Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 July to 4 August 1996 at the Morehouse College Gymnasium with the medal rounds contested at the Georgia Dome.
For the first time, both men and women played in the round-robin format with six teams in each of the two groups, as the women's field was expanded to 12 teams.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia and Montenegro |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
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| Men | United States Charles Barkley Anfernee Hardaway Grant Hill Karl Malone Reggie Miller Shaquille O'Neal Hakeem Olajuwon Gary Payton Scottie Pippen Mitch Richmond David Robinson John Stockton |
Serbia and Montenegro Miroslav Beric Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilovic Vlade Divac Aleksandar Djordjevic Nikola Loncar Sasa Obradovic Zarko Paspalj Zeljko Rebraca Zoran Savic Dejan Tomasevic Milenko Topic |
Lithuania Gintaras Einikis Arturas Karnisovas Rimas Kurtinaitis Darius Lukminas Sarunas Marciulionis Tomas Pacesas Arvydas Sabonis Saulius Stombergas Rytis Vaisvila Eurelijus Zukauskas Mindaugas Zukauskas |
| Women | United States Jennifer Azzi Ruthie Bolton Teresa Edwards Venus Lacey Lisa Leslie Rebecca Lobo Katrina McClain Nikki McCray Carla McGhee Dawn Staley Katy Steding Sheryl Swoopes |
Brazil Janeth dos Santos Arcain Roseli do Carmo Gustavo Silvia Andrea Santos Luz Hortencia de Fatima Marcari Oliva Alessandra Santos de Oliveira Claudia Maria Pastor Ariana Aparecida dos Santos Cintia Silva dos Santos Maria Angelica Goncalves da Silva Maria Paula Goncalves da Silva Leila de Souza Sobral Marta de Souza Sobral |
Australia Carla Boyd Michelle Brogan Sandy Brondello Michelle Chandler Allison Cook Trisha Fallon Robyn Maher Fiona Robinson Shelley Sandie Rachael Sporn Michele Timms Jennifer Whittle |
Statistics[]
- There were 284 total athletes from 19 countries.
- Mariya Stepanova was the youngest participant with 17 years and 149 days.
- Georgie Torres was the oldest participant with 38 years and 316 days.
- Liu Yudong of China and Lukengu Ngalula of Zaire were the only basketball players chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- The United States won 2 out of 2 gold medals.
- Brazil won its first medal in the sport since Tokyo 1964.
- Serbia and Montenegro won its first-ever medal in the sport since the dissolution from Yugoslavia.
- Australia won its first-ever medal in the sport.