The History of Basketball Olympics - Compiled by Matt Blair - March 16, 2004

Men's Olympic Basketball Winners

Year	Gold	Final Score	Silver	Bronze
1936	US	19-8	Canada	Mexico 26, Poland 12
1948	US	65-21	France	Brazil 52, Mexico 47
1952	US	36-25	Soviet Union	Uruguay 68, Argentina 59
1956	US	89-55	Soviet Union	Uruguay 71, France 62
1960	US	81-57	Soviet Union	Brazil 78, Italy 75
1964	US	73-59	Soviet Union	Brazil 76, Puerto Rico 60
1968	US	65-50	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union 70, Brazil 53
1972	USSR	51-50	United States	Cuba 66, Italy 65
1976	US	95-74	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union 100, Canada 72
1980	Yugoslavia	86-77	Italy	Soviet Union 117, Spain 94
1984	US	96-65	Spain	Yugoslavia 88, Canada 82
1988	USSR	76-63	Yugoslavia	United States 78, Australia 49
1992	US	117-85	Croatia	Lithuania 82, Soviet Union 78
1996	US	95-69	Yugoslavia	Lithuania 80, Australia 74
2000	US	85-75	France	Lithuania 89, Australia 71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's Olympic Basketball Winners

Year	Gold	Final Score	Silver	Bronze
1976	Soviet Union	5-0	United States	Bulgaria
1980	Soviet Union	104-73	Bulgaria	Yugoslavia 68, Hungary 65
1984	United States	85-55	Republic of Korea	China 63, Canada 65
1988	United States	77-70	Yugoslavia	Soviet Union 68, Australia 53
1992	Unified Team	76-66	P.R. of China	United States 88, Cuba 74
1996	United States	111-87	Brazil	Australia 66, Ukraine 56
2000	United States	76-54	Australia	Brazil 84, South Korea 73