Basketball Medals in the Olympic Games - The Basketball World

Basketball in the Olympic Games information, including winners of medals, results, summary and more.

Basketball Medals in the Olympic Games

Basketball was introduced as an olympic sport in Berlin 1936. From the beginning it was dominated by the USA National Team, that won the first seven golden medals. NBA players weren't allow to participate in the Olympic Games until 1992 when Barcelona was the witness of the best group of players ever to play in the same team, the original and incomparable "Dream Team" of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and the list goes on. USA has won 15 of a total 19 golden medals.

Year by year - Summary of winners

Year by year Basketball Olympic Medallists

Summary of Basketball Olympic Winners

Basketball Olympic Medals Summary
National Team	Golden Medals	Silver Medals	Bronze Medals	Total Medals
USA	16 1936 - 1948 - 1952 1956 - 1960 - 1964 1968 - 1976 - 1984 1992 - 1996 - 2000 2008 - 2012 - 2016 2020	1 1972	2 1988 - 2004	19
Soviet Union	2 1972 - 1988	4 1952 - 1956 - 1960 1964	3 1968 - 1976 - 1980	9
SFR Yugoslavia (BIH, CRO, MK, SLO, YU)	1 1980	3 1968 - 1976 - 1988	1 1984	5
Argentina	1 2004	-	1 2008	2
Spain	-	3 1984 - 2008 - 2012	1 2016	4
France	-	3 1948 - 2000 - 2020	-	3
Italy	-	2 1980 - 2004	-	2
Serbia (FR of Yugoslavia)	-	2 2016 - 1996	-	2
Canada	-	1 1936	-	1
Croatia	-	1 1992	-	1
Brazil	-	-	3 1948 - 1960 -1964	3
Lithuania	-	-	3 1992 - 1996 - 2000	3
Uruguay	-	-	2 1952 1956	2
Mexico	-	-	1 1936	1
Cuba	-	-	1 1972	1
Russia	-		1 2012	1
Australia	-		1 2020	1