Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the nineteenth appearance of the sport of
basketball
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as an
official Olympic medal event. It took place at
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, and was held from 6 August to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout round matches for men were played inside the
Carioca Arena 1
Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese: ''Arena Carioca 1'') is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby a ...
in Olympic Park which seated up to 16,000 spectators. The matches for women were played at the
Youth Arena
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. This marked the first time that the men's and women's Olympic tournaments were played in multiple/separate venues.
The host country Brazil failed to make it to the quarterfinals of both the
men's and
women's
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tournaments, after being eliminated from the group stage. Three countries in both categories took all of the medals: the United States (who took both gold medals), Serbia and Spain.
Competition schedule
Venues
Carioca Arena 1
Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese: ''Arena Carioca 1'') is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby a ...
, the largest among the three Carioca Arenas, and
Youth Arena
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, are the arenas that are being used for the basketball tournaments. The
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, site of the
1954 FIBA World Championship and the
1963 FIBA World Championship
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The Philippines was originally supposed to host the tournament but FIBA ...
, hosted the
indoor volleyball tournaments instead.
Carioca Arena 1 hosted the entire men's tournament and the women's knockout stage, while Youth Arena hosted the women's preliminary round.
Qualification
The
National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team.
Hosts
Just as in 2012, the Olympic hosts were not guaranteed an Olympic berth. On 9 August 2015, it was announced that the Brazil men's and women's national teams would compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA's Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in Tokyo.
Men's qualification
Women's qualification
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was a
single-elimination tournament
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consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
The knockout stage was a
single-elimination tournament
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consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal.
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
Referees
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* Ahmed Al-Bulushi
* Steven Anderson
* Scott Paul Beker
* Ilija Belošević
* Chahinaz Boussetta
* Christos Christodoulou
* Natalia Cuello Cuello
* Duan Zhu
* Juan González
* Lauren Holtkamp
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* Hwang In-tae
* Damir Javor
* Carlos Julio
* Karen Lasuik
* Olegs Latisevs
* Leandro Lezcano
* Guilherme Locatelli
* Robert Lottermoser
* Cristiano Maranho
* Vaughan Mayberry
* Anne Panther
* Ferdinand Pascual
Ferdinand "Bong" Pascual (born July 30, 1970) is a Filipino basketball referee who has officiated in the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympics.
Early life and education
Pascual was born on July 30, 1970 is a Filipino basketball referee. He has ...
* Piotr Pastusiak
* Sreten Radović
* José Reyes
* Borys Ryzhyk
* Stephen Seibel
* Roberto Vázquez
* Eddie Viator
* Nadege Anaize Zouzou
See also
* Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held from 8 to 17 September at Carioca Arena 1 and the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Competition format
In the men's tournament, twelve qualified nations are drawn into tw ...
References
External links
International Basketball Federation official website
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Results Book – Basketball
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International basketball competitions hosted by Brazil
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