coaches basketball and baseball
Because that was how the tradition was. They did not compete, should we give them medals for that?
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Yes, but not by the International Olympic Committee. It's the various national sports organizations (including the local Olympic Committees) that give the athlethes prize money for medals won.
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Teresa Edwards, USA
the Olympic team has won 31 gold medals in basketball.
0. The Soviet Union, of which Russia was a member, won 4 Olympic gold medals in basketball ... 2 in men's competition (1972, 1988) and 2 in women's competition (1976, 1980). Russia has won a total of 2 bronze medals in Olympic basketball ... both in women's competition (2004, 2008).
Olympic alternates don't get medals in team events, unless at some point in time they participate in the event to any extent. The alternates aren't alone however, coaches don't get medals either
As of August 17, 2008- no medals have been awarded yet for basketball.
Australia has won 3 medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) at the Summer Games in basketball. All medals have been won by the women's team who won silver in 2000 and 2004 and bronze in 1996.
0.Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the Australian men's basketball team has never won an Olympic medal.