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Basketball At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, Spain, began on July 30 and ended on August 7, when the CIS women's national basketball team, Unified Team defeated China women's national basketball team, China 76–66 for the gold medal. Participants * * * * * * * * Format * Two groups of four teams are formed, where the top two from each group advance to the knockout stage. * Third and fourth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking. * The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze. Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: # Head to head results Schedule Squads Preliminary round The best two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The United States and Cuba advanced undefeated through the group phase but couldn't reach the finals and ended up faci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years. The 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics were the last games to be staged in the same year. These games were the second and last two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held five months earlier. It is also the second Olympic Games to be held in the Spanish-speaking country, following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The 1992 Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship, and Spanish public being lauded in the international media. Some media describe the Barcelona Games as one of the best Olympics ever. The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
