Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

13th Basketball Olympic Tournament Barcelona 1992
Tournament details
Olympics	1992 Summer Olympics
Host nation	Spain
City	Barcelona
Duration	July 25 - August 10
Men's teams	12
Men's medals:
Gold medalists	United States
Silver medalists	Croatia
Bronze medalists	Lithuania
Women's teams	8
Women's medals:
Gold medalists	CIS
Silver medalists	China
Bronze medalists	United States

The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament.

This was the first time that NBA players were eligible to play in Olympic basketball, following a decision of FIBA in 1989. Until 1988, only amateurs and players from professionals leagues except the NBA were allowed to play^{[citation needed]}.

The United States men's team, nicknamed the Dream Team, won the Gold Medal beating Croatia in the final, with Lithuania winning the bronze medal. The Unified Team, representing the Commonwealth of Independent States of the recently-defunct Soviet Union, won the women's tournament, with China as runner-up. The United States won the bronze medal, after losing to CIS in the semifinal, suffering their second and last defeat in Olympic basketball history.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	United States (USA) David Robinson Patrick Ewing Larry Bird Scottie Pippen Michael Jordan Clyde Drexler Karl Malone John Stockton Chris Mullin Charles Barkley Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. Christian Laettner	Croatia (CRO) Dražen Petrović Velimir Perasović Danko Cvjetičanin Toni Kukoč Vladan Alanović Franjo Arapović Žan Tabak Stojko Vranković Alan Gregov Arijan Komazec Dino Rađa Aramis Naglić	Lithuania (LTU) Valdemaras Chomičius Alvydas Pazdrazdis Arūnas Visockas Darius Dimavičius Romanas Brazdauskis Gintaras Krapikas Rimas Kurtinaitis Arvydas Sabonis Artūras Karnišovas Šarūnas Marčiulionis Gintaras Einikis Sergėjus Jovaiša
Women's	Unified Team (EUN) Elena Zhirko Elena Baranova Irina Guerlits Elena Tornikidou Elena Chvaibovitch Marina Tkachenko Irina Minkh Elena Khoudachova Irina Soumnikova Elen Bounatiants Natalia Zassoulskaia Svetlana Zaboloueva	China (CHN) Cong Xuedi He Jun Li Dongmei Li Xin Liu Jun Liu Qing Peng Ping Wang Fang Zhan Shuping Zheng Dongmei Zheng Haixia	United States (USA) Teresa Edwards Daedra Charles Clarissa Davis Teresa Weatherspoon Tammy Jackson Vickie Orr Victoria Bullett Carolyn Jones Katrina Felicia McClain Medina Dixon Cynthia Cooper Suzanne McConnell

Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin, who were members of the 1984 Olympic team, became the first players to win two gold medals in men's basketball.

Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who played for the Chicago Bulls, became the first players to win both NBA championship and Olympic Gold medal in the same year.

Men's Tournament

Group A

Team W L Pts PF PA United States 5 0 10 579 350 +229 Croatia 4 1 9 423 400 +23 Brazil 2 3 7 420 463 -43 Germany 2 3 7 369 432 -63 Angola 1 4 6 324 392 -68 Spain 1 4 6 398 476 -78

Angola 66-76 64-73 83-63 63-64 48-116 Brazil 76-66 76-93 100-101 85-76 83-127 Croatia 73-64 93-76 88-79 99-78 70-103 Spain 63-83 101-100 79-88 74-83 81-122 Germany 64-63 76-85 78-99 83-74 68-111 United States 116-48 127-83 103-70 122-81 111-68

Group B

Team W L Pts PF PA CIS 4 1 9 425 373 +52 Lithuania 4 1 9 481 424 +57 Australia 3 2 8 432 396 +36 Puerto Rico 3 2 8 445 440 +5 Venezuela 1 4 6 392 427 -35 China 0 5 5 381 496 -115

Australia 88-66 63-85 87-98 116-76 78-71 China 66-88 84-100 75-112 68-100 88-96 CIS 85-63 100-84 92-80 70-82 78-64 Lithuania 98-87 112-75 80-92 104-91 87-79 Puerto Rico 76-116 100-68 82-70 91-104 96-82 Venezuela 71-78 96-88 64-78 79-87 82-96

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

United States

115

B4

Puerto Rico

77

A1

United States

127

B2

Lithuania

76

B2

Lithuania

114

A3

Brazil

96

A1

United States

117

A2

Croatia

85

B1

CIS

83

A4

Germany

76

B1

CIS

74

Bronze medal game

A2

Croatia

75

A2

Croatia

98

B1

CIS

78

B3

Australia

65

B2

Lithuania

82

9th-12th Place

						9th Place game
	Angola		79
	China		69
						Angola		75
						Spain		78
	Venezuela		81
	Spain		95			11th Place game
						China		97
						Venezuela		100

Final ranking, men

01 !	United States	8-0
02 !	Croatia	6-2
03 !	Lithuania	6-2
4	CIS	5-3
5	Brazil	4-4
6	Australia	4-4
7	Germany	3-5
8	Puerto Rico	3-5
9	Spain	3-4
10	Angola	2-5
11	Venezuela	2-5
12	China	0-7

Women's Tournament

Group A

Team W L Pts PF PA United States 3 0 6 318 181 +137 China 2 1 5 205 226 -21 Spain 1 2 4 181 238 -57 Czechoslovakia 0 3 3 183 242 -59

China 66-63 72-70 67-93 Spain 63-66 59-58 59-114 Czechoslovakia 70-72 58-59 55-111 United States 93-67 114-59 111-55

Group B

Team W L Pts PF PA Cuba 3 0 6 246 230 +16 CIS 2 1 5 244 222 +22 Brazil 1 2 4 237 241 -4 Italy 0 3 3 190 224 -34

Brazil 64-76 88-95 85-70 CIS 76-64 89-91 79-67 Cuba 95-88 91-89 60-53 Italy 70-85 67-79 53-60

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Gold medal game
	A1	United States	73
	B2	CIS	79
						B2	CIS	76
						A2	China	66
	B1	Cuba	70
	A2	China	109			Bronze medal game
						A1	United States	88
						B1	Cuba	74

5th-8th Place

						5th Place game
	Spain		92
	Italy		80
						Spain		59
						Czechoslovakia		58
	Brazil		62
	Czechoslovakia		74			7th Place game
						Italy		83
						Brazil		86

Final ranking, women

01 !	CIS	4-1
02 !	China	3-2
03 !	United States	4-1
4	Cuba	3-2
5	Spain	3-2
6	Czechoslovakia	1-4
7	Brazil	2-3
8	Italy	0-5

References

• Official Olympic Report