Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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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 | ||
| Tournaments | |||
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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 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.
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.[1]
Men's qualification
| Means of qualification[2] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 31 August – 14 September 2014 |  Spain | 1 |  United States |
| Host nation[1] | 9 August 2015 |  Tokyo | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–18 August 2015 | Various | 1 |  Australia |
| AfroBasket 2015 | 19–30 August 2015 |  Radès | 1 |  Nigeria |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 31 August – 12 September 2015 |  Mexico City | 2 |  Venezuela |
 Argentina | ||||
| EuroBasket 2015 | 5–20 September 2015 | Various | 2 | Spain |
 Lithuania | ||||
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 23 September – 3 October 2015 |  Changsha | 1 | China |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | 4–10 July 2016 |  Turin[3] | 1 | |
 Pasay[3] | 1 | |||
 Belgrade[3] | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Means of qualification[2] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| 2014 FIBA World Championship | 27 September – 5 October 2014 |  Turkey | 1 | United States |
| EuroBasket Women 2015 | 11–28 June 2015 | Various | 1 | Serbia |
| Host nation[1] | 9 August 2015 | Tokyo | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 9–16 August 2015 |  Edmonton | 1 | Canada |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–17 August 2015 | Various | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 29 August – 5 September 2015 | Wuhan | 1 | Japan |
| AfroBasket Women 2015 | 24 September – 3 October 2015 |  Yaoundé | 1 |  Senegal |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 |  Nantes[3] | 5 | |
| Total | 12 | |||
Competition format
Teams are divided into two pools of six countries, playing every team in their pool once. Two points for victory, one for loss. Top four teams per pool qualify for the quarterfinals.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Brazil’s national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament". FIBA. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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