The women's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States began on July 21 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated Brazil 111–87 for the gold medal.
Participants
(Host)
Format Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. Fifth and sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–12th in two additional matches. In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1. The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th in two additional matches. The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A3/B2 vs. A1/B4 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1. The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: Head to head results Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Classification brackets 9th–12th Place
5th–8th Place
Classification round 9th−12th place
11th-place game
9th-place game
Quarterfinals
Classification round 5th−8th place
7th-place game
5th-place game
Semifinals
Bronze-medal game
Gold-medal game
Awards 1996 Olympic Basketball Champions United States Third title
Final standings Rank Team Pld W L 8 8 0 8 7 1 8 5 3 4th 8 4 4Eliminated at the quarterfinals 5th 8 6 2 6th 8 3 5 7th 8 3 5 8th 8 3 5Preliminary round 5-6th placers 9th 7 3 4 10th 7 3 4 11th 7 1 6 12th 7 0 7
References
1996 Olympic Games: Tournament for Women, FIBA Archive. Accessed June 25, 2011.
External links Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's basketball at Sports Reference