Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Basketball Tournament
London 2012
Tournament details
Games2012 Summer Olympics
Host nationUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Duration28 July – 12 August 2012
Men's tournament
Teams12
Medals
1 Gold medalists  United States
2 Silver medalists Spain
3 Bronze medalists  Russia
Women's tournament
Teams12
Medals
1 Gold medalists  United States
2 Silver medalists France
3 Bronze medalists  Australia
Official website
london2012.com/games/olympic-sports/basketball.php
Tournaments
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Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012. The preliminary matches and the women's quarterfinal matches were played in the new Basketball Arena in Olympic Park, which seated up to 12,000 spectators. The men's knockout games and the women's games, from semifinals onward were played in the North Greenwich Arena.

The US men's and US women's teams both successfully defended their Olympic basketball championships of 2008.