Olympic Basketball Medals by year 
Olympic Basketball Medals by year 
medal year  |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | U.S.A. | Canada | Mexico |
| 1940 | No Olympics (World War 2) | ||
| 1944 | No Olympics (World War 2) | ||
| 1948 | U.S.A. | France | Brazil |
| 1952 | U.S.A. | U.S.S.R. | Uruguay |
| 1956 | U.S.A. | U.S.S.R. | Uruguay |
| 1960 | U.S.A. | U.S.S.R. | Brazil |
| 1964 | U.S.A. | U.S.S.R. | Brazil |
| 1968 | U.S.A. | Yugoslavia | U.S.S.R. |
| 1972 | U.S.S.R. | U.S.A. | Cuba |
| 1976 | U.S.A. | Yugoslavia | U.S.S.R. |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Italy | U.S.S.R. |
| 1984 | U.S.A. | Spain | Yugoslavia |
| 1988 | U.S.S.R. | Yugoslavia | U.S.A. |
| 1992 | U.S.A. | Croatia | Lithuania |
| 1996 | U.S.A. | Yugoslavia | Lithuania |
| 2000 | U.S.A. | France | Lithuania |
| 2004 | Argentina | Italy | U.S.A. |
| 2008 | U.S.A. | Spain | Argentina |
| medal year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1976 | U.S.S.R. | U.S.A. | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S.S.R. | Yugoslavia | Bulgaria |
| 1984 | U.S.A. | South Korea | China |
| 1988 | U.S.A. | Yugoslavia | U.S.S.R. |
| 1992 | Unified Team | China | U.S.A. |
| 1996 | U.S.A. | Brazil | Australia |
| 2000 | U.S.A. | Australia | Brazil |
| 2004 | U.S.A. | Australia | Russia | 2008 | U.S.A. | Australia | Russia |