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1) 1972 - lost to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.

2) 1988 - lost to the Soviet Union in the semi-finals. The Soviet Union went on to win the gold medal.

3) 2004 - lost to Argentina in the semi-finals. Argentina went on to win the gold medal.

Women's basketball -

1) 1976 - lost to the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.

2) 1992 - lost to the Unified Team in the semi-finals. The Unified Team went on to win the gold medal.

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The US ladies last won gold in the 1998 Winter Olympics. The US men last won gold in 1980.

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As of the 2008 Games, that was the 2000 Olympics in Sydney when the US team defeated the team from France, 85-75, in the gold medal game.

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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that was the semi-final round at the 1992 Games in Barcelona when the Unified Team defeated the United States, 79-73.

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2004 Games in Athens .... Argentina won gold and the U.S. won bronze.

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1996 in Atlanta

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2008 bejing Olymipics

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