Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Basketball
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium
in Seoul
, South Korea
. The United States
won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament
. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in the team's history for this event. This was the last Olympic Basketball Tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate, although professionals were allowed in other sports.
could enter one men's team with 12 players and one women's team with 12 players. For both tournaments, automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. For the men's tournament, the remaining teams were decided by the corresponding continental championships, plus the second and third places from Europe and the Americas, and the runner-up from Africa. For the women's tournament, qualification was decided by a tournament held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia where the top six teams earned a spot.
Women's tournament:
Tie-breaking criteria:
9th–12th Place
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium
Jamsil Arena
Jamsil Arena is an indoor sporting arena, located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 13,409 and was built from December 1976 to April 1979.It hosted the basketball events and Volleyball final of the 1988 Summer Olympics....
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The United States
United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 527 competitors, 332 men and 195 women, took part in 230 events in 27 sports.- Gold:* Jay Barrs — Archery, Men's Individual Competition...
won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament
Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:...
. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in the team's history for this event. This was the last Olympic Basketball Tournament where NBA players were not allowed to participate, although professionals were allowed in other sports.
Medalists
| Men's | Aleksandr Volkov Tiit Sokk Tiit Sokk Tiit Sokk is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the point guard position.... Sergei Tarakanov Sergei Tarakanov Sergey Nikolayevich Tarakanov is a Russian retired basketball player. He played for Spartak Leningrad , CSKA Moscow , German team Ludwisburg Stuttgart BC , and Belgian team St. Louis Liège .Tarakanov was a member of the Soviet national team from 1979 to 1990... Šarūnas Marčiulionis Šarunas Marciulionis Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association... Igors Miglinieks Valeri Tikhonenko Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point... Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr... Viktor Pankrashkin Valdemaras Chomičius Valdemaras Chomicius Valdemaras Chomičius is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team. Assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team... Aleksandr Belostennyi Valeri Goborov |
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrovic Dražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989... Zdravko Radulović Zdravko Radulovic Zdravko Radulović is a retired Croatian basketball player. A 1.91 m shooting guard, he was a very prolific scorer, leading the Euroleague in scoring during the 1992-93 season with 23.9 ppg.Radulović has been a member of the Yugoslav national team... Zoran Čutura Zoran Cutura Zoran Čutura is a former Croatian basketball player. Čutura won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Yugoslavia.... Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoc Toni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were... Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator... Željko Obradović Željko Obradovic Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player... Jure Zdovc Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a retired Slovenian basketball player and the coach of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.As junior he start to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice... Stojko Vranković Stojko Vrankovic Stojan "Stojko" Vranković is a retired Croatian basketball player who also represented Yugoslavia.... Vlade Divac Vlade Divac Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills... Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapovic Franjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... Dino Rađa Danko Cvjetičanin Danko Cvjeticanin Danko Cvjetičanin is a retired Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player who won two silver medals at Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia and the other with Croatia, and two European Club titles with Cibona... |
Mitch Richmond Mitch Richmond Mitchell James "Mitch" Richmond is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately at Kansas State University. He was a 6-time NBA All-Star, a 5-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year... Charles Smith IV Bimbo Coles Bimbo Coles Vernell Eufaye "Bimbo" Coles is a retired American basketball player. Coles was a standout at Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. He played his college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies for four seasons . He was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team... Hersey Hawkins Jeff Grayer Jeff Grayer Jeffrey Grayer is a retired American basketball player. A and shooting guard, Grayer starred at Iowa State University 1985-1988 where he set the all-time career scoring record, with 2,502 points. He was named 3-time all-Big Eight and All-American in 1988... Charles D. Smith Willie Anderson Willie Anderson (basketball) Willie Lloyd Anderson, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.... Stacey Augmon Stacey Augmon Stacey Orlando Augmon is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He gained the nickname "Plastic Man" due to his athletic ability to "stretch"... Dan Majerle Dan Majerle Daniel Lewis Majerle is a retired American professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Known by his fans as "Downtown Dan," "Thunder Dan," and "Dan the Man," he played 14 years in the NBA, primarily with the Phoenix Suns, also with the Miami... Danny Manning Danny Manning Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Manning won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and... J. R. Reid J. R. Reid Herman Reid, Jr., better known as J. R. Reid , is a retired American professional basketball player for several NBA teams... David Robinson David Robinson (basketball) David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were... |
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| Women's | Teresa Edwards Teresa Edwards -External links:******... Kamie Ethridge Kamie Ethridge -External links:**... Cynthia Brown Cindy Brown (basketball) Cynthia Louise "Cindy" Brown is a retired American star basketball player, at the college, Olympic and professional levels... Anne Donovan Anne Donovan Anne Donovan is an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of the women's basketball team at Seton Hall University. She was formerly an assistant coach, then interim head coach of the New York Liberty of the WNBA... Teresa Weatherspoon Teresa Weatherspoon -Personal:Weatherspoon was born to Charles and Rowena Weatherspoon in Pineland, Texas. Her father, Charles Sr., played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins' farm system, and holds the record for the most grand slams in a minor league game. Weatherspoon has two brothers and three sisters... Bridgette Gordon Bridgette Gordon Bridgette C. Gordon is a retired female professional basketball player from the United States. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.In 2007, Gordon was elected to the Women's Basketball... Victoria Bullett Vicky Bullett Victoria Bullett is an American former professional basketball player. She played for the Charlotte Sting and Washington Mystics in the WNBA, as well as for European and South American professional teams, the U.S. Olympic team, and the University of Maryland Terrapins... Andrea Lloyd Andrea Lloyd-Curry Andrea Lloyd is a former professional basketball player, a 2007 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and previous television analyst for the Minnesota Lynx. Currently she is working as a television analyst for the MTN sports network with the Mountain West Conference.Lloyd-Curry... Katrina McClain Jennifer Gillom Jennifer Gillom Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom is a former WNBA basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002... Cynthia Cooper Cynthia Cooper Cynthia Lynne Cooper is a former American basketball player who has won championships in college, the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association . She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the... Suzanne McConnell Suzie McConnell Serio Suzie McConnell-Serio is a women's basketball coach and former player in the United States. She is currently the Head Coach for the women's basketball team at Duquesne University.-Career:... |
Stojna Vangelovska Mara Lakić Mara Lakic Mara Lakić is a former basketball player. She started her career in Jedinstvo Aida, Tuzla. She has won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Yugoslavia Women Basketball National Team.... Zana Lelas Eleonora Wild Kornelija Kvesić Danira Nakić Sladjana Golić Polona Dornik Razija Mujanović Razija Mujanovic Razija Mujanović is a retired Bosnian basketball player. She started her career in Jedinstvo Aida, Tuzla, and continued in Italy, Spain, Brazil, USA, Croatia and Hungary... Vesna Bajkuša Andjelija Arbutina Bojana Milošević |
Olga Zhevkova Irina Gerlits Olessya Barel Irina Sumnikova Olga Buyakina Olga Yakovleva Irina Minkh Aleksandra Leonova Elena Kudashova Vitalija Tuomaite Natalya Zasulskaya Galina Savitskaya |
Qualification
An NOCNational Olympic Committee
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could enter one men's team with 12 players and one women's team with 12 players. For both tournaments, automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. For the men's tournament, the remaining teams were decided by the corresponding continental championships, plus the second and third places from Europe and the Americas, and the runner-up from Africa. For the women's tournament, qualification was decided by a tournament held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia where the top six teams earned a spot.
Men
| Africa | | Americas | | Asia | | Europe | | Oceania | | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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– Olympic Champions Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:... – Olympic hosts |
Women
| Asia | | Europe | | Oceania | | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
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– Olympic Champions Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:... – Olympic hosts |
Format
Men's tournament:- Two groups of six teams are formed, where the top four from each group advance to the knockout stage.
- Fifth and sixth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 9th–12th places in the final ranking.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The four teams eliminated from the quarterfinals form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Women's tournament:
- Two groups of four teams are formed, where the top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
- Third and fourth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
- In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2, A2 vs. B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
- Head to head results
- Goal averageGoal differenceIn sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
(not the goal difference) between the tied teams - Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Preliminary Round
The top four places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the eight team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. Hosts Korea couldn't advance, finishing at the bottom of their group. The other Asia representative, China, met the same fate, together with the two African teams, Egypt and Central African Republic.Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9 | 1W–0L | |
| 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9 | 0W–1L | |
| 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8 | 1W–0L | |
| 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8 | 0W–1L | |
| 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
| 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | |
| 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Championship bracket
Classification brackets
5th–8th Place9th–12th Place
Preliminary Round
The first two places in each of the preliminary round groups advanced to the semifinals, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams. Like their male counterparts, the Korea women's team didn't manage to advance to the knockout stage and ended up battling for 5th place against the other Asian representative, China and two of the European teams, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia.Group A
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 178 | 196 | −18 | 5 | 1W–0L | |
| 2 | 1 | 208 | 188 | +20 | 5 | 0W–1L | |
| 1 | 2 | 217 | 241 | −24 | 4 | 1W–0L | |
| 1 | 2 | 244 | 222 | −22 | 4 | 0W–1L |
Group B
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 199 | 211 | −12 | 5 | |
| 1 | 2 | 200 | 214 | −14 | 4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 202 | 224 | −22 | 3 |
Championship bracket
Classification bracket
Final Standings
| Rank | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |Pld | |W | |L | |Team | |Pld | |W | |L | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |Eliminated at the semifinals | |||||||
| 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||
| 9th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 10th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||
| 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||