The basketball tournament at the XXIV Summer Olympics was the thirteenth in a row (including demonstrations) at the Summer Olympics. One set of awards was awarded to men and women. Among the men, the USSR team achieved a landslide victory, passing in the semifinals of the Americans (bronze medalists) and defeating Yugoslavia in the final. But the US women's team in the semifinals got the better of the USSR (by the way, also bronze medalists) and in the final beat the same Yugoslavs.
Content
- 1 Medalists
- 2 countries
- 3 Results
- 3.1 Women
- 3.1.1 Group "A"
- 3.1.2 Group "B"
- 3.1.3 for 5-8 places
- 3.1.4 Semifinals
- 3.1.5 Final position
- 3.2 Men
- 3.2.1 Group "A"
- 3.2.2 Group "B"
- 3.2.3 for 9-12 places
- 3.2.4 Playoffs
- 3.2.5 for 5-8 places
- 3.2.6 Final position
- 3.1 Women
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
- 6 Navigation
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Men |  the USSRAlexander Volkov Tiit Sokk Sergey Tarakanov Sarunas Marchiulionis Igor Miglinieks Valery Tikhonenko Rimas Kurtinaitis Arvydas Sabonis Victor Pankrashkin Valdemaras Homicius Alexander Bialostenny Valery Goborov |  YugoslaviaDrazen Petrovich Zdravko Radulovich Zoran Chutura Tony kukoch Hot Paspal Zeljko Obradovic Jure Zdovc Stoiko Vrankovich Vlada Divac Franjo Arapovich Dino Raja Danko Tsvetichanin |  USAWillie anderson Charles Smith IV Stacy ogmon Bimbo coles Jeff Grayer Hersey Hawkins Dan marley Danny manning Jay Reed Mitch Richmond David robinson Charles Dee Smith |
| Women | USA Cindy Brown Vicki Ballett Cynthia Cooper Ann Donovan Theresa Edwards Camie etridge Jennifer gill Bridgett gordon Andrea Lloyd Katrina McClain Susie McConnell Theresa Witherspoon | Yugoslavia Stoina Wangelowska Mara Lakic Zhana Lelas Eleanor Wild Cornelia Kvesich Danira Nakich Sladzhyana Golic Polona Dornik Razia Muyanovich Baikusha spring Angelia Arbutina Boyana Milosevic | the USSR Olga Evkova Irina Gerlits Olesya Barel Irina Sumnikova Olga Buryakina Olga Yakovleva Irina Minkh Alexandra Leonova Elena Khudashova Vitaly Tuomaite Natalya Zasulskaya Galina Savitskaya |
Countries
| No. | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | Conditional points | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | the USSR | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | eleven | 2 |
| 1-2 | USA | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | eleven | 2 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| four | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5-6 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5-6 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7-8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 |
| 7-8 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 |
Results
Women
Group A
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AT | P | M | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Australia | 60:48 | 63:57 | 55:91 | 2 | one | 178−196 | 5 | |
| 2. the USSR | 48:60 | 91:62 | 69:66 | 2 | one | 208−188 | 5 | |
| 3. Bulgaria | 57:63 | 62:91 | 98:87 | one | 2 | 217−241 | four | |
| four. The Republic of Korea | 91:55 | 66:69 | 87:98 | one | 2 | 244−222 | four |
Group B
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AT | P | M | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. USA | 101: 74 | 94:79 | 87:81 | 3 | 0 | 282−234 | 6 | |
| 2. Yugoslavia | 74: 101 | 56:53 | 69:57 | 2 | one | 199−211 | 5 | |
| 3. China | 79:94 | 53:56 | 68:64 | one | 2 | 200−214 | four | |
| four. Czechoslovakia | 81:87 | 57:69 | 64:68 | 0 | 3 | 202−224 | 3 |
for 5-8 places
| 5-8 places | 5th place | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 81 | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 78 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 102 | ||||||
| PRC | 74 | ||||||
| 7th place | |||||||
| PRC | 97 | South Korea | 77 | ||||
| South Korea | 95 | Czechoslovakia | 59 | ||||
Semifinals
| semifinals | the final | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 57 | ||||||
| Australia | 56 | ||||||
| USA | 77 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 70 | ||||||
| 3rd place | |||||||
| USA | 102 | the USSR | 68 | ||||
| the USSR | 88 | Australia | 53 | ||||
Final position
- one. USA
- 2. Yugoslavia
- 3. the USSR
- four. Australia
- 5. Bulgaria
- 6. China
- 7. The Republic of Korea
- 8. Czechoslovakia
Men
The USSR national team began the tournament with a game with the national team of Yugoslavia. The match was played outright, but the main point in the game was the appearance on the site of Sabonis (he played the game almost without substitutions), who was treated for almost 1.5 years from a serious injury (rupture of the Achilles tendon).
The team won the subsequent games, but not without luck. The match with Puerto Rico in the main time ended with free throws of the opponent, but they were blurred. In overtime, the USSR national team did not provide such chances to the enemy.
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | 92 - 79 (39 - 33) | the USSR | Seoul | |
| Petrovich (25), Paspal (20), Obradovic (14), Kukoch (13), Divac (8), Raja (6), Tsvetichanin (6), Radulovich (0), Chutura (0), Vrankovich (0) | Glasses | Marchülenis (20), Sokk (20), Sabonis (11), Tarakanov (7), Khomichyus (7), Kurtinaitis (4), Goborov (4), Tikhonenko (2), Volkov (2), Belostenny (2) |
| 1988 | the USSR | 91 - 69 (53 - 35) | Australia | Seoul | |
| Kurtinaitis (21), Sabonis (17), Volkov (16), Tikhonenko (14), Marchiulenis (8), Khomichyus (6), Goborov (3), Tarakanov (2), Bilostenny (2), Pankrashkin (2), Sokk (0), Miglinieks (0) | Glasses | Kiof (15), Geys (9), Carroll (8), Longley (8), Bradtke (6), F. Smith (5), Sengstock (5), Vlakhov (5), Dalton (4), Borner (4 ), Pier (0) |
| 1988 | the USSR | 93 - 81 (37 - 39, 76 - 76) | Puerto rico | Seoul | |
| Marchülenis (32), Sokk (14), Volkov (12), Khomichyus (10), Tikhonenko (10), Tarakanov (8), Goborov (6), Bilostenny (1), Kurtinaitis (0), Pankrashkin (0) | Glasses | Morales (19), Ramos (16), Lace (13), Gause (11), Ortiz (10), Minei (6), Lopez (4), Rivas (2) |
| 1988 | The Republic of Korea | 73 - 110 (38 - 59) | the USSR | Seoul | |
| Yoon Hyun Kim (18 + 10 rebounds), Hee Jung Lee (14), Jae Khour (10), Hak Jae Yu (8), Wun Xie O (7), Taek Yu Kim (6), Boom Ki Han (6) , Kui Moon Lee (4), Ho Yun Kim (0), By Won Lee (0) | Glasses | Tarakanov (17), Khomichyus (14), Marchiulenis (14), Kurtinaitis (13), Sabonis (12), Goborov (12), Tikhonenko (11), Sokk (7), Volkov (6), Miglinieks (2), Pankrashkin (2) |
| 1988 | the USSR | 88 - 78 (40 - 31) | CAR | Seoul | |
| Marchülenis (17), Tarakanov (12), Volkov (10), Tikhonenko (10), Kurtinaitis (10), Khomichyus (9), Sabonis (8), Miglinieks (7), Pankrashkin (3), Goborov (2), Sokk (0), White-Walled (0) | Glasses | Lavodrama (27), Goporo (16), Bella (12), Naueyama (11), Bouba (8), Gombe (4), Pelema (0), Mebongo (0), Cotta (0) |
Group A
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | 5 | 6 | AT | P | M | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Yugoslavia | 92:79 | 98:78 | 72:74 | 102: 61 | 104: 92 | four | one | 468−384 | 9 | |
| 2. the USSR | 79:92 | 91:69 | 93:81 | 88:78 | 110: 73 | four | one | 461−393 | 9 | |
| 3. Australia | 78:98 | 69:91 | 81:77 | 106: 67 | 95:75 | 3 | 2 | 429−408 | 8 | |
| four. Puerto rico | 74:72 | 81:93 | 77:81 | 71:67 | 79:74 | 3 | 2 | 382−387 | 8 | |
| 5. CAR | 61: 102 | 78:88 | 67: 106 | 67:71 | 73:70 | one | four | 346−437 | 6 | |
| 6. The Republic of Korea | 92: 104 | 73: 110 | 75:95 | 74:79 | 70:73 | 0 | 5 | 384-461 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | 5 | 6 | AT | P | M | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. USA | 97:53 | 102: 87 | 76:70 | 108: 57 | 102: 35 | 5 | 0 | 485-302 | 10 | |
| 2. Spain | 53:97 | 118: 110 | 94:84 | 106: 74 | 113: 70 | four | one | 484-435 | 9 | |
| 3. Brazil | 87: 102 | 110: 118 | 125: 109 | 130: 108 | 138: 85 | 3 | 2 | 590−522 | 8 | |
| four. Canada | 70:76 | 84:94 | 109: 125 | 99:96 | 117: 64 | 2 | 3 | 479−455 | 7 | |
| 5. China | 57: 108 | 74: 106 | 108: 130 | 96:99 | 98:84 | one | four | 433−527 | 6 | |
| 6. Egypt | 35:02 | 70: 113 | 85: 138 | 64: 117 | 84:98 | 0 | 5 | 338−568 | 5 |
for 9-12 places
| 9-12 places | 9th place | ||||||
| CAR | 63 | ||||||
| Egypt | 57 | ||||||
| South Korea | 89 | ||||||
| CAR | 81 | ||||||
| 11th place | |||||||
| South Korea | 93 | PRC | 97 | ||||
| PRC | 90 | Egypt | 75 | ||||
Playoffs
Taking second place in the group, the USSR team reached the quarter finals for the Brazilians, whose striking force was Oscar Schmidt . It was not possible to deal directly with him: in the open basketball that started from the very first minutes, Schmidt scored 46 points. However, due to the longer bench and the collective game, the Soviet team finally seized the initiative. The remaining Brazilians failed to support their tired leader.
| September 26 , 1988 | the USSR | 110 - 105 (53 - 58) | Brazil | Seoul | |
| Kurtinaitis (24), Volkov (20), Marchülenis (14), Sokk (13), Tarakanov (13), Sabonis (12), Tikhonenko (7), Khomichyus (5), Goborov (2) | Glasses | Schmidt (46), Andrade (22), Map. Souza (16), Maur. Souza (9), Viktalino (8), Almeida (4), Guerra (0) |
The match [1] USSR-USA was the first game after the final of the Munich Olympics between these teams. The US team was preparing to revenge for the defeat in 1972.
According to Šarūnas Marciulionis , the game plan was as follows: “When the Americans started to put pressure, we kicked the ball with the help of Sabonis . It was impossible to allow the opponent to organize quick breaks and especially to score from above. When Americans get this opportunity, they seem to have wings growing. In a positional attack, the defenders either pulled opponents to themselves and gave a pass under the ring, or threw the ball back for a throw to snipers freed from guardianship. ” [2]
All players admitted that the team’s game was a success: Kurtinaitis played well, Sabonis was excellent in defense, who closed Admiral Robinson , and Volkov completely turned Manning out of the game. However, the victory of the USSR national team was sensational. Marchiulionis later admitted: “If we played with the Americans another 10 matches, in most of them they would probably have lost.” [2]
| September 28 , 1988 | match transcript | the USSR | 82 - 76 (47 - 37) | USA | Seoul |
| Kurtinaitis (28), Marchiulenis (19), Sabonis (13), Volkov (12), Sokk (5), Tikhonenko (3), Khomichyus (2), Bilostenny (0), Goborov (0), Miglinieks (0), Cockroaches (0) | Glasses | Robinson (19), Marley (15), C.E. Smith (11), Reed (8), Anderson (6), Coles (6), Richmond (5), Grayer (4), C. D. Smith ( 2), Manning (0), Ogman (0) |
According to most players, after the victory of the USSR national team, the Yugoslavs felt the triumphant mood of the USSR national team and as a result they broke down primarily psychologically. [3]
However, the start of the match remained with the Yugoslavs. The USSR national team was unable to establish a game on the defensive and overcome the zone defense of the enemy: in the 4th minute, she lost with a score of 0: 6, in the 9th - 10:20, in the 12th - 12:24. But after this difficult stretch, the USSR national team gathered and gave Sabonis a 5-minute stretch - 12: 0. Thanks to the accurate shots of Rimas Kurtinaitis, the USSR team left the leader for a break and in the second half did not miss the initiative.
After the break (by the 26th minute), the gap reached 10 points, and the Yugoslavs were already psychologically confused.
| September 30 , 1988 | the USSR | 76 - 63 (31 - 28) | Yugoslavia | Seoul | |
| Marchülenis (21), Sabonis (20), Tarakanov (8), Khomichyus (7), Kurtinaitis (7), Volkov (7), Sokk (5), Bilostenny (1) | Glasses | Petrovich (24), Divac (11), Paspal (8), Obradovic (6), Raja (4), Tsvetichanin (4), Kukoch (3), Vrankovich (3) |
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| USA | 94 | |||||||||
| Puerto rico | 57 | |||||||||
| the USSR | 82 | |||||||||
| USA | 76 | |||||||||
| the USSR | 110 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 105 | |||||||||
| the USSR | 76 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 63 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 95 | |||||||||
| Canada | 73 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 91 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Australia | 70 | |||||||||
| Australia | 77 | USA | 78 | |||||||
| Spain | 74 | Australia | 49 | |||||||
for 5-8 places
| 5-8 places | 5th place | ||||||
| Canada | 96 | ||||||
| Spain | 91 | ||||||
| Brazil | 106 | ||||||
| Canada | 90 | ||||||
| 7th place | |||||||
| Brazil | 104 | Puerto rico | 93 | ||||
| Puerto rico | 86 | Spain | 92 | ||||
Final position
- one. the USSR
- 2. Yugoslavia
- 3. USA
- four. Australia
- 5. Brazil
- 6. Canada
- 7. Puerto rico
- 8. Spain
- 9. The Republic of Korea
- 10. CAR
- eleven. China
- 12. Egypt
Notes
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