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Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

For the second straight year, the United States' team comprised fully of NBA players won the gold medal. This was also the last Olympics prior to the inception of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the United States.

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's	United States (USA) Charles Barkley Penny Hardaway Grant Hill Hakeem Olajuwon Karl Malone Reggie Miller Shaquille O'Neal Gary Payton Scottie Pippen Mitch Richmond David Robinson John Stockton	Yugoslavia (YUG) Dejan Tomašević Miroslav Berić Dejan Bodiroga Željko Rebrača Predrag Danilović Vlade Divac Aleksandar Đorđević Saša Obradović Žarko Paspalj Zoran Savić Nikola Lončar Milenko Topić	Lithuania (LTU) Arvydas Sabonis Rimas Kurtinaitis Darius Lukminas Saulius Štombergas Eurelijus Žukauskas Šarūnas Marčiulionis Mindaugas Žukauskas Gintaras Einikis Andrius Jurkūnas Artūras Karnišovas Rytis Vaišvila Tomas Pačėsas
Women's	United States (USA) Teresa Edwards Dawn Staley Ruthie Bolton Sheryl Swoopes Jennifer Azzi Lisa Leslie Carla McGhee Katy Steding Katrina Felicia McClain Rebecca Lobo Venus Lacy Nikki McCray	Brazil (BRA) Hortência Marcari Oliva Maria Angelica Adriana Aparecida Santos Leila Sobral Maria Paula Silva Janeth Arcain Roseli Gustavo Marta Sobral Silvinha Alessandra Oliveira Cintia Santos Claudia Maria Pastor	Australia (AUS) Robyn Maher Allison Cook Sandy Brondello Michele Timms Shelley Sandie Trisha Fallon Michelle Chandler Fiona Robinson Carla Boyd Jenny Whittle Rachael Sporn Michelle Brogan

[edit] Men's Tournament

[edit] Group A

Team W L Pts United States 5 0 10 Lithuania 3 2 8 Croatia 3 2 8 China 2 3 7 Argentina 2 3 7 Angola 0 5 5

Angola 62-66 67-70 48-71 49-85 54-87  Argentina 66-62 77-87 75-90 65-61 68-96  China 70-67 87-77 78-109 55-116 70-133  Croatia 71-48 90-75 109-78 81-83 71-102  Lithuania 85-49 61-65 116-55 83-81 82-104  USA 87-54 96-68 133-70 102-71 104-82

[edit] Group B

Team W L Pts Yugoslavia 5 0 10 Australia 4 1 9 Greece 3 2 8 Brazil 2 3 7 Puerto Rico 1 4 6 South Korea 0 5 5

Australia 109-101 103-62 111-88 101-96 68-91  Brazil 101-109 87-89 127-97 101-98 82-101  Greece 63-102 89-87 108-86 80-69 63-71  Korea 88-111 97-127 86-108 86-98 65-118  Puerto Rico 96-101 98-101 69-80 98-86 86-97  Yugoslavia 91-68 101-82 71-63 118-65 97-86

[edit] Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

B1

Yugoslavia

128

A4

China

61

B1

Yugoslavia

66

A2

Lithuania

58

A2

Lithuania

99

B3

Greece

66

B1

Yugoslavia

69

A1

USA

95

B2

Australia

73

A3

Croatia

71

B2

Australia

73

Bronze medal game

A1

USA

101

A1

USA

98

A2

Lithuania

80

B4

Brazil

75

B2

Australia

74

[edit] Final table, men

1996 men's teams.

1996 women's teams.

1. USA
2. Yugoslavia
3. Lithuania
4. Australia
5. Greece
6. Brazil
7. Croatia
8. China
9. Argentina
10. Puerto Rico
11. Angola
12. South Korea

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