Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the sixteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Hellinikon Olympic Complex, in Athens, for the preliminary rounds, with the later stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.[1]

Italy and Argentina warming up before the game.

16th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Athens 2004
Tournament details
Olympics2004 Summer Olympics
Host nationGreece
CityAthens
Duration15–28 August 2004
Men's tournament
Teams12
Medals
Gold medalists  Argentina
Silver medalists Italy
Bronze medalists  United States
Women's tournament
Teams12
Medals
Gold medalists  United States
Silver medalists Australia
Bronze medalists  Russia
Tournaments
← Sydney 2000  Beijing 2008 →
Basketball at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Tournament
menwomen
Squads
menwomen
Qualification
menwomen

In Olympic basketball tournaments, 12 teams take part. The host nation (Greece in 2004) automatically receives a berth in the tournament. By winning the two World Championship tournaments in 2002, FR Yugoslavia, now named Serbia and Montenegro, also put a team into the men's tournament and the United States a team in the women's tournament.

The remaining 10 spots in each tournament were allocated by the five Olympic zones. Each of these zones held its own tournaments to select its entries in the Olympic tournament. Africa was allocated one spot in each of these, Oceania was allocated two apiece, and Europe was allocated three. Furthermore, the Americas were allocated three teams for the men's tournament and just one in the women's tournament, whereas Asia was allocated just one in the men's tournament and three in the women's tournament.

Medalists
See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
 Argentina (ARG)

Carlos Delfino
Gabriel Fernández
Manu Ginóbili
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Walter Herrmann
Alejandro Montecchia
Andrés Nocioni
Fabricio Oberto
Juan Ignacio Sánchez
Luis Scola
Hugo Sconochini
Rubén Wolkowyski

  Italy (ITA)

Roberto Chiacig
Luca Garri
Denis Marconato
Giacomo Galanda
Nikola Radulović
Alex Righetti
Matteo Soragna
Gianluca Basile
Massimo Bulleri
Gianmarco Pozzecco
Michele Mian
Rodolfo Rombaldoni

  United States (USA)

Allen Iverson
Stephon Marbury
Dwyane Wade
Carlos Boozer
Carmelo Anthony
LeBron James
Emeka Okafor
Shawn Marion
Amar'e Stoudemire
Tim Duncan
Lamar Odom
Richard Jefferson

Women
 United States (USA)

Shannon Johnson
Dawn Staley
Sue Bird
Sheryl Swoopes
Ruth Riley
Lisa Leslie
Tamika Catchings
Tina Thompson
Diana Taurasi
Yolanda Griffith
Katie Smith
Swin Cash

  Australia (AUS)

Alicia Poto
Allison Tranquilli
Sandy Brondello
Penny Taylor
Suzy Batkovic
Trisha Fallon
Kristi Harrower
Laura Summerton
Belinda Snell
Natalie Porter
Rachael Sporn
Lauren Jackson

  Russia (RUS)

Olga Arteshina
Oxana Rakhmatulina
Natalia Vodopyanova
Diana Goustilina
Yelena Baranova
Tatiana Shchegoleva
Ilona Korstin
Maria Stepanova
Maria Kalmykova
Elena Karpova
Irina Osipova
Anna Arkhipova

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter just one men's team with 12 players, and just one women's team with 12 players in the regional tournaments. 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 teams 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 teams from Asia and Europe, and the runner-up from Oceania.

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

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

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 5th 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

Teams

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

Women

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

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

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

Preliminary round

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

Group A
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Spain50405349+5610
 Italy32371341+3081W–0L
 Argentina32414396+1880W–1L
 China23303382−797
 New Zealand14399413−1461W–0L
 Serbia and Montenegro14377388−1160W–1L
August 15
11:15
Italy  71–69  New Zealand
August 15
14:30
China  58–83  Spain
August 17
9:00
New Zealand  62–69  China
August 17
20:00
Spain  87–76  Argentina
August 19
11:15
Italy  63–71  Spain
August 19
20:00
Argentina  82–57  China
August 21
14:30
New Zealand  94–98  Argentina
August 21
16:45
China  52–89  Italy
August 23
9:00
Spain  88–84  New Zealand
August 23
20:00
Italy  76–75  Argentina

Group B
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 W L PF PA PD Pts 1st Tie 2nd Tie
 Lithuania50468414+5410
 Greece32389343+4681W–1L1.10
 Puerto Rico32410411–181W–1L0.99
 United States32418389+2981W–1L0.92
 Australia14383411–286
 Angola05321421–1005
August 15
9:00
Angola  73–78  Lithuania
August 15
22:15
Greece  76–54  Australia
August 17
11:15
Australia  83–59  Angola
August 17
14:30
Lithuania  98–90  Puerto Rico
August 17
22:15
United States  77–71  Greece
August 19
14:30
United States  89–79  Australia
August 19
16:45
Puerto Rico  83–80  Angola
August 19
22:15
Greece  76–98  Lithuania
August 21
9:00
Australia  82–87  Puerto Rico
August 21
20:00
Lithuania  94–90  United States
August 21
22:15
Angola  56–88  Greece
August 23
11:15
Lithuania  100–85  Australia
August 23
14:30
United States  89–53  Angola
August 23
22:15
Greece  78–58  Puerto Rico

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

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

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

Preliminary round

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

Group A
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia50418313+10510
 Russia41389333+569
 Brazil32430361+698
 Greece23353392−397
 Japan14381485−1046
 Nigeria05335422−875
August 14
9:00
Australia  85–73  Nigeria
August 14
16:45
Japan  62–128  Brazil
August 14
20:00
Greece  62–69  Russia
August 16
11:15
Nigeria  73–79  Japan
August 16
20:00
Brazil  87–75  Greece
August 16
22:15
Russia  56–75  Australia
August 18
11:15
Japan  78–97  Australia
August 18
16:45
Greece  83–68  Nigeria
August 18
20:00
Brazil  67–77  Russia
August 20
9:00
Russia  94–71  Japan
August 20
20:00
Australia  77–40  Greece
August 20
22:15
Nigeria  63–82  Brazil
August 22
11:15
Nigeria  58–93  Russia
August 22
14:30
Brazil  66–84  Australia
August 22
16:45
Greece  93–91  Japan

Group B
Team W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States50430285+14510
 Spain41368334+349
 Czech Republic32408375+338
 New Zealand23321414−937
 China14360406−466
 South Korea05320393−735
August 14
11:15
South Korea  54–71  China
August 14
22:15
Spain  80–78  Czech Republic
August 16
16:45
China  67–75  Spain
August 18
9:00
China  83–98  Czech Republic
August 18
14:30
South Korea  57–80  United States
August 18
22:15
Spain  91–57  New Zealand
August 20
11:15
New Zealand  79–77  China
August 20
14:30
United States  71–58  Spain
August 22
20:00
China  62–100  United States
August 22
22:15
Spain  64–61  South Korea

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 102  
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

Classification round
August 24
9:00
11th place
Nigeria  68–64  South Korea
August 24
11:15
9th place
Japan  63–82  China
August 27
9:00
7th place
Greece  87–83  New Zealand
August 27
11:15
5th place
Czech Republic  79–68  Spain

Final standings
Rank Men Women
TeamPldWLTeamPldWL
 Argentina862  United States880
 Italy853  Australia871
 United States853  Russia862
4th Lithuania862  Brazil844
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th Greece743  Czech Republic743
6th Puerto Rico734  Spain743
7th Spain761  Greece734
8th China725  New Zealand725
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th Australia624  China624
10th New Zealand615  Japan615
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th Serbia and Montenegro624  Nigeria615
12th Angola606  South Korea606

References
  1. Olympic Games Official Report 2004 Athens-Volume II Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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