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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the nineteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and was held from 6 August to 21 August 2016.
The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August. [1] The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony.
The 2016 team consisted of just two returning players from the 2012 Olympic gold-medal winning team, Kevin Durant and the new team captain, Carmelo Anthony. [5] [6]The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936. ... 2016 Rio Olympics: gold. 2021 Tokyo Olympics ...
2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro ... List of results of the United States men's basketball team at the Olympics. Add languages ...
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [ 1 ] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
It will go down as one of the best performances in Olympics basketball history. USA. ... Spain medaled in 2008 (silver), 2012 (silver) and 2016 (bronze) but didn't medal in the next two Games.
The 2016 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad which were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their eighth gold medal, and sixth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated Spain in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event.