Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held between 24 July and 8 August 2021 at the Aomi Urban Sports Park and Saitama Super Arena.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Latvia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  ROC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Trivia[]
- There were 352 total athletes from 24 countries.
- Wan Jiyuan was the youngest participant with 19 years and 11 days.
- Laia Palau was the oldest participant with 41 years and 319 days.
- 11 athletes were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Latvia won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Japan won its first-ever medal in the sport.
- China won its first medal in the sport since Los Angeles 1984.