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Basketball At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an Basketball at the Summer Olympics, official Olympic medal event. It was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the new Basketball Arena (London), Basketball Arena in Olympic Park, which seated up to 12,000 spectators. The men's knockout games and the women's games, from semifinals onward were played in the The O2 Arena (London), North Greenwich Arena. The 2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team, US men's and United States women's national basketball team, US women's teams both successfully defended their Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Olympic basketball championships of 2008. Settings Two settings in London were used for the basketball tournaments: The O2 Arena (referred to as the "North Greenwich Arena" during the Olympics) and the Basketball Arena (London), Basketball Arena in Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. There were 10,518 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) who participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-Mayor of London, London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 Summer Olympics, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentrated into a relatively short time interval. # A competition involving a number of matches, each involving a subset of the competitors, with the overall tournament winner determined based on the combined results of these individual matches. These are common in those sports and games where each match must involve a small number of competitors: often precisely two, as in most team sports, racket sports and combat sports, many card games and board games, and many forms of competitive debating. Such tournaments allow large numbers to compete against each other in spite of the restriction on numbers in a single match. These two senses are distinct. All golf tournaments meet the first definition, but while match play tournaments meet the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Oceania Championship For Women
The 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 14th edition of the tournament. The tournament featured a three-game series between Australia and New Zealand. Game one was held in Melbourne at State Netball and Hockey Centre, Parkville (Capacity 3500) followed by the second game in Brisbane at Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Capacity 13500) and game three in Sydney, Australia at Sydney Entertainment Centre (Capacity 10,500) . Results Final rankings References External links FIBA Oceania website {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania 2013 2011 in women's basketball 2011 in New Zealand basketball Women A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional u ... 2011–12 in Australian basketball International women's basketball competitions hosted by Australia Australia women's nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Asia Championship For Women
The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London. The tournament was held in Omura, Japan from August 21 to August 28. The championship was divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The two lowest finishers of Level I met the top two finishers of Level II to determine which teams qualified for the top Level of the 2013 Championship. The losers were relegated to Level II. Participating teams Squads Each team had a roster of maximum twelve players. Only one naturalized player per team was allowed by FIBA. Preliminary round Level I Level II Qualifying round Winners are promoted to Level I for the 2013 championships. Final round Semifinals 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player: Miao Lijie All-Star Team: * PG – Yuko Oga * SG – Choi Youn-Ah * SF – Miao Lijie * PF � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket Women 2011
The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland from 18 June to 3 July 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBasket Women was hosted by Poland. Russia won its third title after defeating Turkey in the final. It was Russia's 6th final after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, while Turkey played final for the 1st time. The result score was 59–42 in favor of Russia,Russia wins the Gold in EuroBasket 2011 ''eurobasket.com'', 3 July 2011. and it was Russia's 3rd title in the competition and first since 2007. Venues Competition system Preliminary round (June 18 – June 20) The 16 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIBA World Championship For Women
The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of International Basketball Federation, FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games. Four countries initially bid for the event but Australia, France and Latvia withdrew during the bidding process. The United States women's national basketball team, USA won its eighth title, extending its own record for the most wins in tournament history. The other medalists—the Czech Republic women's national basketball team, Czech Republic with silver and Spain women's national basketball team, Spain with bronze—had not previously medaled at a World Championship. The Czechoslovakia women's team had won six medals in previous World Championships, but FIBA considers the Czech Republic women's national basketball team, Czech Republic and Slovakia women's national basketball team, Slovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament For Men
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela. Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania, Russia national basketball team, Russia and Nigeria national basketball team, Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament. Qualifying The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament. * 2011 FIBA Africa Championship ** ** * 2011 FIBA Americas Championship ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Asia Championship ** ** * EuroBasket 2011, 2011 FIBA EuroBasket ** ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship ** Host selection Only the teams that qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia and Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Asia Championship
The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that doubles as a qualifying tournament for the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The tournament was held in 15–25 September 2011 at Wuhan, Hubei, China. Lebanon was the original host for the event. Team China won the tournament, defeating Jordan 70–69 in the final. It was the first time in the history of FIBA Asia Cup that the title was won by just one single point. Qualification According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two berths, and the host nation China and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup champions Lebanon were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup. Therefore, with Lebanon, Japan, Qatar and the Philippines finishing in the top four in that tournament, West Asia, East Asia, the Gulf and Southeast Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA EuroBasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's EuroBasket, European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the EuroBasket 1939, 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to organize the best European championship in its history. The top two teams are guaranteed spots at the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics. EuroBasket 2011 was the largest sporting event in the history of the Baltic states, both in terms of the number of national teams (24), games (90), and that of spectators (158,000 tickets sold, with most tickets valid for three separate games.) Spain men's national basketball team, Spain won the title for the second consecutive tournament, after defeating France men's national basketball team, France, by a score of 98–85 in the final. Spain's Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball), Juan Carlos Navarro wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Oceania Championship
The 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 20th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship. The tournament featured a three-game series between Australia and New Zealand. Game one was held in Melbourne followed by the second game in Brisbane and game three in Sydney, Australia. Venues Squads Results References External links FIBA Oceania website {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ... 2011 in New Zealand basketball 2011–12 in Australian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Australia Australia men's national basketball team games New Zealand men's national basketball team games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil, 80–75, in the final match. This was the country's second AmeriCup championship. Host FIBA Americas named Mar del Plata, Argentina the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan. Games were played at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which seats more than 8,000 fans. Toronto and Rio de Janeiro also bid for the tournament before FIBA awarded the competition to then world number-one ranked Argentina. Toronto was eliminated in the first round of voting before Mar del Plata beat Rio de Janeiro in the final round 13 votes to 3. Venue Qualification The ten teams originally selected to receive invitations for the tournament were the host team, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Africa Championship
AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan.''Moise Kore: 'The Afrobasket 2011 will be a celebration of African basketball'.'' March 23, 2010 However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis, political cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
