Major achievements in basketball by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international basketball, 3x3 basketball and wheelchair basketball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing
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Tournament Edition
First Latest Next
Basketball FIBA & IOC Basketball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1936 2024 2028
FIBA FIBA Basketball World Cup[a] (quadrennially) 1950 2023 2027
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup[b] (quadrennially) 1953 2022 2026
3x3 basketball FIBA & IOC 3x3 basketball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 2020 2024 2028
FIBA FIBA 3x3 World Cup[c] (annually) 2012 2023 2025
Wheelchair basketball IWBF & IPC Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics (quadrennially) 1960 2024 2028
IWBF IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (quadrennially) 1973 2023 2026

Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1][2]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Basketball, 3x3 basketball and wheelchair basketball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Paralympic Games (As of 8 September 2024)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Wheelchair basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
1  United States 11 0 0 11
2  France 3 4 2 9
3  Canada 4 2 2 8
4  Australia 3 2 3 8
5  Netherlands 4 2 0 6
6  Spain 1 5 0 6
7  China 1 4 1 6
8  Russia 1 2 3 6
9  Germany 3 2 0 5
10  Serbia 1 2 2 5
11  Soviet Union* 4 0 0 4
12  Argentina 3 1 0 4
13  Yugoslavia* 2 2 0 4
14  Brazil 2 1 1 4
15  Lithuania 0 1 3 4
16  Israel 3 0 0 3
17  Japan 0 3 0 3
18  United Kingdom 1 2 0 3
19  Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
19  Italy 1 1 0 2
19  Latvia 1 1 0 2
19  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
Basketball 3x3 basketball Wheelchair basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
23  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
23  ROC* 0 2 0 2
23  South Korea 0 2 0 2
26  Chile 0 1 1 2
26  Croatia 0 1 1 2
26  Turkey 0 1 1 2
26  Ukraine 0 1 1 2
30  Cuba 0 0 2 2
30  Sweden 0 0 2 2
32  Qatar 1 0 0 1
32  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
32  West Germany* 1 0 0 1
35  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
35  Greece 0 1 0 1
35  Hungary 0 1 0 1
35  Jamaica 0 1 0 1
39  Belgium 0 0 1 1
39  Iran 0 0 1 1
39  Mexico 0 0 1 1
39  Philippines 0 0 1 1
39  Poland 0 0 1 1
39  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
39  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Wheelchair basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Total
1  United States 5 0 0 5
2  France 2 2 1 5
3  Argentina 2 1 0 3
3  Canada 2 1 0 3
5  Netherlands 1 2 0 3
5  Serbia 1 2 0 3
5  Spain 1 2 0 3
8  Russia 0 1 2 3
9  Australia 2 0 0 2
9  Israel 2 0 0 2
9  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
9  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
13  Great Britain 1 1 0 2
13  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
15  Brazil 1 0 1 2
16  Croatia 0 1 1 2
16  Germany 0 1 1 2
16  Turkey 0 1 1 2
19  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
19  Sweden 0 0 2 2
21  Qatar 1 0 0 1
22  Greece 0 1 0 1
22  Italy 0 1 0 1
22  Latvia 0 1 0 1
25  Chile 0 0 1 1
25  Cuba 0 0 1 1
25  Mexico 0 0 1 1
25  Philippines 0 0 1 1
25  Poland 0 0 1 1
25  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
25  Ukraine 0 0 1 1
25  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Wheelchair basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women Total
1  United States 5 0 0 5
2  Australia 1 2 2 5
3  Canada 2 0 1 3
4  China 1 2 0 3
5  Russia 1 1 1 3
6  France 0 2 1 3
7  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
8  Brazil 1 1 0 2
8  Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
8  Germany 1 1 0 2
8  Netherlands 1 1 0 2
12  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
12  South Korea 0 2 0 2
12  Spain 0 2 0 2
12  Yugoslavia* 0 2 0 2
16  Japan 0 1 1 2
17  Argentina 1 0 0 1
17  Israel 1 0 0 1
17  Italy 1 0 0 1
17  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
17  West Germany* 1 0 0 1
22  Chile 0 1 0 1
22  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
22  Great Britain 0 1 0 1
22  Hungary 0 1 0 1
22  Jamaica 0 1 0 1
22  Ukraine 0 1 0 1
28  Belgium 0 0 1 1
28  Cuba 0 0 1 1
28  Serbia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Basketball and 3x3 basketball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
1  United States 6 0 0 6
2  Russia 1 2 3 6
3  France 0 4 2 6
4  Soviet Union* 4 0 0 4
5  Yugoslavia* 2 2 0 4
6  Brazil 2 1 1 4
7  Spain 1 3 0 4
8  Serbia 1 2 1 4
9  China 1 2 0 3
10  Australia 1 1 1 3
11  Argentina 2 0 0 2
12  Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
12  Italy 1 1 0 2
12  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
15  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
15  South Korea 0 2 0 2
17  Canada 0 1 1 2
17  Chile 0 1 1 2
17  Croatia 0 1 1 2
17  Ukraine 0 1 1 2
21  Cuba 0 0 2 2
21  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
Basketball 3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
23  Qatar 1 0 0 1
23  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
25  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
25  Greece 0 1 0 1
25  Hungary 0 1 0 1
25  Japan 0 1 0 1
25  Latvia 0 1 0 1
25  Netherlands 0 1 0 1
25  Turkey 0 1 0 1
32  Belgium 0 0 1 1
32  Germany 0 0 1 1
32  Mexico 0 0 1 1
32  Philippines 0 0 1 1
32  Poland 0 0 1 1
32  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
32  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Total
1  United States 3 0 0 3
2  Serbia 1 2 0 3
3  France 0 2 1 3
4  Russia 0 1 2 3
5  Argentina 2 0 0 2
5  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
5  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
8  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
8  Spain 1 1 0 2
10  Brazil 1 0 1 2
11  Croatia 0 1 1 2
12  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
13  Qatar 1 0 0 1
14  Canada 0 1 0 1
14  Greece 0 1 0 1
14  Italy 0 1 0 1
14  Latvia 0 1 0 1
14  Netherlands 0 1 0 1
14  Turkey 0 1 0 1
20  Chile 0 0 1 1
20  Cuba 0 0 1 1
20  Germany 0 0 1 1
20  Mexico 0 0 1 1
20  Philippines 0 0 1 1
20  Poland 0 0 1 1
20  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
20  Ukraine 0 0 1 1
20  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball 3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Total
1  United States 3 0 0 3
2  China 1 2 0 3
3  Australia 1 1 1 3
3  Russia 1 1 1 3
5  France 0 2 1 3
6  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
7  Brazil 1 1 0 2
7  Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
9  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
9  South Korea 0 2 0 2
9  Spain 0 2 0 2
9  Yugoslavia* 0 2 0 2
13  Italy 1 0 0 1
13  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
15  Chile 0 1 0 1
15  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
15  Hungary 0 1 0 1
15  Japan 0 1 0 1
15  Ukraine 0 1 0 1
20  Belgium 0 0 1 1
20  Canada 0 0 1 1
20  Cuba 0 0 1 1
20  Serbia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Basketball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  Soviet Union* 4 0 0 4
1  United States 4 0 0 4
3  Yugoslavia* 2 2 0 4
4  Brazil 2 1 1 4
5  Spain 1 3 0 4
6  France 0 2 2 4
6  Russia 0 2 2 4
8  Serbia 0 2 1 3
9  Argentina 2 0 0 2
10  Australia 1 1 0 2
10  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
12  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
12  China 0 2 0 2
12  South Korea 0 2 0 2
15  Canada 0 1 1 2
15  Chile 0 1 1 2
15  Croatia 0 1 1 2
18  Cuba 0 0 2 2
18  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
20  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
21  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
21  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
21  Greece 0 1 0 1
21  Italy 0 1 0 1
21  Japan 0 1 0 1
21  Turkey 0 1 0 1
27  Germany 0 0 1 1
27  Mexico 0 0 1 1
27  Philippines 0 0 1 1
27  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Argentina 2 0 0 2
1  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
1  United States 2 0 0 2
1  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
5  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 1 0 2
5  Spain 1 1 0 2
7  Brazil 1 0 1 2
8  Serbia 0 2 0 2
9  Croatia 0 1 1 2
9  France 0 1 1 2
9  Russia 0 1 1 2
12  Lithuania 0 0 2 2
13  Canada 0 1 0 1
13  Greece 0 1 0 1
13  Italy 0 1 0 1
13  Turkey 0 1 0 1
17  Chile 0 0 1 1
17  Cuba 0 0 1 1
17  Germany 0 0 1 1
17  Mexico 0 0 1 1
17  Philippines 0 0 1 1
17  Uruguay 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
Basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
1  United States 2 0 0 2
3  Australia 1 1 0 2
3  Brazil 1 1 0 2
5  Bulgaria 0 2 0 2
5  China 0 2 0 2
5  South Korea 0 2 0 2
5  Spain 0 2 0 2
5  Yugoslavia* 0 2 0 2
10  France 0 1 1 2
10  Russia 0 1 1 2
12  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
13  Chile 0 1 0 1
13  Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
13  Czechoslovakia* 0 1 0 1
13  Japan 0 1 0 1
17  Canada 0 0 1 1
17  Cuba 0 0 1 1
17  Serbia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

3x3 basketball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  United States 2 0 0 2
2  Russia 1 0 1 2
3  France 0 2 0 2
4  Ukraine 0 1 1 2
5  China 1 0 0 1
5  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
5  Italy 1 0 0 1
5  Qatar 1 0 0 1
5  Serbia 1 0 0 1
10  Hungary 0 1 0 1
10  Latvia 0 1 0 1
10  Netherlands 0 1 0 1
13  Australia 0 0 1 1
13  Belgium 0 0 1 1
13  Poland 0 0 1 1
13  Slovenia 0 0 1 1

Men

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Qatar 1 0 0 1
1  Serbia 1 0 0 1
1  United States 1 0 0 1
4  France 0 1 0 1
4  Latvia 0 1 0 1
4  Netherlands 0 1 0 1
7  Poland 0 0 1 1
7  Russia 0 0 1 1
7  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
7  Ukraine 0 0 1 1

Women

Last updated after the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup (As of 15 September 2019)
3x3 basketball Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  China 1 0 0 1
1  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
1  Italy 1 0 0 1
1  Russia 1 0 0 1
1  United States 1 0 0 1
6  France 0 1 0 1
6  Hungary 0 1 0 1
6  Ukraine 0 1 0 1
9  Australia 0 0 1 1
9  Belgium 0 0 1 1

Wheelchair basketball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (As of 15 September 2019)
Wheelchair basketball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  Canada 4 0 0 4
1  United States 4 0 0 4
3  Netherlands 2 2 0 4
4  Australia 2 1 1 4
5  Israel 3 0 0 3
6  Germany 1 2 0 3
6  Great Britain 1 2 0 3
8  France 2 0 0 2
9  Argentina 1 1 0 2
10  Sweden 0 0 2 2
11  West Germany* 1 0 0 1
12  Jamaica 0 1 0 1
12  Spain 0 1 0 1
14  Japan 0 0 1 1
14  Turkey 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (As of 15 September 2019)
Wheelchair basketball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Australia 2 0 0 2
1  Canada 2 0 0 2
1  France 2 0 0 2
1  Israel 2 0 0 2
1  United States 2 0 0 2
6  Great Britain 1 1 0 2
6  Netherlands 1 1 0 2
8  Sweden 0 0 2 2
9  Argentina 0 1 0 1
9  Germany 0 1 0 1
9  Spain 0 1 0 1
12  Turkey 0 0 1 1

Women

Last updated after the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (As of 15 September 2019)
Wheelchair basketball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  Canada 2 0 0 2
1  United States 2 0 0 2
3  Germany 1 1 0 2
3  Netherlands 1 1 0 2
5  Australia 0 1 1 2
6  Argentina 1 0 0 1
6  Israel 1 0 0 1
6  West Germany* 1 0 0 1
9  Great Britain 0 1 0 1
9  Jamaica 0 1 0 1
11  Japan 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ formerly FIBA World Championship
  2. ^ formerly FIBA World Championship for Women
  3. ^ formerly FIBA 3x3 World Championship

References

General

Official results

  • Basketball
    • Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament: Archive
    • Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament: Archive
    • FIBA Basketball World Cup: Archive
    • FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Archive
  • Wheelchair basketball
    • Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics: Results
    • IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship: Past Results

Specific

  1. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Web". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.