Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Tokyo |
| Dates | 24–28 July 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | ||
| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
| 3x3 basketball | ||
| Qualification | men | women |
| Tournament | women | |
The 2020 Summer Olympics men's 3x3 basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 24 and ended on 28 July 2021. All games were played at the Aomi Urban Sports Park.[1]
It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] As a result of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]
Latvia won the title after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the final, while Serbia captured the bronze medal over Belgium.[4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, Serbia; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andreas Zagklis, Greece; FIBA Secretary General.
Format
The eight teams played a round robin. The teams placed first and second in group qualified for the semi-finals. The teams three to six played a playoff. After that, a knockout system was used.[5]
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | F |
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Date(s) | Location | Berth(s) | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | |
| FIBA 3x3 World Ranking[6] | 1 November 2019 | 3 | ||
| 2021 FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 26–30 May 2021 | 3 | ||
| 2021 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament[7] | 4–6 June 2021 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | |||
Roster
Referees
The following 12 referees were selected for the tournament.[16]
Pool
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 7 | 4[a] | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 2[b] | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
All times are local (UTC+9).[17]
Results
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 19 | ||||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 18 | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bronze medal | |||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| 18 | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
| Rank | Team[18] |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Points leaders
| Rank | Name | Points[19] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | |
| 2 | 65 | |
| 3 | 61 | |
| 5 | 60 |
References
- ^ "IOC announces dates for basketball events at Tokyo Games". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Latvia and USA win historic first 3x3 Olympic gold medals". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "National Federation ranking" (PDF). FIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Debrecen to host FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2021". FIBA. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Serbia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Russia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Latvia name four players to 3x3 team set to go to Tokyo Olympics". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Selectie Orange Lions 3x3 voor Tokyo bekendgemaakt". basketball.nl. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "China announces roster for women's and 3x3 basketball teams at Tokyo Olympics". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "第32回オリンピック競技大会 (2020 / 東京) 3 人制バスケットボール (3×3) 男女日本代表チーム 内定選手発表". japanbasketball.jp. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Poland" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "La sélection des Lions 3X3 pour les Jeux Olympiques". basketballbelgium.be. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Japan set to play in historic opener as 3x3 Olympic schedule unveiled". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Gold medal heroes Lasmanis and Plum top 3x3 Olympic scoring charts". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


