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Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| 13th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Barcelona 1992 | |||||||||
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| Olympics | 1992 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Spain | ||||||||
| City | Barcelona | ||||||||
| Duration | 26 July – 8 August | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the thirteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It included the sport of basketball's men's and women's competitions of the 1992 Summer Olympics. The games 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 Summer Olympics basketball, following a decision of FIBA in April 1989. Until 1992, only amateurs and players from professional leagues other than the NBA were allowed to play.[1][2]
The United States men's team, which was nicknamed "The Dream Team", won the gold medal in the men's tournament by beating Croatia in the men's final, with Lithuania winning the bronze medal. A documentary film, The Other Dream Team, covered the progress of the Lithuanian team.[3]
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 women's team won the bronze medal after losing to the CIS in the semifinal, suffering their third and last defeat to date in the Olympic basketball history.
The men's top scorer was Oscar Schmidt with 198 points in 8 games, with an average of 24.7 points, and Drazen Petrovic was second with 187 points in 7 games, with an average of 26.7 points.
- ^ Jan Hubbard. "Why Can Pros Compete in International Events?". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "History of basketball at Olympics: A tale of American domination".
- ^ Siegel, Alan (2 August 2012). "Remembering The Joyous, Tie-Dyed All-Stars Of The 1992 Lithuanian Basketball Team". Deadspin.
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