Basketball — Basketball, Women
| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1025 |
| Total countries | 37 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 72 | 6 |
| 1980 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 72 | 6 |
| 1984 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 71 | 6 |
| 1988 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 93 | 8 |
| 1992 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 94 | 8 |
| 1996 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 143 | 12 |
| 2000 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 142 | 12 |
| 2004 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 143 | 12 |
| 2008 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 143 | 12 |
| 2012 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 143 | 12 |
| 2016 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 140 | 12 |
| 2020 | Basketball, Women | Olympic | 142 | 12 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Soviet Union |  URS |
United States |  USA |
Bulgaria |  BUL |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | URS |
Bulgaria | BUL |
Yugoslavia |  YUG |
| 1984 | United States | USA |
Republic of Korea |  KOR |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
| 1988 | United States | USA |
Yugoslavia | YUG |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1992 | Unified Team |  EUN |
People's Republic of China | CHN |
United States | USA |
| 1996 | United States | USA |
Brazil |  BRA |
Australia |  AUS |
| 2000 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Brazil | BRA |
| 2004 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
| 2008 | United States | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Russian Federation | RUS |
| 2012 | United States | USA |
France |  FRA |
Australia | AUS |
| 2016 | United States | USA |
Spain |  ESP |
Serbia |  SRB |
| 2020 | United States | USA |
Japan |  JPN |
France | FRA |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Serbia | SRB |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Bird | USA |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Diana Taurasi | USA |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Teresa Edwards | USA |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lisa Leslie | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tamika Catchings | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sylvia Fowles | USA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |  ANG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Australia | AUS |
9 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | Bronze | Silver | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 5 | 8 |
| Belarus |  BLR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Brazil | BRA |
7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | Silver | Bronze | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
3 | Bronze | Silver | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
7 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Croatia |  CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| Cuba |  CUB |
4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
3 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |  COD |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | Silver | 4 | Bronze |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy |  ITA |
3 | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Japan | JPN |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | Silver |
| Latvia |  LAT |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| Mali |  MLI |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Nigeria |  NGR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
9 | — | — | Bronze | 6 | Silver | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Poland |  POL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico |  PUR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
7 | — | — | Silver | 7 | — | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 10 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | — | — |
| Senegal |  SEN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| Serbia | SRB |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 4 |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | Gold | Gold | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | Silver | 6 |
| Türkiye |  TUR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
11 | Silver | — | Gold | Gold | Bronze | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
3 | — | Bronze | 6 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |