An exhibition match was played at the 1904 Olympics, but Basketball did not become an official part of the games until 1936.
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∙ 12y agoFirst basketball competition was played in the demonstration Olympics in 1904. However, this competition was entirely U.S. teams. The first international Olympics basketball tournament was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
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∙ 15y agoBasketball's first time in the Olympics was as a demonstration event at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. It became a medal event at the 1936 Games in Berlin and has been in every Olympic Games since.
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∙ 14y agoBasketball's first appearance at the Olympics was the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany.
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∙ 14y agoThe first game in the Olympics, besides the demonstration, was held in Berlin, Germany on August 7, 1936.
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∙ 14y agoBasketball became an official Olympic even at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
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∙ 11y agoIn 1932 in Berlin games
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∙ 15y agoAt the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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∙ 10y ago1936
It was included in 1904 but was not officially played until 1936. Men's basketball has been played every summer since 1936 whereas women's basketball made its first appearance in the Summer Olympics in 1976.
They include: athletics, boxing, swimming, basketball, fencing, archery, handball, golf, sailing and shooting. The 2012 Summer Olympics included 26 sports.
you have to be 15 or older to play basketball in the olympics
Nobody. Basketball did not start in the Olympics until 1936.
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There was no Olympics in 2007.