4 8
 Czech Republic 2 3 353 326 +27 7
 New Zealand 1 4 320 423 -103 6
 Mali 0 5 255 402 -147 5
2008-08-09
Mali  72 – 76  New Zealand
China  67 – 64  Spain
Czech Republic  57 – 97  United States
2008-08-11
New Zealand  62 – 85  Spain
Czech Republic  81 – 47  Mali
China  63 – 108  United States
2008-08-13
Spain  74 – 55  Czech Republic
China  80 – 63  New Zealand
Mali  41 – 97  United States
2008-08-15
Czech Republic  90 – 59  New Zealand
China  69 –48  Mali
United States  93 – 55  Spain
2008-08-17
Mali  47 – 79  Spain
China  79 – 63  Czech Republic
New Zealand  60 – 96  United States

Medal round

Quarterfinals
(2008-08-19) 		Semifinals
(2008-08-21) 		Gold medal game
(2008-08-23)
         
A2  Russia 84
B3  Spain 65
A2  Russia
B1  United States
B1  United States 104
A4  South Korea 60
 
 
B2  China 77
A3  Belarus 62
B2  China Bronze medal game
A1  Australia
A1  Australia 79  
B4  Czech Republic 46  

References


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