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Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016.[1]

The United States won their eighth total and sixth consecutive gold medal by defeating Spain 101–72 in the final.[2][3][4]Serbia captured their first bronze medal after beating France 70–63.[5]

The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Sir Philip Craven of Great Britain, Angela Ruggiero of the United States of America, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, Lena Wallin Kantzy, José Luis Sáez, and the President and Central Board Members of FIBA.

Competition schedule

Qualification

Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[7]

Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters, also known as the "House of Basketball" in Mies, Switzerland on 11 March 2016. As the five winners of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (OQT) were yet to be known, they were assigned placeholders as "OQT 1", "OQT 2", "OQT 3", "OQT 4" and "OQT 5". These were the pot assignments:

Group A was assigned with OQT 1, OQT 3 and OQT 5, while Group B had OQT 2 and OQT 4.[8]

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).[9]

Group A

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD

Group B

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Statistical leaders

Individual statistical leaders

Individual game highs

Final ranking

Rankings are determined by:

References

  1. ^ "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". FIBA. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "USA dispatch Spain to claim sixth consecutive gold medal". fiba.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "USA women's basketball dominate Spain to win sixth straight Olympic gold". Guardian. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "U.S. Breezes to 6th Straight Gold Medal in Women's Basketball". New York Times. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Serbia cap off first Olympic appearance with bronze medal". fiba.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ Referees
  8. ^ "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". FIBA.com. 2016-03-11. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Full schedule revealed for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament". fiba.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Statistics

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