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Encyclopedia > Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
16th Basketball Olympic Tournament
Athens 2004
Tournament details
Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics
Host nation Flag of Greece Greece
City Athens
Dates
Men's National Teams 12
Men's Medals
Flag of Argentina Argentina
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of the United States USA
Women's National Teams 12
Women's Medals
Flag of the United States USA
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of Russia Russia
Official website
Athens 2004 - Basketball

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. Image File history File links Olympic_flag. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Olympic_pictogram_Basketball. ... This article is about the sport. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... The Helliniko Olympic Complex is situated on the east coast of Greece south of Athens, approximately 30 kilometres from the Olympic Village, and was built for the staging of the 2004 Summer Olympics and consists of 5 separate venues. ... The Olympic Indoor Hall (also known simply as the Indoor Hall) is the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. ... The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...


In each competition, 12 teams took part in the Olympics. The host nation (Greece) automatically received a berth in both tournaments. Winning in the 2002 World Championships also earned a berth for Serbia and Montenegro (as Yugoslavia at the time) in the men's tournament and the United States in the women's. Also see: 2002 (number). ...


The remaining 10 spots in each tournament were allocated to the five Olympic continents. Each continent held a tournament to determine its entries. Africa received 1 spot in each sex, Oceania received 2, and Europe received 3. America received 3 places in the men's tournament but only 1 in the women's, while Asia received 1 in the men's and 3 in the women's. The Olympic symbols are various logos, icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee for various aspects related to the promotion of the Olympic Movement around the world. ...


Reigning gold medallists from the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in both the men's and women's event, the United States of America failed to retain its men's title, but successfully defended its women's title. Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Greece vs Argentina 64-69
Greece vs Argentina 64-69

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Medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details
Argentina Argentina (ARG) Italy Italy (ITA) United States United States (USA)
Women
details
United States United States (USA) Australia Australia (AUS) Russia Russia (RUS)

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in basketball from 1936 to 2004. ... // Spain was one of two teams to go undefeated in the preliminary round – the other being Lithuania in Group B. World champions Serbia & Montenegro played its worst Olympic performance ever, finishing last in the pool having lost to all but Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // United States of America Australia Russia Brazil Czech Republic Spain Greece New Zealand Peoples Republic of China Japan Nigeria South Korea Categories: | ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ...

Medal Table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 1 0 1 2
2 Argentina Argentina (ARG) 1 0 0 1
3 Australia Australia (AUS) 0 1 0 1
Italy Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
4 Russia Russia (RUS) 0 0 1 1

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Teams

Men

The men's event involved twelve teams split equally into two groups.

See also: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

Group A: Below are the teams for Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

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Women

The women's event involved 12 teams split in two groups.

See also: Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's team squads

Group A: Below are the teams for Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

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External links

  • Olympics: Olympic Basketball Tournament 2004

  Results from FactBites:
 
2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2248 words)
Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance.
By July/August 2004, all venues were delivered: in August, the Olympic Stadium was officially completed and opened, joined or preceded by the official completion and openings of other venues within the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA), and the sports complexes in Faliro and Helliniko.
The well-received 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony was held on August 13.
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (492 words)
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Reigning gold medallists from the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in both the men's and women's event, the United States of America failed to retain its men's title, but successfully defended its women's title.
The remaining 10 spots in each tournament were allocated to the five Olympic continents.
  More results at FactBites »


 

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