Basketball is one of the most famous sports in the world, especially in America, where the world superstar plays in the NBA league, which is also one of the richest sports leagues. The sport was also included in the Olympics for the first time in 1936, which happened in Berlin, where the USA won the Gold Medal.
Basketball is one of the most enduring sports of the Summer Olympics, which features so many star players like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Steffen Curry, Kevin Durant, Stephen John Nash, and many more. The USA is the most successful country, winning 17 gold, silver, and two bronze medals.
List of Medal Winner Countries and The Year of the Olympics
| Olympic Games | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin 1936 | USA | Canada | Mexico |
| London 1948 | USA | France | Brazil |
| Helsinki 1952 | USA | Soviet Union | Uruguay |
| Melbourne 1956 | USA | Soviet Union | Uruguay |
| Rome 1960 | USA | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| Tokyo 1964 | USA | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| Mexico 1968 | USA | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Munich 1972 | Soviet Union | USA | Cuba |
| Montreal 1976 | USA | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Moscow 1980 | Yugoslavia | Italy | Soviet Union |
| Los Angeles 1984 | USA | Spain | Yugoslavia |
| Seoul 1988 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | USA |
| Barcelona 1992 | USA | Croatia | Lithuania |
| Atlanta 1996 | USA | Yugoslavia | Lithuania |
| Sydney 2000 | USA | France | Lithuania |
| Athens 2004 | Argentina | Italy | USA |
| Beijing 2008 | USA | Spain | Argentina |
| London 2012 | USA | Spain | Russia |
| Rio 2016 | USA | Serbia | Spain |
| Tokyo 2020 | USA | France | Australia |
| Paris 2024 | USA | France | Serbia |
In the 2024 Paris Olympics USA won the Gold medal match against the host nation France by 98-87, in which Stephen Curry stepped up as he scored 24 points.
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