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Olympic Medals in Basketball

Barcelona Results

Men
1. United States
2. Croatia
3. Lithuania
Women
1. Unified Team
2. China
3. United States

Medals Won by Countries

Men
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 10 1 1 12
Soviet Union 2 4 3 9
Yugoslavia 1 3 1 5
Brazil - - 3 3
Uruguay - - 2 2
Canada - 1 - 1
Croatia - 1 - 1
Spain - 1 - 1
France - 1 - 1
Italy - 1 - 1
Cuba - - 1 1
Lithuania - - 1 1
Mexico - - 1 1
Totals (13 events) 13 13 13 39
Women
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 2 1 1 4
Soviet Union 2 - 1 3
Bulgaria - 1 1 2
China - 1 1 2
Yugoslavia - 1 1 2
Unified Team 1 - - 1
Korea - 1 - 1
Totals (5 events) 5 5 5 15

This is an official publication of The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Sports Publication Department. Written by Howard Thomas and Dianna Drayson.


Olympic Factoid
Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium.