Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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The basketball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24.
[edit] Events
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Basketball Men (12 teams)
- Basketball Women (12 teams)
[edit] Qualifying Criteria
An NOC may enter up to 1 men's team with 12 players and up to 1 women's team with 12 players.
Basketball Men | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | - | - | 1 | People's Republic of China |
2006 FIBA World Championship | Aug 19 - Sep 3, 2006 | Japan | 1 | Spain |
2007 FIBA Africa Championship | August 2007 | Angola | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Asia Championship | July 19-29, 2007 | Japan | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Americas Championship | Aug 22 - Sep 2, 2007 | Las Vegas | 2 | |
2007 FIBA Europe Championship | September 3-16, 2007 | Spain | 2 | |
2007 FIBA Oceania Championship | September 2007 | TBD | 1 | |
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | July 6-13, 2008 | TBD | 3 | |
TOTAL | 12 |
Basketball Women | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | - | - | 1 | People's Republic of China |
2006 FIBA World Championship | September 12-23, 2006 | Brazil | 1 | Australia |
2007 FIBA Africa Championship | July 2007 | Senegal | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Asia Championship | June 2007 | Korea | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Americas Championship | September 23-29, 2007 | Valdivia | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Europe Championship | Sep 24 - Oct 7, 2007 | Italy | 1 | |
2007 FIBA Oceania Championship | September 2007 | TBD | 1 | |
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | June 9-15, 2008 | TBD | 5 | |
TOTAL | 12 |
[edit] References
Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
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Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
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