The United States. The United States beat Spain in the gold medal game.
Men's basketball - 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.
The Soviet Union defeated the United States in the title game to win the gold.
gold medal game for what event?
The United States. The United States beat Spain, 100-78, in the gold medal game.
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The women's team won the silver medal, losing to the United States in the gold medal game, and the men's team finished fourth, losing to Lithuania in the bronze medal game.
The 2004 Olympic gold medal team was from Cuba. The 2008 Olympic gold medal game will be between Cuba and South Korea.
In the 2010 FIBA World Championships, the United States defeated Turkey 81-64 in the gold medal game.
The United States won. The US beat Spain in the gold medal game, 100-78.
At the 2008 Games in Beijing, that was Argentina who defeated Nigeria, 1-0.
The basketball gold medal game in the 1936 Olympics was played outdoors on a dirt court in a driving rain storm. The United States defeated Canada by the score of 19-8.