Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

8th Olympic Basketball Tournament
Munich 1972
Tournament details
Olympics1972 Summer Olympics
Host nationWest Germany
CityMunich
DurationAugust 27 – September 9
Men's tournament
Teams16
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Soviet Union
2 Silver medalists United States
3 Bronze medalists  Cuba
Tournaments
← Mexico City 1968  Montreal 1976 →

Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States.[1][2] This was the first time that the USA did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball.[3] Another controversy was suspension of Mickey Coll after a positive drug test.

  1. ^ "Biggest Olympic scandals: The most controversial basketball game of all-time".
  2. ^ "10 Things You May Not Know About U.S. Basketball's Shocking 1972 Olympics Loss".
  3. ^ "3 Seconds from Gold: 'Stolen Glory' Recalls Epic 1972 Olympic Basketball Final". August 2012.