Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament


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The 2024 Summer Olympics women's 3x3 basketball tournament in Paris, France, began on 30 July and ended on 5 August 2024. All games were played at the Place de la Concorde.[1] It was the second time the 3x3 basketball women's event was held at the Olympic Games.

Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
CityParis
Dates30 July – 5 August
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
MVPGermany Sonja Greinacher

Germany defeated Spain in the final to win their first title. The United States took home bronze after defeating Canada.[2]

The eight teams played a round robin. The first and second placed teams qualified for the semi-finals. The teams three to six competed in play-in games for the remaining two spots in the semi-finals. After that, a knockout system was used. Additionally, the games could be won in two ways: by being the first team to score 21 points or having the highest score through 10 minutes.[1]

Eight teams will participate in the women's basketball tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of three players and a substitute. The qualification process consisted of four phases one based in the FIBA ranking list and three olympic qualifiers:[3][4]

  • The first phase gave three quota places to the highest ranked National Olympic Committees (NOC) on the FIBA ranking list of 1 November. However, not more than two NOC's from a continent could qualify in this phase. Also a quota place was guaranteed to the host nation for only one of the 3x3 events which was given to the women's 3x3 tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  • The second phase consisted of the first of three FIBA Universality-driven Olympic tournament where one quota place was awarded to the highest positioned NOC were the seven highest ranked NOCs that have not been qualified yet as well as France (for being the host nation) participated.
  • The third phase was an Olympic tournament which awarded one place to the highest positioned team were the highest placed NOC's of each continental tournament and the hosts of both the tournament and the olympics, if not qualified, participated.
  • The fourth phase saw the sixteen highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the FIBA global standings, including the tournament host and host nation France, if not yet qualified, participated in another Olympic qualifier with the top three securing the remaining berths for Paris 2024.[5]
Qualification method Date Venue Berths Qualified team
Host nation — — 1   France
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking 1 November 2023 — 2   China
  United States
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 12–14 April 2024   Hong Kong 1   Azerbaijan
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 3–5 May 2024   Utsunomiya 1   Australia
2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 16–19 May 2024   Debrecen 3   Germany
  Spain
  Canada
Total 8

Competition schedule

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Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Tue 30[6] Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5
G G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Team Players
  Australia[7][8] Alex Wilson Marena Whittle Anneli Maley Lauren Mansfield
  Azerbaijan[9][10] Dina Ulyanova Tiffany Hayes Alexandra Mollenhauer Marcedes Walker
  Canada[11][12][13] Michelle Plouffe Katherine Plouffe Kacie Bosch Paige Crozon
  China[14][15] Zhang Zhiting Chen Mingling Wan Ji Yuan Wang Lili
  France[16][17] Marie-Ève Paget Myriam Djekoundade Laëtitia Guapo Hortense Limouzin
  Germany[18][19] Marie Reichert Elisa Mevius Sonja Greinacher Svenja Brunckhorst
  Spain[20][21] Vega Gimeno Sandra Ygueravide Juana Camilión Gracia Alonso de Armiño
  United States[22][23] Dearica Hamby* Cierra Burdick Hailey Van Lith Rhyne Howard

In the United States team, Dearica Hamby replaced Cameron Brink on the roster after the latter tore her ACL during a WNBA game on June 18, 2024.[24][25]

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[26]

  •   Shi Qirong
  •   Najib Chajiddine
  •   Edmond Ho
  •   Brigitta Csabai-Kaskötő
  •   Marek Maliszewski
  •   Vlad Ghizdareanu
  •   Jasmina Juras
  •   Kim Ga-in
  •   Eric Bertrand
  •   Markos Michaelides
  •   Deanna Jackson
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   Germany 7 6 1 117 100 +17 Semifinals
2   Spain 7 4[a] 3 115 114 +1
3   United States 7 4[a] 3 108 109 −1 Play-ins
4   Canada 7 4[a] 3 129 112 +17
5   Australia 7 4[a] 3 127 122 +5
6   China 7 2[b] 5 107 123 −16
7   Azerbaijan 7 2[b] 5 106 123 −17
8   France (H) 7 2[b] 5 99 105 −6

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d Spain 2–1; United States 2–1; Canada 1–2; Australia 1–2. Sorted by points scored after first tie broken.
  2. ^ a b c China 1–1; France 1–1; Azerbaijan 1–1. Sorted by points scored.

All times are local (UTC+2).[27]

Play-inSemifinalsGold medal
          
5 August
  Germany16
3 August
  Canada15
  Canada21
5 August
  Australia10
  Germany17
  Spain16
5 August
  Spain (OT)18
3 August
  United States16 Bronze medal
  United States21
5 August
  China13
  Canada13
  United States16
Pos Team Pld W L
    Germany 9 8 1
    Spain 9 5 4
    United States 10 6 4
4   Canada 10 5 5
5   Australia 8 4 4
6   China 8 2 6
7   Azerbaijan 7 2 5
8   France 7 2 5

Statistics and awards

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Rank Name Points[28]
1   Sonja Greinacher 56
2   Tiffany Hayes 54
  Katherine Plouffe
4   Michelle Plouffe 52
5   Alex Wilson 50
  Sandra Ygueravide

The awards were announced on 7 August 2024.[29]

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