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Detailed Information
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Competition Dates
20 Jul to 4 Aug 1996
Olympic Basketball Draw
Results -- now with game times!
Venue
Georgia Dome (preliminaries, semifinals and finals)
Capacity:35,500
Events / Disciplines
Two Events
Men | Women |
Team | Team |
Number of Athletes
144 men (12 teams of 12), 144 women (12 teams of 12), 288 total
Changes Since Barcelona
Added: Four teams to the women’s tournament
Qualifications
Gold medalists, and teams finishing second through seventh for men,
and second through sixth for women, at the 1994 World Championships and
additional zone qualifying tournaments qualified.
The host country qualified directly.
If the score is tied at the end of regulation, play continues for as many extra 5-minute periods as are necessary to break the tie.
Olympic Debut
Men: 1936
Women:1976
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