Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 24 August 2008 at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Event | |||
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Men | United States Carmelo Anthony Carlos Boozer Chris Bosh Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Lebron James Jason Kidd Chris Paul Tayshaun Prince Michael Redd Dwyane Wade Deron Williams |
Spain Jose Manuel Calderon Rudy Fernandez Jorge Garbajosa Marc Gasol Pau Gasol Carlos Jimenez Raul Lopez Alex Mumbru Juan Carlos Navarro Felipe Reyes Berni Rodriguez Ricky Rubio |
Argentina Carlos Francisco Delfino Emanuel David Ginobili Roman Javier Gonzalez Leonardo Martin Gutierrez Guillermo Federico Kammerichs Juan Pedro Gutierrez Llanas Andres Marcelo Nocioni Fabricio Raul Jesus Oberto Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti Pablo Prigioni Alfredo Paolo Quinteros Luis Alberto Scola |
Women | United States Seimone Augustus Sue Bird Tamika Catchings Sylvia Fowles Kara Lawson Lisa Leslie Delisha Milton-Jones Candace Parker Cappie Pondexter Katie Smith Diana Taurasi Tina Thompson |
Australia Suzy Batkovic Tully Bevilaqua Rohanee Cox Hollie Grima Kristi Harrower Lauren Jackson Erin Phillips Emma Randall Jenni Screen Belinda Snell Laura Summerton Penny Taylor |
Russia Svetlana Abrosimova Rebekka Linn Hammon Marina Karpunina Ilona Korstin Marina Kuzina Ekaterina Lisina Irina Osipova Oxana Rakhmatulina Tatiana Shchegoleva Irina Sokolovskaya Maria Stepanova Natalia Vodopyanova |
Statistics[]
- There were 287 total athletes from 19 countries.
- Ricky Rubio was the youngest participant with 17 years and 293 days.
- Lisa Leslie was the oldest participant with 36 years and 33 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- The United States won 2 out of 2 gold medals.
- Spain won its first medal in the sport since Los Angeles 1984.