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	Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball

	Argentina
FIBA Ranking	1st
Joined FIBA	1932
FIBA Zone	FIBA Americas
National Federation	CABB
Coach	Sergio Hernández
Olympic Games
Appearances	5
Medals	Gold: 2004; Bronze: 2008
World Championships
Appearances	11 1950, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Medals	Gold: 1950, Silver: 2002
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: 2001; Silver: 1995, 2003, 2007; Bronze: 1980, 1993, 1999, 2009
	Uniforms
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The Argentine national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and depends on the Argentine Basketball Federation.

Argentina is the first team to win the world title, in 1950. The team also won the Olympic Tournament in 2004 and the FIBA Diamond Ball in 2008. Argentina also won the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2004 and 2008 South American Championships, and the 2001 Americas Championship (where United States and Puerto Rico also participate), as well as many youth championships.

Argentina is the only national team in America along with United States which has won the five most important titles organized by FIBA: World Cup, Gold medal in Basketball in the Olympic Games, Basketball Confederations Cup (FIBA Diamond Ball), Continental Championship (FIBA Americas) and the Gold medal in basketball in the Panamerican Championship.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000, Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA men's ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.^[1]

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Performance at Summer Olympics

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	-	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Germany
1948	15	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	Great Britain
1952	4	Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics	Finland
1956	-	Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics	Australia
1960	-	Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics	Italy
1964	-	Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics	Japan
1968	-	Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics	Mexico
1972	-	Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics	Germany
1976	-	Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics	Canada
1980	-	Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics	Soviet Union
1984	-	Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics	USA
1988	-	Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics	Korea
1992	-	Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics	Spain
1996	9	Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics	USA
2000	-	Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics	Australia
2004	1	Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics	Greece
2008	3	Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics	China

[edit] FIBA World Championship record

[edit] FIBA Americas Championship medals

FIBA Americas Championship 1980: Bronze
FIBA Americas Championship 1993: Bronze
FIBA Americas Championship 1995: Silver
FIBA Americas Championship 1999: Bronze
FIBA Americas Championship 2001: Gold
FIBA Americas Championship 2003: Silver
FIBA Americas Championship 2005: Silver
FIBA Americas Championship 2007: Silver
FIBA Americas Championship 2009: Bronze

[edit] Roster

Argentine National Basketball Team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 PF	4	Argentina	Scola, Luis (C)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	113 kg (249 lb)
2.0 SG	5	Argentina	Ginóbili, Manu	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)
5.0 C	6	Argentina	González, Román	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	132 kg (291 lb)
5.0 C	7	Argentina	Oberto, Fabricio	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	113 kg (249 lb)
1.0 PG	8	Argentina	Prigioni, Pablo	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
1.0 PG	9	Argentina	Porta, Antonio	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
2.0 SG	10	Argentina	Delfino, Carlos	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
1.0 PG	11	Argentina	Quinteros, Paolo	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
4.0 PF	12	Argentina	Gutiérrez, Leonardo	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	115 kg (254 lb)
3.0 SF	13	Argentina	Nocioni, Andrés	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)
5.0 C	14	Argentina	Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	113 kg (249 lb)
3.0 SF	15	Argentina	Kammerichs, Federico	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)

Head coach

Sergio Hernández

Assistant coach(es)

Julio Lamas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current pro club

[edit] Notable players

Emanuel Ginóbili became in 2003, with the San Antonio Spurs, the first Argentine player to win an NBA championship, and he is considered one of the most important players in Argentine basketball history. He is also one of only two players in history, along with Bill Bradley, to win an NBA title, a Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics, and the Euroleague Championship.

[edit] Past Rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 23 teams

Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Manuel Guerrero, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Tomas Vio, Bruno Varani, Raul Calvo, Raul Lledo, Juan Carlos Uder, Leon Felipe Martinetti, Jorge Nure, Arturo Ruffa, Fabian A. Crespo, Oscar Perez Cattaneo, Leopoldo Contarbio (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi)

1950 World Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams

Oscar Furlong, Pedro Andres Bustos, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Vito Liva, Alberto Lopez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Roberto Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raul Perez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi & Casimiro Gonzalez Trilla)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 23 teams

Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Juan Carlos Uder, Alberto Lopez, Raul Perez Varela, Ruben Pagliari, Roberto Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Juan Gaszo, Rafael Lledo, Ignacio Poletti

1959 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams

Bernardo Schime, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Orlando A. Peralta, Herberto R. Fagnani, Enrique J. Borda, Florencio O. Marzoratti, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Edgar Domingo Parizzia, Felipe Fernandez, Carlos Alberto Vasino, Juan Carlos Nano, Juan Luis Sabatini (Coach: Pedro Rafael Pasquinelli)

1963 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Alfredo Tulli, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Vicente Desimone, Gregorio Moreno, Gustavo Adolfo Chazarreta, Arturo Cacciamani, Hugo Mario Oliva, Samuel Alfredo Oliva, Carlos Ernesto Lutringer, Zoilo Victor Dominguez, Victor Hugo LeBihan (Coach: Alberto F. Andrizzi)

1967 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams

Jose Ignacio de Lizazo, Nestor Delguy, Carlos Mariani, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Tomas Sandor, Ernesto Ghermann, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Norberto Battilana, Samuel Oliva, Luis Casarin, Dante Aurelio Masolini (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone)

1974 World Championship: finished 11th among 14 teams

Ernesto Ghermann, Alfredo Adrian Monachesi, Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, Jorge Oscar Martin, Carlos Alberto Raffaelli, Raul Esteban Guitart, Eduardo Osvaldo Cadillac, Gustavo Aguirre, Jorge Becerra, Adolfo Ruben Perazzo, Jose Luis Pagella, Alberto Pedro Cabrera (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone)

1986 World Championship: finished 12th among 24 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Gabriel Milovich, Luis Alberto Orono, Fernando Borcel, Esteban Camisassa, Diego Maggi, Hernan Abel Montenegro, Sergio Daniel Aispurua (Coach: Flor Melendez Montanez)

1990 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Diego Maggi, Diego Osella, Gabriel Milovich, Julio Ariel Rodriguez, Ruben Ariel Scolari, Marcelo Lorenzo Richotti (Coach: Carlos Boismene)

1994 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Ruben Wolkowyski, Daniel Farabello, Jorge Racca, Esteban Daniel Perez, Sebastian Uranga, Diego Osella, Eduardo Claudio Domine, Orlando Fabian Tourn (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Daniel Farabello, Fabricio Oberto, Jorge Racca, Rubén Wolkowyski, Diego Osella, Esteban Pérez, Ernesto Michel, Esteban de la Fuente, Luis Villar (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)