Argentina national basketball team
Overview
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation
Argentine Basketball Federation
The Argentine Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Argentina. It is also one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation , founded in 1932....
.
Argentina is the only national team in the FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
(they won the first edition, in 1950
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires...
), Olympic Gold Medal
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
(2004
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
), FIBA Diamond Ball
FIBA Diamond Ball
The FIBA Diamond Ball is an official international basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. The first tournament was held in 2000 for men's teams only; starting in 2004, tournaments have been held for both men and women.The competing teams are the host...
(2008), FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
(2001 and 2011
FIBA Americas Championship 2011
The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament in London. The tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil 80–75...
) and Pan American Gold Medal
Basketball at the Pan American Games
- Men's Tournament :-Medal table:-Participation Details:- Women's Tournament :-Medal table:-Participation Details:-External links:* * *...
(1995
Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games
This page shows the results of the Basketball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 19 to March 25, 1995...
). They have also won 12 times the South American Basketball Championship
South American Basketball Championship
South American Basketball Championship was first played in 1930. Male teams from South America take part in this tournament, which often has been played biannually.-Summaries:-Championships per nation:-Participation details:-External links:* *...
, as well as many youth championships.
The Argentine representative was also the first to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
players.
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