15th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Sydney 2000 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
City | Sydney | ||||||||
Duration | 16 September – 1 October | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Basketball contests at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the fifteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 16 September 2000 to 1 October 2000. Games took place at the Sydney SuperDome and the Dome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The United States claimed the gold medals in both the men's and women's competitions.
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Sydney Super Dome | The Dome | |
Capacity: 18,200 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball |
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships, plus the Americas runner-up and four additional berths from Europe in the men's competition, and the second and third place from the Americas tournament plus three additional squads from Europe in the women's competition.
Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification |
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification |
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Tie-breaking criteria:
Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
Quarterfinals (28 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (1 October) | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 70 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 83 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 63 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 85 | ||||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 75 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 62 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 65 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 52 | Third place | |||||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 63 | A3 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 68 | B3 | ![]() | 71 |
Main article: Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament |
Quarterfinals (27 September) | Semifinals (29 September) | Gold medal game (30 September) | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 48 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 64 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 52 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 67 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 68 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 54 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 76 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 58 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 69 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 65 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 78 | ||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 58 | A3 | ![]() | 84 | |||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 43 | B3 | ![]() | 73 |
Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
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8 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 |
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8 | 4 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 1 |
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8 | 5 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 |
4th | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||
5th | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 2 |
6th | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 |
7th | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 |
8th | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 |
Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
9th | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 |
10th | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 |
Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
11th | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 |
12th | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 |