Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States.[1][2] This was the first time that the USA did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball.[3] Another controversy was suspension of Mickey Coll after a positive drug test.
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| Olympics | 1972 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | West Germany | ||||||||
| City | Munich | ||||||||
| Duration | August 27 – September 9 | ||||||||
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| Teams | 16 | ||||||||
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