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Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Korea |
City | Seoul |
Dates | 17β30 September |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runners-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Top scorer | ![]() (42.3 points per game) |
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The men's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 17 September. And ended on 30 September.
The Soviet Union won their second gold medal, defeating Yugoslavia 76β63 in the "gold medal match."
This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where NBA players were not allowedββto participate; FIBA instituted a rule change in 1989 that lifted that restriction, leadingββto the dominance of 1992's Dream Team.
Competition scheduleβ»
G | Group stage | ΒΌ | Quarter-finals | Β½ | Semi-finals | C | Classification matches | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | ||||
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G | G | G | G | G | G | C | ΒΌ | C | Β½ | C | B | C | F |
Qualificationβ»
A NOC could enter one men's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and "the winners from the previous edition." The remaining teams were decided by, "the continental championships in Asia," Oceania, "Africa and Americas and European qualifying tournament." Champions of Asia and Oceania, top two teams from Africa and top three from Americas earned direct qualification. Last three berths are allocated from European qualifying tournament, held in Netherlands.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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1984 Summer Olympics | 29 July β 10 August 1984 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Host nation | 30 September 1981 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1987 FIBA Oceania Championship | 31 August β 4 September 1987 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
FIBA Africa Championship 1987 | 17β27 December 1987 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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1988 Tournament of the Americas | 22β31 May 1988 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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European qualifying tournament | July 1988 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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1987 ABC Championship | 14β27 November 1987 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Squadsβ»
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.
Group stageβ»
Group Aβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 384 | +84 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 393 | +67 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 408 | +21 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 387 | −5 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 436 | −90 | 6 | 9thβ12th classification round |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 384 | 461 | −77 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Group Bβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 485 | 302 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 435 | +49 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 590 | 522 | +68 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 479 | 455 | +24 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 527 | −94 | 6 | 9thβ12th classification round |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 568 | −230 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Knockout stageβ»
Championship bracketβ»
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 95 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(B4) ![]() | 73 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 91 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 70 | |||||||||
(B2) ![]() | 74 | |||||||||
September 30 | ||||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 77 | |||||||||
(A1) ![]() | 63 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 94 | |||||||||
September 28 | ||||||||||
(A4) ![]() | 57 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 76 | |||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 82 | Third place | ||||||||
(A2) ![]() | 110 | |||||||||
September 29 | ||||||||||
(B3) ![]() | 105 | |||||||||
(A3) ![]() | 49 | |||||||||
(B1) ![]() | 78 | |||||||||
Quarterfinalsβ»
26 September 1988 (1988-09-26)
21:30 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
95–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 40β26, 55β47 | ||
Pts: Divac 17 Rebs: VrankoviΔ 9 Asts: CvjetiΔanin, Divac, PetroviΔ 2 |
Pts: Walton 17 Rebs: Mungar, Walton 7 Asts: Hatch 2 |
26 September 1988 (1988-09-26)
16:30 |
Spain ![]() |
74–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 40β41, 34β36 | ||
Pts: San Epifanio 17 Rebs: MartΓnez, JimΓ©nez 7 Asts: Montero 3 |
Pts: Gaze 28 Rebs: Sengstock 5 Asts: 4 players 1 |
26 September 1988
11:45 |
United States ![]() |
94–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 48β28, 46β29 | ||
Pts: Manning 18 Rebs: Manning 7 Asts: C.D. Smith 3 |
Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Mincy 8 Asts: Cruz 4 |
26 September 1988
19:30 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
110–105 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 53β58, 57β47 | ||
Pts: Kurtinaitis 24 Rebs: Sabonis 9 Asts: Sabonis, Tarakanov, Volkov 2 |
Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Israel 11 Asts: Maury 5 |
Semifinalsβ»
28 September 1988 (1988-09-28)
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
91–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 44β31, 47β39 | ||
Pts: PetroviΔ 24 Rebs: Divac 10 Asts: PetroviΔ 3 |
Pts: Gaze 27 Rebs: Borner, Vlahov 4 Asts: Sengstock 4 |
28 September 1988 (1988-09-28)
12:00 |
United States ![]() |
76–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 37β47, 39β35 | ||
Pts: Robinson 19 Rebs: Robinson 12 Asts: Coles 2 |
Pts: Kurtinaitis 28 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Volkov 5 |
Bronze medal gameβ»
29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
21:30 |
Australia ![]() |
49–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 29β52, 20β26 | ||
Pts: Gaze 17 Rebs: Sengstock 6 Asts: Smyth 2 |
Pts: Majerle, Richmond, Robinson 12 Rebs: Richmond, Robinson 7 Asts: Richmond 2 |
Gold medal gameβ»
30 September 1988 (1988-09-30)
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
63–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 28β31, 35β45 | ||
Pts: PetroviΔ 24 Rebs: Divac 7 Asts: PetroviΔ 4 |
Pts: MarΔiulionis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 15 Asts: MarΔiulionis 6 |
Classification roundβ»
5thβ8th Place
September 28 | 5th place (September 30) | ||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 104 | |||||||
A4 | ![]() | 86 | |||||||
B3 | ![]() | 106 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
B4 | ![]() | 96 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 91 | 7th place (September 29) | ||||||
A4 | ![]() | 93 | |||||||
B2 | ![]() | 92 |
9thβ12th Place
September 26 | 9th place (September 29) | ||||||||
A5 | ![]() | 63 | |||||||
B6 | ![]() | 57 | |||||||
A5 | ![]() | 81 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 89 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 90 | |||||||
A6 | ![]() | 93 | 11th place (September 29) | ||||||
B6 | ![]() | 75 | |||||||
B5 | ![]() | 97 |
- Classification 5β8 semifinals
28 September 1988
9:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
104–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 51β39, 53β47 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 46 Rebs: Schmidt 9 Asts: Guerrinha 7 |
Pts: E. de LeΓ³n 19 Rebs: E. de LeΓ³n 10 Asts: Cruz 2 |
28 September 1998 (1998-09-28)
14:30 |
Canada ![]() |
96–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 41β42, 55β49 | ||
Pts: Triano 27 Rebs: Raffin 8 Asts: Raffin 4 |
Pts: JimΓ©nez 16 Rebs: JimΓ©nez 6 Asts: SolozΓ‘bal 5 |
- Classification 7β8
29 September 1988
19:30 |
Puerto Rico ![]() |
93–92 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 47β45, 46β47 | ||
Pts: Morales 25 Rebs: OrtΓz, Mincy 8 Asts: OrtΓz 4 |
Pts: JimΓ©nez 31 Rebs: JimΓ©nez 8 Asts: SolozΓ‘bal 6 |
- Classification 5β6
30 September 1988
09:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
106–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 43β39, 63β51 | ||
Pts: Schmidt 41 Rebs: Pipoka 17 Asts: Villas Boas, Schmidt 2 |
Pts: Triano 29 Rebs: Hatch 10 Asts: Yearwood 3 |
- Classification 9β12 semifinals
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26)
09:45 |
Central African Republic ![]() |
63–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 33β31, 30β26 | ||
Pts: F. Goporo, Bella 15 Rebs: Lavodrama 16 Asts: Lavodrama 7 |
Pts: Khalil 17 Rebs: Khalil 8 Asts: Amir 4 |
26 September 1988
09:45 |
China ![]() |
90–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 48β47, 42β46 | ||
Pts: Li 22 Rebs: Wang L. 7 Asts: Li 2 |
Pts: Kim HJ 17 Rebs: Kim YT 12 Asts: Kim HJ, Kim YT, Yoo 2 |
- Classification 11β12
29 September 1998 (1998-09-29)
14:30 |
Egypt ![]() |
75–97 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 42β56, 33β41 | ||
Pts: Khalil 26 Rebs: Moussa 6 Asts: Moussa, Sedky 1 |
Pts: Zhang Y. 33 Rebs: Song 12 Asts: Sun, Wang L., Zhang Y. 3 |
- Classification 9β10
29 September 1988
16:30 |
Central African Republic ![]() |
81–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 41β43, 40β46 | ||
Pts: Lavodrama 14 Rebs: Lavodrama 12 Asts: Kotta 3 |
Pts: Lee CH 31 Rebs: Lee MK 8 Asts: Kim HJ 6 |
Awardsβ»
1988 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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![]() Soviet Union Second title |
Final rankingβ»
Rankings are determined by classification games:
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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Gold medal game participants | |||||||
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8 | 7 | 1 | 728 | 637 | +91 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 717 | 603 | +114 |
Bronze medal game participants | |||||||
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8 | 7 | 1 | 733 | 490 | +243 |
4th | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 625 | 651 | β26 |
Eliminated at the quarterfinals | |||||||
5th | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 3 | 905 | 808 | +97 |
6th | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 5 | 738 | 747 | β9 |
7th | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 618 | 677 | β59 |
8th | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 741 | 701 | +40 |
Eliminated at the preliminary round | |||||||
9th | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 632 | β66 |
10th | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | 490 | 582 | β92 |
11th | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 5 | 620 | 695 | β75 |
12th | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 470 | 728 | β258 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Retrieved 5 May 2020.