What is Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics?
'''[[Basketball]] in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]''' took place at the [[Jamsil Arena|Jamsil Gymnasium]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. The [[United States]] won the [[gold medal]] in the women's [[competition]]. This repeated their performance from the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 tournament]]. In the men's [[tournament]], the [[Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Soviet Union]] took home their second gold medal in the team's history for this event. [[Yugoslavia]] won the [[silver medal]]. The USA won the [[bronze medal]].<ref>David Blevins, ''The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer'' (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012), p. 975</ref> This was the last Olympic basketball tournament where [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players were not allowed to participate. [[Professional basketball|Professionals]] from other leagues were allowed to compete. But players from other leagues were still considered [[amateur]]s. These were also the last Olympic basketball tournaments where the Soviets fielded a team. This was because the Soviet Union broke up prior to the 1992 Games. The United States was a major favorite to win. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:1988 Summer Olympics]] {{sport-stub}}