Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 tournament explained
| Size: | 150 |
| City: | Tokyo |
| Dates: | 24–28 July 2021 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Nextseason: | Paris 2024 |
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
| Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 |
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| G | G | G | G | | | B | F | |
Roster
Referees
The following 12 referees were selected for the tournament.[14]
Vanessa Devlin
Shi Qirong- Su Yu-yen
Sara El-Sharnouby
Edmond Ho
Cecília Tóth
Marek Maliszewski
Vlad Ghizdareanu
Evgeny Ostrovskiy
Jasmina Juras- Markos Michaelides
Glenn Tuitt
Pool
Standings
All times are local (UTC+9).[15]
Results
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
| Rank | width=170 | Team[16] |
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
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| 8 | | |
Points leaders
| Rank | Name | Points[17] |
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| 1 | | 76 |
| 2 | | 65 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | | align=center rowspan=2 | 61 |
| Nauris Miezis |
| 5 | | 60 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: IOC announces dates for basketball events at Tokyo Games. fiba.basketball. 17 July 2020.
- Web site: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. olympic.org. 24 March 2020.
- Web site: Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared. usatoday.com. 8 July 2021.
- Web site: Latvia and USA win historic first 3x3 Olympic gold medals. fiba.basketball. 28 July 2021.
- Web site: Competition System. fiba.basketball. 18 June 2021.
- Web site: Team Roster Serbia. olympics.com. 24 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725043815/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C33_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------BK3MTEAM3---SRB01.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Team Roster Russia. olympics.com. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725051050/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C33_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------BK3MTEAM3---ROC01.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Latvia name four players to 3x3 team set to go to Tokyo Olympics. fiba.basketball. 6 July 2021.
- Web site: Selectie Orange Lions 3x3 voor Tokyo bekendgemaakt. basketball.nl. 6 July 2021.
- Web site: China announces roster for women's and 3x3 basketball teams at Tokyo Olympics. china.org.cn. 2 July 2021.
- Web site: 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 . 3 July 2021.
- Web site: Team Roster Poland. olympics.com. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725083629/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C33_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------BK3MTEAM3---POL01.pdf. dead.
- Web site: La sélection des Lions 3X3 pour les Jeux Olympiques. basketballbelgium.be. 3 July 2021.
- Web site: Competition Officials. olympics.com. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723183538/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C35_BK3-------------------------------.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Japan set to play in historic opener as 3x3 Olympic schedule unveiled. fiba.basketball. 17 June 2021.
- Web site: Tournament Summary. olympics.com. 29 July 2021. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729061237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BK3/OG2020-_BK3_C76_BK3MTEAM3-------------------------.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Gold medal heroes Lasmanis and Plum top 3x3 Olympic scoring charts. fiba.basketball. 29 July 2021.
