Men's Basketball Olympic Medal Count

Men's Basketball Olympic Medal Count

The FIBA organized the first Olympic basketball tournament in the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin as an outdoor tournament. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. The Yugoslavs would later lose their gold medal to the Americans in the 1984 Summer Olympics, with the Soviets boycotting. In 1988, with the Americans sending in a young team, the Soviets reclaimed the gold medal, beating the Yugoslavs in the gold medal game.

RankCountryTotalGoldSilverBronze 
1 United States United States241923 
2 Soviet Union Soviet Union12444 
3 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia8152 
4 Argentina Argentina2101 
5 Unified Team Unified Team1100 
6 Australia Australia4031 
7 France France2020 
7 Italy Italy2020 
7 Spain Spain2020 
10 Brazil Brazil5014 
11 Bulgaria Bulgaria2011 
12 China China2011 
13 Canada Canada1010 
13 Croatia Croatia1010 
13 South Korea South Korea1010 
16 Lithuania Lithuania3003 
17 Russia Russia2002 
17 Uruguay Uruguay2002 
19 Cuba Cuba1001 
19 Mexico Mexico1001 
Men's Basketball Olympic Medal Count
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