Men: United States
Women: United States
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The US won the Olympics in men's basketball in the year of 2008. They are the best in basketball.
list of olympic medal winning countries
The United States defeated Spain in the finals, 118-107, to win the gold medal in men's basketball.
0.Croatia has not won an Olympic gold medal in men's basketball. The men's team has participated in three Olympics (1992, 1996, 2008). They won the silver medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, finished 7th at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and finished 6th at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics (Team USA) Bronze Medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championships (Team USA)
Elena won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She has also won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
USA is leading the all time summer Olympics medal tally with 2188 medals(This does not include medals won at 2008 summer Olympics)
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As of the 2008 Games, there are 123 countries that have won medals. There being 205 countries that will participate in the 2008 Games, that leaves 82 countries that have not won a medal. These countries send very small teams to the Olympics and don't have the training facilities that the larger countries have. Some of the countries that will participate in the 2008 Games that have not won a medal include Madagascar, Lesotho, Botswana, Maldives, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea.