Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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16th Basketball Olympic Tournament
Athens 2004
Tournament details
Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics
Host nation  Greece
City Athens
Duration August 15 – August 28
Men's teams 12
Men's medals:
Gold medal.svg Gold medalists  Argentina
Silver medal.svg Silver medalists  Italy
Bronze medal.svg Bronze medalists  United States
Women's teams 12
Women's medals:
Gold medal.svg Gold medalists  United States
Silver medal.svg Silver medalists  Australia
Bronze medal.svg Bronze medalists  Russia
Basketball at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball pictogram.svg
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.[1]

Greece and Argentina warming up before the game.

In each competition, 12 teams took part in the Olympics. The host nation (Greece) automatically received a berth in both tournaments. Winning in the 2002 World Championships also earned a berth for Serbia and Montenegro (as Yugoslavia at the time) in the men's tournament and the United States in the women's.

The remaining 10 spots in each tournament were allocated to the five Olympic continents. Each continent held a tournament to determine its entries. Africa received 1 spot in each, Oceania received 2, and Europe received 3. America received 3 places in the men's tournament but only 1 in the women's, while Asia received 1 in the men's and 3 in the women's.

Reigning gold medallists from the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in both the men's and women's event, the United States of America failed to retain its men's title, which went to Argentina, but successfully defended its women's title. Both the men's and women's gold medal games were held on August 28, 2004.[2][3]

Contents

[edit] Medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details		  Argentina (ARG)  Italy (ITA)  United States (USA)
Women
details		  United States (USA)  Australia (AUS)  Russia (RUS)

[edit] Qualification

An NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the runner-up and third place from the Americas and Europe competitions, and the runner-up Oceania in the men's tournament. For the women's tournament, the extra teams consisted of the runner-up and third place from Asia and Europe, and the runner-up from Oceania.

[edit] Basketball – Men

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
 Angola  United States
 Argentina
 Puerto Rico		  China  Lithuania
 Spain
 Italy		  Australia
 New Zealand		  Serbia and Montenegro – World champions
 Greece – Olympic hosts

[edit] Basketball – Women

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Automatic qualifiers
 Nigeria  Brazil  China
 Japan
 Korea		  Russia
 Czech Republic
 Spain		  Australia
 New Zealand		  United States – World champions
 Greece – Olympic hosts

[edit] Format

  • Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
  • The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
  • Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for 9th place in an additional match.
  • Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
  • In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
    • From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from B1 vs. A4 for 7th place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for 9th place in an additional match.
  • The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
  • The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.

Tie-breaking criteria:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

[edit] Teams

[edit] Men

The men's event involved twelve teams split equally into two groups.

See also: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Group A:

Group B:

[edit] Women

The women's event involved 12 teams split in two groups.

See also: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Group A:

Group B:

[edit] Men's tournament

Qualified for the quarterfinals

[edit] Preliminary round

The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.

[edit] Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Spain 5 0 405 349 +56 10
 Italy 3 2 371 341 +30 8 1W–0L
 Argentina 3 2 414 396 +18 8 0W–1L
 China 2 3 303 382 –79 7
 New Zealand 1 4 399 413 –14 6 1W–0L
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 4 377 388 –11 6 0W–1L
August 15
11:15		 Italy  71–69  New Zealand    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 15
14:30		 China  58–83  Spain    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 15
16:45		 Argentina  83–82  Serbia and Montenegro    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 17
9:00		 New Zealand  62–69  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 17
16:45		 Serbia and Montenegro  74–72  Italy    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 17
20:00		 Spain  87–76  Argentina    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 19
9:00		 Serbia and Montenegro  87–90  New Zealand    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 19
11:15		 Italy  63–71  Spain    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 19
20:00		 Argentina  82–57  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
11:15		 Spain  76–68  Serbia and Montenegro    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
14:30		 New Zealand  94–98  Argentina    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
16:45		 China  52–89  Italy    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
9:00		 Spain  88–84  New Zealand    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
16:45		 Serbia and Montenegro  66–67  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
20:00		 Italy  76–75  Argentina    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens

[edit] Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts 1st Tie 2nd Tie
 Lithuania 5 0 468 414 +54 10
 Greece 3 2 389 343 +46 8 1W–1L 1.10
 Puerto Rico 3 2 410 411 –1 8 1W–1L 0.99
 United States 3 2 418 389 +29 8 1W–1L 0.92
 Australia 1 4 383 411 –28 6
 Angola 0 5 321 421 –100 5
August 15
9:00		 Angola  73–78  Lithuania    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 15
20:00		 Puerto Rico  92–73  United States    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 15
22:15		 Greece  76–54  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 17
11:15		 Australia  83–59  Angola    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 17
14:30		 Lithuania  98–90  Puerto Rico    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 17
22:15		 United States  77–71  Greece    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 19
14:30		 United States  89–79  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 19
16:45		 Puerto Rico  83–80  Angola    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 19
22:15		 Greece  76–98  Lithuania    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
9:00		 Australia  82–87  Puerto Rico    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
20:00		 Lithuania  94–90  United States    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 21
22:15		 Angola  56–88  Greece    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
11:15		 Lithuania  100–85  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
14:30		 United States  89–53  Angola    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 23
22:15		 Greece  78–58  Puerto Rico    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens

[edit] Knockout Stage

  Quarterfinals
(August 26)		 Semifinals
(August 27)		 Gold Medal game
(August 28)
                           
  A1   Spain 94  
B4   United States 102  
  B4   United States 81  
  A3   Argentina 89  
A3   Argentina 69
  B2   Greece 64  
    A3   Argentina 84
  A2   Italy 69
  B1   Lithuania 95  
A4   China 75  
  B1   Lithuania 91 Bronze medal game
(August 28)
  A2   Italy 100  
A2   Italy 83 B4   United States 104
  B3   Puerto Rico 70   B1   Lithuania 96

[edit] Classification round

August 24
14:30		 11th place Serbia and Montenegro  85–62  Angola    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 24
16:45		 9th place New Zealand  80–98  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 28
9:00		 7th place China  76–92  Spain    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 28
11:15		 5th place Puerto Rico  75–85  Greece    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

[edit] Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's basketball
Qualified for the quarterfinals

[edit] Preliminary round

The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.

[edit] Group A

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 5 0 418 313 +105 10
 Russia 4 1 389 333 +56 9
 Brazil 3 2 430 361 +69 8
 Greece 2 3 353 392 –39 7
 Japan 1 4 381 485 –104 6
 Nigeria 0 5 335 422 –87 5
August 14
9:00		 Australia  85–73  Nigeria    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 14
16:45		 Japan  62–128  Brazil    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 14
20:00		 Greece  62–69  Russia    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 16
11:15		 Nigeria  73–79  Japan    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 16
20:00		 Brazil  87–75  Greece    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 16
22:15		 Russia  56–75  Australia    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 18
11:15		 Japan  78–97  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 18
16:45		 Greece  83–68  Nigeria    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 18
20:00		 Brazil  67–77  Russia    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 20
9:00		 Russia  94–71  Japan    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 20
20:00		 Australia  77–40  Greece    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 20
22:15		 Nigeria  63–82  Brazil    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
11:15		 Nigeria  58–93  Russia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
14:30		 Brazil  66–84  Australia    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
16:45		 Greece  93–91  Japan    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens

[edit] Group B

Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 5 0 430 285 +145 10
 Spain 4 1 368 334 +34 9
 Czech Republic 3 2 408 375 +33 8
 New Zealand 2 3 321 414 –93 7
 China 1 4 360 406 –46 6
 Korea 0 5 320 393 –73 5
August 14
11:15		 Korea  54–71  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 14
14:30		 United States  99–47  New Zealand    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 14
22:15		 Spain  80–78  Czech Republic    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 16
9:00		 New Zealand  81–73  Korea    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 16
14:30		 Czech Republic  61–80  United States    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 16
16:45		 China  67–75  Spain    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 18
9:00		 China  83–98  Czech Republic    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 18
14:30		 Korea  57–80  United States    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 18
22:15		 Spain  91–57  New Zealand    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 20
11:15		 New Zealand  79–77  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 20
14:30		 United States  71–58  Spain    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 20
16:45		 Czech Republic  97–75  Korea    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
9:00		 New Zealand  57–74  Czech Republic    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
20:00		 China  62–100  United States    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 22
22:15		 Spain  64–61  Korea    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens

[edit] Knockout stage

  Quarterfinals
(August 25)		 Semifinals
(August 27)		 Gold Medal game
(August 28)
                           
  A1   Australia 94  
B4   New Zealand 55  
  A1   Australia 88  
  A3   Brazil 75  
A3   Brazil 67
  B2   Spain 64  
    A1   Australia 63
  B1   United States 74
  B1   United States 100  
A4   Greece 72  
  B1   United States 66 Bronze medal game
(August 28)
  A2   Russia 62  
A2   Russia 70 A3   Brazil 62
  B3   Czech Republic 49   A2   Russia 71

[edit] Classification round

August 24
9:00		 11th place Nigeria  68–64  Korea    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 24
11:15		 9th place Japan  63–82  China    Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
August 27
9:00		 7th place Greece  87–83  New Zealand    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
August 27
11:15		 5th place Czech Republic  79–68  Spain    Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

[edit] Final Standings

Rank Men Women
Team Pld W L Team Pld W L
1  Argentina 8 6 2  United States 8 8 0
2  Italy 8 5 3  Australia 8 7 1
3  United States 8 5 3  Russia 8 6 2
4th  Lithuania 8 6 2  Brazil 8 4 4
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th  Greece 7 4 3  Czech Republic 7 4 3
6th  Puerto Rico 7 3 4  Spain 7 4 3
7th  Spain 7 6 1  Greece 7 3 4
8th  China 7 2 5  New Zealand 7 2 5
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th  Australia 6 2 4  China 6 2 4
10th  New Zealand 6 1 5  Japan 6 1 5
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th  Serbia and Montenegro 6 2 4  Nigeria 6 1 5
12th  Angola 6 0 6  Korea 6 0 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ Olympic Games Official Report 2004 Athens-Volume II
  2. ^ www.wnba.com/athens2004/schedule_results.html
  3. ^ www.nba.com/athens2004/schedule.html

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