Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Carioca Arena 1 and the Youth Arena.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Serbia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
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| Men | United States Carmelo Anthony Harrison Barnes Jimmy Butler DeMarcus Cousins Demar DeRozan Kevin Durant Paul George Draymond Green Kyrie Irving DeAndre Jordan Kyle Lowry Klay Thompson |
Serbia Stefan Bircevic Bogdan Bogdanovic Nikola Jokic Stefan Jovic Nikola Kalinic Milan Macvan Stefan Markovic Nemanja Nedovic Miroslav Raduljica Marko Simonovic Vladimir Stimac Milos Teodosic |
Spain Alex Abrines Jose Manuel Calderon Victor Claver Rudy Fernandez Pau Gasol Willy Hernangomez Sergio Llull Nikola Mirotic Juan-Carlos Navarro Felipe Reyes Sergio Rodriguez Ricky Rubio |
| Women | United States Seimone Augustus Sue Bird Tamika Catchings Tina Charles Elena Delle Donne Sylvia Fowles Brittney Griner Angel McCoughtry Maya Moore Breanna Stewart Diana Taurasi Lindsay Whalen |
Spain Anna Cruz Silvia Dominguez Laura Gil Astou Ndour Laura Nicholls Laia Palau Lucila Pascua Laura Quevedo Leonor Rodriguez Leticia Romero Alba Torrens Marta Xargay |
Serbia Dajana Butulija Sasa Cado Aleksandra Crvendakic Ana Dabovic Milica Dabovic Nevena Jovanovic Sara Krnjic Jelena Milovanovic Danielle Page Sonja Petrovic Tamara Radocaj Dragana Stankovic |
Statistics[]
- There were 280 total athletes from 17 countries.
- Zou Yuchen was the youngest participant with 20 years and 32 days.
- Manu Ginobili was the oldest participant with 39 years and 9 days.
- Luis Scola of Argentina was the only basketball player chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Only 3 nations won a medal in basketball, the lowest amount possible.
- The United States won 2 out of 2 gold medals.
- Serbia won its first-ever 2 medals in the sport.
