| Size: | 150 |
| Country: | France |
| Dates: | 28 July – 11 August |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | Stade Pierre-Mauroy Accor Arena |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 10 |
| Games: | 26 |
| Mvp: | A'ja Wilson |
| Top Scorer: | Emma Meesseman |
| Ppg: | 23.3 |
| Prevseason: | Tokyo 2020 |
| Nextseason: | Los Angeles 2028 |
The women's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 28 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.[1] [2]
The United States won the gold medal after defeating France in the final.[3] Australia captured the bronze medal with a win over Belgium.[4] Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same event.[5]
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The first- and second-placed teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals as well as the two best third-placed teams. After the preliminary round, the teams were grouped according to their results, and a draw paired teams between the groups for the quarterfinals. For the draw the teams were seeded in four pots, with the top two-ranked teams (Pot D), 3rd–4th ranked teams (Pot E), 5–6th ranked teams (Pot F) and 7–8th ranked teams (Pot G). Teams from Pot D faced a team from Pot G and teams from Pot E a team from Pot F. Teams from the same group could not face each other again. If both teams from Pot D qualified for the semifinals, they could not play against each other.[6]
The schedule of the tournament was as follows.[7]
| Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||
See main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
See main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters. Each roster consisted of 12 players.
The draw was held on 19 March 2024.[8] [9]
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
For broadcast purposes, defending champions the United States and hosts France were both to be drawn into either Group B or C.
The seeding was announced on 15 March 2024.[10]
The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.[11]
Juan Fernández
James Boyer
Ademir Zurapović
Matthew Kallio Maripier Malo
Carlos Peralta
Yohan Rosso
Péter Praksch
Takaki Kato
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Rabah Noujaim
Omar Bermúdez
Viola Györgyi
Julio Anaya
Wojciech Liszka
Luis Castillo Ariadna Chueca Antonio Conde
Amy Bonner Blanca Burns Jenna ReneauAll times are local (UTC+2).[12]
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A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team plays an unseeded team. Teams qualified were divided into four pots:
Draw principles:
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Source:[13]
| Player | PPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.3 | ||
| 18.8 | ||
| 18.7 | ||
| 18.5 | ||
| 18.0 |
| Player | RPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 11.0 | ||
| 10.2 | ||
| 9.3 | ||
| 8.7 | ||
| 8.0 |
| Player | APG | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | ||
| 6.5 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 6.0 | |
| Yang Liwei | ||
| Rui Machida |
| Player | BPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | ||
| 2.5 | ||
| 1.7 | ||
| 1.5 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 1.3 | |
| Kyara Linskens | ||
| Marième Badiane |
| Player | SPG | |
|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 3.0 | |
| Promise Amukamara | ||
| 2.8 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 2.5 | |
| Ezinne Kalu | ||
| Leonie Fiebich |
| Player | EFFPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 28.5 | ||
| 25.7 | ||
| 23.0 | ||
| 21.7 | ||
| 20.3 |
Source:[14] Points
| Team | PPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 86.0 | ||
| 77.2 | ||
| 76.0 | ||
| 75.5 | ||
| 74.3 |
| Team | RPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 47.5 | ||
| 42.7 | ||
| 40.2 | ||
| 39.7 | ||
| 39.3 |
| Team | APG | |
|---|---|---|
| 27.7 | ||
| 24.2 | ||
| 24.0 | ||
| 21.3 | ||
| 20.8 |
Blocks
| Team | BPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | ||
| 5.2 | ||
| 4.2 | ||
| 3.7 | ||
| 3.0 |
| Team | SPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | ||
| 11.7 | ||
| 11.5 | ||
| 9.5 | ||
| 8.7 |
| Team | EFFPG | |
|---|---|---|
| 115.8 | ||
| 92.7 | ||
| 89.0 | ||
| 88.2 | ||
| 86.2 |
The awards were announced by FIBA on 11 August 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament.
| FIBA All-Star Five[15] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Forwards | Center | |
| Breanna Stewart Gabby Williams Alanna Smith Emma Meesseman | A'ja Wilson | |
| FIBA All-Second Team[16] | ||
| Guards | Forwards | Centers |
| Ezinne Kalu Julie Vanloo | Satou Sabally Valeriane Ayayi | Ezi Magbegor |
| MVP A'ja Wilson | ||
| Rising Star: Jade Melbourne[17] | ||
| Best Defensive Player: Gabby Williams[18] | ||
| Best Coach: Rena Wakama[19] | ||