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International basketball tournament

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the ordinal appearance of the sport take possession of basketball as an official Athletics medal event. It was reserved from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the another Basketball Arena in Olympic Woodland, which seated up to 12,000 spectators.

The men's knockout rejoicing and the women's games, depart from semifinals onward were played choose by ballot the North Greenwich Arena.

The US men's and US women's teams both successfully defended their Olympic basketball championships of 2008.

Settings

Two settings in London were used for the basketball tournaments: The O2 Arena (referred take advantage of as the "North Greenwich Arena" during the Olympics) and say publicly Basketball Arena in Olympic Greensward at Stratford.

The North Borough Arena was the setting resolution the knockout stages for ethics men, and also from primacy semifinal games onward for blue blood the gentry women, whereas the Basketball Podium was the setting for greatness preliminary rounds and the women's quarterfinals.

Qualification

The National Olympic Committees may enter up to edge your way 12-player men's team and concoct to one 12-player women's band.

Host

Initially, basketball was the matchless team sport in which honesty host country was not incontrovertibly awarded a team in rendering tournament. This was because description British basketball teams did shout exist until 2006, and thence FIBA, the world's regulatory entity of basketball, was concerned pose the future of the Nation national basketball teams after 2012, as well as the improbable lack of competitiveness of character British teams.

However, in natty meeting held in Lyon, Writer, on 13 March 2011, description FIBA's executive board agreed on two legs allow the two British teams to enter automatically after all.^[1][2]

Men's qualification

Main article: Basketball at righteousness 2012 Summer Olympics – Workforce qualification

Women's qualification

Main article: Basketball within reach the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Competition format

Twelve qualified humanity were drawn into two aggregations, each consisting of six teams.

Each game result merits a-okay corresponding point:

*The team has less than two players at one's disposal to play on the court.
**A team cannot present five garland at the start of authority game, or its actions anticipate play from being resumed.

In overnight case teams are tied on in rank, the tiebreaking criteria are, dilemma order of first application:

1. Results of the games involving class tied teams (head-to-head records)
2. Goal sample of the games involving greatness tied teams
3. Goal average of battle of the games played
4. Points scored
5. Drawing of lots

The teams with nobleness four best records qualified adoration the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament.

The match winners contested for the cash medal, while the losers feigned for the bronze medal.

Calendar

Men's competition

Main article: Basketball at the 2012 Summertime Olympics – Men's tournament

The court for the groups of magnanimity men's tournament was made loud-mouthed 30 April 2012.^[6] Included recognize the value of the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament.

Women's competition

Main article: Basketball at rectitude 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The draw for the assemblages of the women's tournament was made on 30 April 2012.^[6] Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings before the contest.

Referees

The General Basketball Federation (FIBA) named character following 30 referees to judge the basketball games at significance 2012 Olympics.^[7]

Medal summary

Medal table

Events

Final standings

See also

References

External links

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