Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | |||
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| Olympics | 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
| Host nation | Brazil | ||
| City | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Duration | 6 – 21 August | ||
| Men's tournament | |||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Women's tournament | |||
| Teams | 12 | ||
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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for both men and women will be played inside the first hall of the Olympic Training Center in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators.
Qualification
The National Olympic Committees may enter up to one 12-player men's team and up to one 12-player women's team. FIBA will issue their decision on giving the Brazilian Basketball Confederation an automatic berth as hosts by 30 June 2015.[1]
Men's qualification
| Means of qualification[1] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 | TBD |
| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 31 August–14 September 2014 |  Spain (various) | 1 |  United States |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 16–18 August 2015 | Various | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Africa Championship | 20–30 August 2015 |  Nabeul and Hammamet | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 25 August–6 September 2015 |  Monterrey | 2 | TBD |
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| 2015 FIBA EuroBasket | 4–20 September 2015 | Various | 2 | TBD |
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| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 23 September–3 October 2015 |  Changsha | 1 | TBD |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5–11 July 2016 | TBA | 3 | TBD |
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| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Means of qualification[1] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | TBD |
| 2014 FIBA World Championship | 27 September–5 October 2014 |  Istanbul and Ankara | 1 | United States |
| 2015 FIBA EuroBasket | 11–28 June 2015 | Various | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 9–16 August 2015 |  Edmonton | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 16–18 August 2015 | Various | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 29 August–5 September 2015 | Wuhan | 1 | TBD |
| 2015 FIBA Africa Championship | 24 September–3 October 2015 |  Yaounde | 1 | TBD |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | TBA | 5 | TBD |
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| Total | 12 | |||
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links
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