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.
Yes, the men's team of Mexico has won 1 Olympic medal. That was a bronze at the 1936 Games in Berlin.
In Berlin, since 1936, with demonstration events in 1904 and 1924.
the Olympic team has won 31 gold medals in basketball.
India won the gold medal in hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Germany won silver and Netherlands won bronze.
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Men's basketball was introduced in 1904 but not played again until 1936. It has been played in every Summer Olympic Games since 1936. Women's basketball was introduced at the 1976 Summer Games.
Basketball was first introduced into the Summer Olympic Games of 1936 in Berlin. It started as an outdoor sport and was not played inside until 1948. The United States came out on top from the start, winning the first medals for the game. The US then struggled with alternating wins and losses all through it's history.1936 Berlin1972 Soviet Union1976 USA1980 Yugoslav's1984 USA1988 Soviet Union1989 [Professionals allowed to participate]2004 Argentina2008 USA**America won all Olympic Basketball tournaments from 1936 through 1972, then again from 1989 through 2004**
Nazi Germany.
Because an African won track.
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