# 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics

3x3 basketball was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as an official Olympic sport in 2020.

## History

On 9 June 2017, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee announced that 3x3 basketball would become an official Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, for both men and women. (The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

## Men
### Summary

| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| Year | Hosts | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place |
| 2020 Details | Tokyo | Latvia | 21–18 | ROC | Serbia | 21–14 | Belgium |
| 2024 Details | Paris | Netherlands | 18–17 (OT) | France | Lithuania | 21–18 | Latvia |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | ROC (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
| Belgium | 4th | • | 1 |
| China | 8th | 8th | 2 |
| France | • | 2nd | 1 |
| Japan | 6th | • | 1 |
| Latvia | 1st | 4th | 2 |
| Lithuania | • | 3rd | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5th | 1st | 2 |
| Poland | 7th | 6th | 2 |
| ROC | 2nd | • | 1 |
| Serbia | 3rd | 5th | 2 |
| United States | • | 7th | 1 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 | |

## Women
### Summary

| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| Year | Hosts | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place |
| 2020 Details | Tokyo | United States | 18–15 | ROC | China | 16–14 | France |
| 2024 Details | Paris | Germany | 17–16 | Spain | United States | 16–13 | Canada |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | ROC (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
| Australia | • | 5th | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | • | 7th | 1 |
| Canada | • | 4th | 1 |
| China | 3rd | 6th | 2 |
| France | 4th | 8th | 2 |
| Germany | • | 1st | 1 |
| Italy | 6th | • | 1 |
| Japan | 5th | • | 1 |
| Mongolia | 8th | • | 1 |
| ROC | 2nd | • | 1 |
| Romania | 7th | • | 1 |
| Spain | • | 2nd | 1 |
| United States | 1st | 3rd | 2 |
| Nations | 8 | 8 | |

## Medal table

Sources:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | ROC (ROC) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |