Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics - wikipedia Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics 19th Olympic Basketball Tournament Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tournament details Olympics 2016 Summer Olympics Host nation Brazil City Rio de Janeiro Duration 6 -- 21 August 2016 Men 's tournament Teams 12 Medals Gold medalists United States Silver medalists Serbia Bronze medalists Spain Women 's tournament Teams 12 Medals Gold medalists United States Silver medalists Spain Bronze medalists Serbia Official website www.rio2016.com/en/basketball Tournaments ← 2012 2020 → Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification men women Tournament men women Rosters men women Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held from 6 to 21 August 2016. The preliminary and knockout matches for men were played inside the Carioca Arena 1 in Olympic Park which seats up to 16,000 spectators, and the matches for women were played in Youth Arena. This marked the first time that the men 's and women 's Olympic tournaments were played in multiple / separate venues. Hosting country, Brazil, failed to make it to the quarterfinals of both the men 's and women 's division after being eliminated from the group stage. Three countries in both categories took all of the medals : United States ( who took both gold medals ), Serbia and Spain. Contents 1 Competition schedule 2 Venues 3 Qualification 3.1 Hosts 3.2 Men 's qualification 3.3 Women 's qualification 4 Men 's competition 4.1 Group stage 4.1. 1 Group A 4.1. 2 Group B 4.2 Knockout stage 5 Women 's competition 5.1 Group stage 5.1. 1 Group A 5.1. 2 Group B 5.2 Knockout stage 6 Medal summary 6.1 Medal table 6.2 Events 7 Referees 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Competition schedule Group stage 1⁄8 Round of 16 1⁄4 Quarter - finals 1⁄2 Semi-finals Bronze medal match Final Date Event Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Men 1⁄4 1⁄2 Women 1⁄4 1⁄2 Venues Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Carioca Arena 1 Carioca Arena 1 Youth Arena Youth Arena Capacity : 16,000 Capacity : 5,000 Carioca Arena 1, the largest among the three Carioca Arenas, and Youth Arena, are the arenas that are being used for the basketball tournaments. The Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, site of the 1954 FIBA World Championship and the 1963 FIBA World Championship, hosted the indoor volleyball tournaments instead. Carioca Arena 1 hosted the entire men 's tournament and the women 's knockout stage, while Youth Arena hosted the women 's preliminary round. Qualification The National Olympic Committees might enter up to one 12 - player men 's team and up to one 12 - player women 's team. Hosts Just as in 2012, the Olympic hosts were not guaranteed an Olympic berth. On 9 August 2015, it was announced that the Brazil men 's and women 's national teams would compete in the Olympic Basketball Tournament at the 2016 Rio Games after FIBA 's Central Board decided to grant them automatic places at its meeting in Tokyo. Men 's qualification Main article : Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Men 's qualification Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 31 August -- 14 September 2014 Spain United States Host nation 9 August 2015 Tokyo Brazil 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship 15 -- 18 August 2015 Various Australia AfroBasket 2015 19 -- 30 August 2015 Radès Nigeria 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 31 August -- 12 September 2015 Mexico City Venezuela Argentina EuroBasket 2015 5 -- 20 September 2015 Various Spain Lithuania 2015 FIBA Asia Championship 23 September -- 3 October 2015 Changsha China 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 4 -- 10 July 2016 Belgrade Serbia Pasay France Turin Croatia Total 12 Women 's qualification Main article : Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's qualification Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified 2014 FIBA World Championship 27 September -- 5 October 2014 Turkey United States EuroBasket Women 2015 11 -- 28 June 2015 Various Serbia Host nation 9 August 2015 Tokyo Brazil 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 9 -- 16 August 2015 Edmonton Canada 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship 15 -- 17 August 2015 Various Australia 2015 FIBA Asia Championship 29 August -- 5 September 2015 Wuhan Japan AfroBasket Women 2015 24 September -- 3 October 2015 Yaoundé Senegal 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 13 -- 19 June 2016 Nantes 5 Belarus China France Spain Turkey Total 12 Men 's competition Main article : Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Men 's tournament The competition consisted of two stages ; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter - finals. Group a Pos Team Pld PF PA PD Pts Qualification United States 5 5 0 524 407 + 117 10 Quarter - finals Australia 5 444 368 + 76 9 France 5 423 378 + 45 8 Serbia 5 426 387 + 39 7 5 Venezuela 5 315 444 − 129 6 6 China 5 0 5 318 466 − 148 5 Source : FIBA Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head - to - head results ; 3 ) Points difference ; 4 ) Points scored. Group b Pos Team Pld PF PA PD Pts Qualification Croatia 5 400 407 − 7 8 Quarter - finals Spain 5 432 357 + 75 8 Lithuania 5 392 428 − 36 8 Argentina 5 441 428 + 13 8 5 Brazil ( H ) 5 411 407 + 4 7 6 Nigeria 5 392 441 − 49 6 Source : FIBA Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head - to - head results ; 3 ) Points difference ; 4 ) Points scored. ( H ) Host. Notes : ^ Jump up to : In games among the four teams at 3 -- 2, Croatia and Spain were 2 -- 1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1 -- 2. Croatia beat Spain 72 -- 70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81 -- 73. Knockout stage The knockout stage was a single - elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal. Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal 17 August Australia 90 19 August Lithuania 64 Australia 61 17 August Serbia 87 Croatia 83 21 August Serbia 86 Serbia 66 17 August United States 96 Spain 92 19 August France 67 Spain 76 17 August United States 82 Bronze medal United States 105 21 August Argentina 78 Australia 88 Spain 89 Women 's competition Main article : Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament The competition consisted of two stages ; a group stage followed by a knockout stage. Group stage The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter - finals. Group a Pos Team Pld PF PA PD Pts Qualification Australia 5 5 0 400 345 + 55 10 Quarter - finals France 5 344 343 + 1 8 Turkey 5 324 325 − 1 8 Japan 5 386 378 + 8 8 5 Belarus 5 347 361 − 14 6 6 Brazil ( H ) 5 0 5 335 384 − 49 5 Source : FIBA Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head - to - head results ; 3 ) Points difference ; 4 ) Points scored. ( H ) Host. Notes : ^ Jump up to : Head - to - head record : France 3 pts, + 8 PD ; Turkey 3 pts, − 2 PD ; Japan 3 pts, − 6 PD Group b Pos Team Pld PF PA PD Pts Qualification United States 5 5 0 520 316 + 204 10 Quarter - finals Spain 5 387 333 + 54 9 Canada 5 340 347 − 7 8 Serbia 5 385 406 − 21 7 5 China 5 371 428 − 57 6 6 Senegal 5 0 5 309 482 − 173 5 Source : FIBA Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head - to - head results ; 3 ) Points difference ; 4 ) Points scored. Knockout stage The knockout stage was a single - elimination tournament consisting of three rounds. Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal. Quarter - finals Semi-finals Gold medal 16 August France 68 18 August Canada 63 France 67 16 August United States 86 United States 110 20 August Japan 64 United States 101 16 August Spain 72 Spain 64 18 August Turkey 62 Spain 68 16 August Serbia 54 Bronze medal Australia 71 20 August Serbia 73 France 63 Serbia 70 Medal summary Medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 0 0 Serbia 0 Spain 0 Total 3 NOCs 6 Events Event Gold Silver Bronze Men details United States ( USA ) Jimmy Butler Kevin Durant DeAndre Jordan Kyle Lowry Harrison Barnes DeMar DeRozan Kyrie Irving Klay Thompson DeMarcus Cousins Paul George Draymond Green Carmelo Anthony Serbia ( SRB ) Miloš Teodosić Marko Simonović Bogdan Bogdanović Stefan Marković Nikola Kalinić Nemanja Nedović Stefan Birčević Miroslav Raduljica Nikola Jokić Vladimir Štimac Stefan Jović Milan Mačvan Spain ( ESP ) Pau Gasol Rudy Fernández Sergio Rodríguez Juan Carlos Navarro José Calderón Felipe Reyes Víctor Claver Willy Hernangómez Álex Abrines Sergio Llull Nikola Mirotić Ricky Rubio Women details United States ( USA ) Lindsay Whalen Seimone Augustus Sue Bird Maya Moore Angel McCoughtry Breanna Stewart Tamika Catchings Elena Delle Donne Diana Taurasi Sylvia Fowles Tina Charles Brittney Griner Spain ( ESP ) Leticia Romero Laura Nicholls Silvia Domínguez Alba Torrens Laia Palau Marta Xargay Leonor Rodríguez Lucila Pascua Anna Cruz Laura Quevedo Laura Gil Astou Ndour Serbia ( SRB ) Tamara Radočaj Sonja Petrović Saša Čađo Sara Krnjić Nevena Jovanović Jelena Milovanović Dajana Butulija Dragana Stanković Aleksandra Crvendakić Milica Dabović Ana Dabović Danielle Page Referees The following referees were selected for the tournament. Ahmed Al - Bulushi Steven Anderson Scott Paul Beker Ilija Belošević Chahinaz Boussetta Christos Christodoulou Natalia Cuello Cuello Duan Zhu Juan González Lauren Holtkamp Hwang In - tae Damir Javor Carlos Julio Karen Lasuik Olegs Latisevs Leandro Lezcano Guilherme Locatelli Robert Lottermoser Cristiano Maranho Vaughan Mayberry Anne Panther Ferdinand Pascual Piotr Pastusiak Sreten Radović José Reyes Borys Ryzhyk Stephen Seibel Roberto Vázquez Eddie Viator Nadege Anaize Zouzou See also Basketball at the 2014 Asian Games Basketball at the 2015 African Games Basketball at the 2015 European Games Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics References ^ Jump up to : `` Brazil 's national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament ''. FIBA. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Qualification System -- Games of the XXXI Olympiad '' ( PDF ). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments ; France to stage Women 's Tournament ''. FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016. Jump up ^ Referees External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics. International Basketball Federation official website Rio Olympics Basketball Schedule Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics ( Rio2016.com ) at the Wayback Machine ( archived 2016 - 08 - 26 ) Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR / Olympics Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Men 's tournament Rosters Teams Argentina Australia Brazil China Croatia France Lithuania Nigeria Serbia Spain United States Venezuela Qualification 2014 Basketball World Cup Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Qualifying Tournaments Turin / Manila / Belgrade squads Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics -- Women 's tournament Team rosters Teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada China France Japan Senegal Serbia Spain Turkey United States Qualification 2014 World Championship Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania Qualifying Tournament squads Events at the 2016 Summer Olympics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball men women Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey men women Football men women Golf Gymnastics Handball men women Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball men indoor women indoor men beach women beach Water polo men women Weightlifting Wrestling Chronological summary Medal table List of medalists Basketball at the Summer Olympics Tournaments 1896 1900 1904 ( demonstration ) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Men 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Qualifications Men 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Squads Men 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 List of medalists List of venues Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics&oldid=851640453 '' Categories : 2016 in basketball 2016 Summer Olympics events Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Olympics International basketball competitions hosted by Brazil 2016 -- 17 in Brazilian basketball Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2016 Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Bosanski Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Slovenščina Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 28 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 July 2018, at 16 : 54 ( UTC ). 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