The qualification for the

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took place from 2010–2012; all five FIBA ( International Basketball Federation) zones sent in teams. The first qualifying tournament was the

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in which the champion was guaranteed of a place in the Olympics. Throughout the next two years, several regional tournaments served as qualification for the zonal tournaments, which doubled as continental championships, to determine which teams would participate in the

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Qualification

Outright qualification

A total of 12 teams took part in the Olympics, with each

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potentially nominating one team. The host nation ( Great Britain) qualified automatically as hosts. There were a total of 5 zonal tournaments (doubling as continental championships) that determined the qualifying teams, with a total of 5 teams qualifying outright. Each zone was allocated with the following qualifying berths: * FIBA Africa: 1 team (Champion) * FIBA Americas: 1 teams (Champion) * FIBA Asia: 1 team (Champion) *

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: 1 teams (Champion) * FIBA Oceania: 1 team (Champion) Furthermore, the current world champion, United States qualified automatically by winning at the

Qualification via the wild card tournament

The additional five teams were determined at the

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, with the best non-qualifying teams participating from teams that did not qualify outright. Each zone was allocated with the following berths: * FIBA Africa: 2 teams * FIBA Americas: 3 teams * FIBA Asia: 2 teams *

: 4 teams * FIBA Oceania: 1 team

Summary

These are the final standings of the different Olympic qualifying tournaments. The venues are as follows, with the city of the knockout stage mentioned first: *

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, Ostrava, Czech Republic *

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: Mali *

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: Neiva,

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: Ōmura,

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* EuroBasket Women 2011:

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, Łódź, Poland *

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: Ankara, Turkey

Wild card tournament

This tournament consisted of 12 teams of which the top five teams earned a place in the Olympic Basketball tournament. It was held 25 June – 1 July 2012 in Ankara, Turkey. The top eight teams qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the Olympics, then the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot. The four European teams won their quarterfinal matches, and Canada qualified for the final slot.

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