Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 27 July 1976 at Centre Étienne Desmarteau with the final round matches played at the Montreal Forum.
The women's basketball tournament was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this edition.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
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| Men | United States Michel Armstrong William Buckner Kenneth Carr Adrian Dantley Walter Davis Phil Ford Ernie Grunfeld Philip Hubbard Mitchell Kupchak Thomas La Garde Scott May Steve Sheppard |
Yugoslavia Kresimir Cosic Drazen Dalipagic Mirza Delibasic Blagoje Georgijevski Vinko Jelovac Zeljko Jerkov Dragan Kicanovic Andro Knego Damir Solman Zoran Slavnic Zarko Varajic Rajko Zizic |
Soviet Union Vladimir Arzamaskov Alexandr Belov Sergei Belov Ivan Edeshko Mikhail Korkiya Andrei Makeev Valeri Miloserdov Anatoly Mychkin Alexandr Salnikov Vladimir Tkachenko Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Vladimir Zhigiliy |
| Women | Soviet Union Olga Barisheva Tamara Daunene Nelli Feryabnikova Natalia Klimova Raisa Kurvyakova Tatjana Ovetchkina Angele Rupshene Iuliyaka Semenova Nadezhda Shuvaeva Olga Sukharnova Nadezhda Zakharova Tatjana Zakharova |
United States Cindy Brogdon Nancy Dunkle Lusia Harris Patricia Head Charlotte Lewis Nancy Lieberman Gail Marquis Ann Meyers Mary Anne O'Connor Patricia Roberts Susan Rojcewicz Juliene Simpson |
Bulgaria Krassimira Bogdanova Diana Dilova Nadka Goltcheva Krassimira Guiourova Petkana Makaveeva Penka Methodieva Snejana Mikhailova Margarita Shtarkelova Guirguina Skerlatova Maria Stoyanova Penka Stoyanova Todorka Yordanova |
Statistics[]
- There were 213 total athletes from 13 countries.
- Nancy Lieberman was the youngest participant with 18 years and 18 days.
- Teofilo Cruz was the oldest participant with 34 years and 201 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Bulgaria won its first-ever medal in the sport.
