Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
International basketball competition
The men's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States, began on July 20 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated FR Yugoslavia 95–69 for the gold medal.
Participants
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
Source: FIBA archiveRules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. (H) Hosts Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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AtlantaReferees: Jose Piovesan Neto ( BRA), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)
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20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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AtlantaReferees: Gennaro Colucci ( ITA), Stylianos Koukoulekidis ( GRE)
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20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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AtlantaReferees: Miguel Betancor Leon ( ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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AtlantaReferees: Robert Barnett ( AUS), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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AtlantaReferees: Jose Piovesan Neto ( BRA), Pascal Noel Dorizon ( FRA)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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Group B
Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Qualification
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1
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FR Yugoslavia
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5
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5
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0
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478
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364
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+114
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10
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Quarterfinals
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2
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Australia
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5
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4
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1
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492
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438
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+54
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9
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3
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Greece
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5
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3
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2
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402
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416
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−14
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8
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4
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Brazil
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5
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2
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3
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498
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494
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+4
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7
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5
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Puerto Rico
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5
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1
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4
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447
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465
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−18
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6
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9th place playoff
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6
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South Korea
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5
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0
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5
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422
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562
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−140
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5
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11th place playoff
| Source: FIBA archiveRules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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AtlantaReferees: Pascal Noel Dorizon ( FRA), Romualdas Brazauskas ( LTU)
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20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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AtlantaReferees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Antonio Soares De Campos ( ANG)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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AtlantaReferees: Joseph Derosa ( USA), Virun Thongpila (THA)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
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AtlantaReferees: Miguel Betancor Leon ( ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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AtlantaReferees: Pascal Noel Dorizon ( FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
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28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
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Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC−5)
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 10:00
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AtlantaReferees: Miguel Betancor Leon ( ESP), Raul Chaves Sagel ( ARG)
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30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 12:00
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30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 20:00
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30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 22:00
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AtlantaReferees: Pascal Noel Dorizon ( FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
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Classification round
Placement Matches (9–12th Place)
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 15:00
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30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 17:00
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AtlantaReferees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Jose Reyes Ronfini ( MEX)
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11th–12th
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 10:00
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AtlantaReferees: Jose Reyes Ronfini ( MEX), Juan Brea Diaz (CUB)
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9th–10th
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 12:00
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AtlantaReferees: Davorin Nakic ( CRO), Antonio Soares De Campos ( ANG)
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Placement Matches (5–8th Place)
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 10:00
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1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 12:00
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AtlantaReferees: Romualdas Brazauskas ( LTU), Jose Reyes Ronfini ( MEX)
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7th–8th
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 20:00
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5th–6th
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02) 22:00
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AtlantaReferees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juan Figueroa ( PUR)
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Semifinals
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 20:00
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AtlantaReferees: Wieslaw Zych ( POL), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
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1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 22:00
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AtlantaReferees: Raul Chaves Sagel ( ARG), Stylianos Koukoulekidis ( GRE)
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Finals
Bronze Medal match
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 20:00
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Gold Medal match
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 22:00
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AtlantaReferees: Miguel Betancor León ( ESP), José Reyes Ronfini ( MEX)
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Awards
Final standings
See also
References
External links
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