9th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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Montreal 1976 | |||||||||
Tournament details | |||||||||
Olympics | 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
Host nation | Canada | ||||||||
City | Montreal | ||||||||
Duration | July 18–27 | ||||||||
Men's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||
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Women's tournament | |||||||||
Teams | 6 | ||||||||
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Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Basketball events at the 1976 Summer Olympics was the ninth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal ForuminMontreal, Quebec, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games. The United States won the gold against Yugoslavia in the men's tournament, while the Soviet Union won the gold medal against the United States in the women's competition.
A single NOC may enter up to one men's team with 12 players and up to one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country for both events plus the three medal winners from the previous Olympic Games for the men's tournament, and the three first places at the 1975 FIBA World Championship for the women's tournament. Additional spots for the men's tournament were decided via the continental qualification tournaments held by FIBA and an extra qualifying tournament held in Hamilton, Canada months prior to the contest. The remaining slots for the women's competition were also assigned via another tournament held in the same city.
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
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Americas | Europe | Automatic qualifiers |
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Men's tournament:
Women's tournament:
Tie-breaking criteria:
The first two places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the semifinals, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. The Soviet Union and the United States, two of the powerhouses at this tournament, finished the preliminary round undefeated. The host nation, Canada, also qualified for the semifinals together with Yugoslavia.
Egypt played only one match, against Czechoslovakia, and then flew home supporting the boycott of several African countries. Their remaining matches were forfeited.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 548 | 374 | +174 | 10 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 416 | +30 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 402 | +46 | 8 | 5th–8th classification round |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 472 | 481 | −9 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 461 | 511 | −50 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 364 | 555 | −191 | 5 |
July 18 |
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Canada ![]() |
104–76 | ![]() |
July 18 |
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Cuba ![]() |
111–89 | ![]() |
July 18 |
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Mexico ![]() |
77–120 | ![]() |
July 19 |
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Canada ![]() |
84–79 | ![]() |
July 19 |
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Soviet Union ![]() |
93–77 | ![]() |
July 19 |
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Mexico ![]() |
108–90 | ![]() |
July 21 |
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Mexico ![]() |
117–120 (OT) | ![]() |
July 21 |
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Japan ![]() |
56–97 | ![]() |
July 21 |
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Soviet Union ![]() |
108–85 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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Japan ![]() |
63–129 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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Mexico ![]() |
75–89 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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Australia ![]() |
69–81 | ![]() |
July 24 |
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Cuba ![]() |
72–98 | ![]() |
July 24 |
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Mexico ![]() |
84–92 | ![]() |
July 24 |
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Australia ![]() |
117–79 | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 396 | 349 | +47 | 10 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 366 | 343 | +23 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 344 | +5 | 8 | 5th–8th classification round |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 418 | 406 | +12 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 323 | 363 | −40 | 6 | 9th–12th classification round |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 111 | −47 | 5 |
July 18 |
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
84–63 | ![]() |
July 18 |
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Italy ![]() |
86–106 | ![]() |
July 18 |
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Egypt ![]() |
64–103 | ![]() |
July 20 |
Forfeited |
Italy ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
July 20 |
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United States ![]() |
95–94 | ![]() |
July 20 |
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
99–81 | ![]() |
July 21 |
Forfeited |
Puerto Rico ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
July 21 |
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Czechoslovakia ![]() |
69–79 | ![]() |
July 21 |
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
93–112 | ![]() |
July 22 |
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Czechoslovakia ![]() |
89–83 | ![]() |
July 22 |
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
88–87 | ![]() |
July 22 |
Forfeited |
United States ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
July 24 |
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United States ![]() |
81–76 | ![]() |
July 24 |
Forfeited |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
July 24 |
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Italy ![]() |
95–81 | ![]() |
Semifinals (July 26) | Gold medal (July 27) | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 84 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 74 | |||||||
B1 | ![]() | 95 | |||||||
B1 | ![]() | 95 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 77 | Bronze medal (July 27) | ||||||
A1 | ![]() | 100 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 72 |
5th–8th Place
Semifinals (July 25) | 5th place (July 27) | ||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 76 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 91 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 75 | |||||||
B3 | ![]() | 98 | |||||||
B3 | ![]() | 79 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 72 | 7th place (July 27) | ||||||
A3 | ![]() | 92 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 81 |
9th–12th Place
Semifinals (July 25) | 9th place (July 27) | ||||||||
A5 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
B6 | ![]() | 0[d] | |||||||
A5 | ![]() | 84 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 111 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 91 | 11th place (July 27) | ||||||
B6 | ![]() | 0[d] | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 2 |
d Forfeited match.
The first Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women consisted of a single round-robin group, where final standings were determined by the group rankings. The Soviet team finished undefeated and won the gold medal, while the American team won the silver medal through a victory over the Bulgarian team that broke the tie between the two teams in favor of the American team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 504 | 346 | +158 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 417 | −2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 377 | −12 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 359 | −8 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 405 | 400 | +5 | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 336 | 477 | −141 | 5 |
July 19 |
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United States ![]() |
71–84 | ![]() |
July 19 |
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Soviet Union ![]() |
115–51 | ![]() |
July 19 |
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Czechoslovakia ![]() |
66–67 | ![]() |
July 20 |
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Japan ![]() |
121–89 | ![]() |
July 20 |
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United States ![]() |
95–79 | ![]() |
July 20 |
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Czechoslovakia ![]() |
75–88 | ![]() |
July 22 |
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Bulgaria ![]() |
68–91 | ![]() |
July 22 |
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Japan ![]() |
62–76 | ![]() |
July 22 |
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United States ![]() |
89–75 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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Bulgaria ![]() |
66–63 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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Canada ![]() |
59–67 | ![]() |
July 23 |
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United States ![]() |
77–112 | ![]() |
July 25 |
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Canada ![]() |
62–85 | ![]() |
July 26 |
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United States ![]() |
83–67 | ![]() |
July 26 |
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Soviet Union ![]() |
98–75 | ![]() |
Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | Team | Pld | W | L | |
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7 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 |
4th | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 |
5th | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 |
6th | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 |
7th | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
8th | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
9th | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
10th | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
11th | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
12th | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 |
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