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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
| Olympic Games |
|
|
|
Berlin 1936 |
United States |
Canada |
Mexico |
London 1948 |
United States |
France |
Brazil |
Helsinki 1952 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Uruguay |
Melbourne 1956 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Uruguay |
Rome 1960 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Brazil |
Tokyo 1964 |
United States |
Soviet Union |
Brazil |
Mexico 1968 |
United States |
Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union |
Munich 1972 |
Soviet Union |
United States |
Cuba |
Montreal 1976 |
United States |
Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union |
Moscow 1980 |
Yugoslavia |
Italy |
Soviet Union |
Los Angeles 1984 |
United States |
Spain |
Yugoslavia |
Seoul 1988 |
Soviet Union |
Yugoslavia |
United States |
Barcelona 1992 |
United States |
Croatia |
Lithuania |
Atlanta 1996 |
United States |
Yugoslavia |
Lithuania |
Sydney 2000 |
United States |
France |
Lithuania |
Athens 2004 |
Argentina |
Italy |
United States |
| Beijing 2008 | United States | Spain | Argentina |
| London 2012 | United States | Spain | Russia |
| Rio 2016 | United States | Serbia | Spain |
Summary of Basketball Olympic Winners
| Basketball Olympic Medals Summary | ||||
| National Team | Golden Medals | Silver Medals | Bronze Medals | Total Medals |
 USA |
 15 1936 - 1948 - 1952 1956 - 1960 - 1964 1968 - 1976 - 1984 1992 - 1996 - 2000 2008 - 2012 - 2016 |
 1 1972 |
 2 1988 - 2004 |
18 |
 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 |
- | 2 1948 - 2000 |
- | 2 |
 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 | |